Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Training

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Validate your Adobe skills

Demonstrate your proficiency in Adobe digital communications tools.

Open doors to exciting careers

Expand your career opportunities with industry-recognized certification.

Differentiate yourself

Stand apart from your peers in a competitive job market.

Boost your confidence

Be certain your digital media skills are up to date.

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) is an entry-level certification aimed at validating communication skills using a particular digital medium. 

Currently, ACA is now offered in four areas: Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop, Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash, and Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver and Video Communication using Adobe Premiere Pro.

An Adobe Certified Associate credential certifies that individuals have the entry-level skills to plan, design, build and maintain effective communications using different forms of digital media.  Employees who are Adobe certified can strengthen and grow your business.

Certification Helps Prove Proficiency

In an increasingly competitive work world, employers need more than familiar users of digital communications technology to drive successful business outcomes - they need proficient users. With certification, you will know that work can be accomplished efficiently.

Each associate-level certification exam corresponds to a particular Adobe application used for digital communication.  Whether your employees work in graphic design, web marketing, video production or other digital communications, attaining Adobe Certified Associate certification will give you the confidence that they have the skills to work in these exciting new fields.

ACA certification can also expand an individual's career opportunities with an industry-recognized certification and ascertain that digital media skills are up-to-date.

Our short hands-on courses - with supporting guides and code examples - will give you a solid introduction to either designing and creating websites using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, designing and creating rich media content using Adobe Flash Professional CS5, or designing, creating and editing digital images using Adobe Photoshop CS5, and will prepare you to take the relevant ACA online exam - ACA Web Communication Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, ACA Rich Media Communication Using Adobe Flash Professional CS5.or ACA Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Download the ACA Exam Objectives (PDF 664KB):
Adobe Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash Professional CS5
Adobe Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS5
Adobe Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

Adobe Certified Associate - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 645KB)

Adobe Certification Career Path - What career path are you taking? (PDF 819KB)

Visit  the Adobe website for further details of the Adobe Certification Programs.