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INTRODUCING SYBASE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Certified Sybase Professional program evaluates your technical skills, acquired through experience and formal training, and provides information to assist in designing a training path to address any skill gaps. Once you achieve certification, you can feel confident when designing and implementing real-world solutions using Sybase products. As a Certified Sybase Professional, you can be assured that you'll provide your employer and customers with world-class technical services.

• Demonstrates your in-depth technical skills
• Earns recognition for your learning efforts
• Accelerates your career development plans
• Makes you a more valuable member for your employer's team

• Independently validates employees' skill levels
• Determines skill gaps which helps define training plans to:
• Strengthens employees' technical skills
• Increases employees' productivity
• Improves employees' ability to deliver projects more effectively

CERTIFICATION COMMUNITY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

There are over 40,000 Sybase Certified Professionals worldwide who have participated in the program since its inception in 1994. This makes our Certification Program one of the more impressive programs in the industry. We are proud of the level of success that our Certification Program has achieved in validating a talented and highly qualified group of Sybase Professionals. If you have just been certified in one of our current product certifications and have an impressive career using Sybase products that you would like to share with other certified professionals, please send us your qualifications and a few words on how Sybase Certification and Sybase Training have helped you succeed. All requests will be considered by the Certification committee. Email: Cert_Admin@sybase.com .

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CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION AND PROCESS

There are four easy steps to becoming a Sybase Certified Professional:

- Select the certification path that best matches your needs.

- Review the available exams, study guides, and course path recommendations.

. Enroll and attend courses per the results of your Practice Exam course recommendations.

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• Arrive at the center at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment.

• Sign the exam log and present two forms of identification. One must be a government-issued photo identification. Both forms of identification must contain your signature. When you register, ask a representative for a list of valid forms of identification. You will not be allowed to take the exam without valid identification.

• The Exam Administrator will give you a brief orientation and escort you to a computer terminal where you will take the exam. You are not allowed to bring papers, books, bags, or calculators into the room.

• A brief tutorial will precede the exam to give you an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the vendor's exam driver software. If you wish, the Exam Administrator will provide you with an orientation on system and equipment use, which consists of an introductory lesson, designed to familiarize the candidate with the exam procedure. This lesson includes directions on entering responses and reviewing questions. The Exam Administrator is responsible for the exam center operation, but are not subject matter experts and cannot counsel you on exam content.

• Time allowed for completion of exams is 75 minutes (except non-English versions).

• Because only correct answers contribute to your score, there is no penalty for incorrect answers. If you wish, you may mark questions for later review. When you complete the exam, you are required to sign out on the exam log. Be sure to get a copy of your exam score report. You are then free to leave.

 

EXAM COST

EXAM SCORING AND RESULTS

You will receive diagnostic feedback and your score report immediately after the exam at the exam center. Most certification exams are 90 minutes in duration and require a minimum passing score of 70% from a question pool of 60 questions. There is no fixed percentage of individuals who will either pass or fail an exam. Passing an exam depends only on your performance relative to the established standards set by Certified Sybase Professional Program. It is very difficult to pass an exam without training and experience with Sybase products. Your score is automatically forwarded to Sybase. Please keep a copy of all exam verification reports for your records. Exam specification and availability subject to change without notice.

Sybase recommends that you to retake an exam if you fail at your first attempt. Any candidate who fails a Sybase exam twice, should take a Practice Exam, satisfy any knowledge gap by self-study or enrolling into classes, and then wait 30 days before retaking the exam a third time. Sybase encourages you to make use of the diagnostic feedback supplied with the exam score report to review the performance areas that need further study. There is no discount price for retaking an exam. The fee is the same as the initial exam fee.

CERTIFICATION PACKETS

You should allow about 6-8 weeks after successfully passing an exam to receive your Certificate of Achievement and ID card.

CERTIFICATION LEARNING PATHS, STUDY GUIDES AND FAQs

Learning Paths have been clearly defined to help you in developing your skills and achieving professional certification. They list the courses, from Introductory (I) to Expert (E), that will get you on your way. If you already have some experience or have taken some courses, speak with a Sybase Education Representative who can suggest where best to enter the Learning Path in order to optimize your learning experience.

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AVAILABLE SYBASE CERTIFICATION EXAMS AND VERSIONS

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