# Professional Certification Program from IBM

To help you keep up with changing complex technologies and products that help make you and your company successful, the Professional Certification Program from IBM offers you the opportunity to raise your level of professional competency in object-oriented technology through both knowledge-based and performance-based certification testing.

The VisualAge for Smalltalk certification roles are designed for professionals who are in the business of providing product-specific, object-oriented application development services.

The professional object technology certification roles available are:

- Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Associate Developer
- Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Developer

To become a Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Associate Developer, individuals are required to prepare for and pass Test 080, VisualAge for Smalltalk Proficiency Test. Test 080 is a closed-book, multiple-choice, knowledge-based test. It is administered through Sylvan Prometric. To complete the test successfully, individuals are required to have knowledge in object-oriented application development, VisualAge and IBM Smalltalk programming, rapid prototyping methodology as it applies to VisualAge and visual modeling technique.

To become a Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Developer, individuals are required to first successfully pass Test 080 and then successfully complete Test/Course N1947, VisualAge for Smalltalk Prototyping Practicum, a five-day performance-based assessment. In a team of three or four candidates and one advisor, participants prototype a solution to a case study that simulates an actual application scenario using VisualAge and IBM Smalltalk. Participants will need to draw upon their technical knowledge of VisualAge, IBM Smalltalk, team programming, object-oriented analysis and design, rapid prototyping methodology and visual modeling technique. They will also need to draw upon their leadership, communication and time management skills, and deal with ambiguity and uncertainty as they scope the problem and size the effort.

Once certified, individuals will receive program credentials that acknowledge their level of professional certification. Certified professionals can use these credentials to illustrate their ability to provide solid, capable service. Upon certification, individuals for both certification levels -- Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Associate Developer and Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Developer --- will receive a certificate, lapel pin, certification logo (which can be used in advertisements or business literature) and will be included on the mailing list of the Professional Certification Program from IBM.

Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Associate Developers will also receive access to technical literature in a technical library and be recognized by IBM's BESTeam Program.

Certified VisualAge for Smalltalk Developers will also receive access to engagement experiences in a technical library, a photo ID and, with their permission, have their name listed in the Professional Certification Program directory.

Additional information on the VisualAge for Smalltalk certification roles --- description, test objectives, prerequisites (courses, reading reading material) and a sample test --- is available from:

    - "IBM Object Technology Certification" home page; URL address
      http://www.software.ibm.com/spslibrary

    - IBM Fax Service:
                USA: 1-800-IBM-4FAX (1-800-426-8322)
                     (under category "Education Information";  request
                      document numbers:  4869, 4873, 4874, 4871, 4868)

             Canada: 1-800-465-3299
                     (under category "Services/Education/Certification"; req
                     document numbers: 15020, 15021, 15022, 15025, 15026)

    - Sylvan Prometric: 1-800-959-EXAM (1-800-959-3926)

    - IBM Education and Training: 1-800-IBM-TEACH (1-800-426-8322)

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