Adobe informed its trainers today that people who are InDesign CS2 Adobe Certified Experts (ACEs) have until May 31, 2008 to take and pass the InDesign CS3 re-certification exam and thus remain current with their ACE status. (Otherwise they lose their certification and have to “start over” with the the full exam, which is more expensive, longer, and can only be taken at a proctored location.) The new date is a full month past the original deadline of April 30, 2008.
So all you CS2 ACEs I spoke with at the InDesign Conference this week who were freaking out about it can relax and enjoy the seminars!
The deadline was extended because the first versions of both the re-certification and the full InDesign CS3 exam were so poorly constructed that Adobe took the unprecendented and VERY WELCOME step of revising them. The new tests were released just a few weeks ago, and those who took and failed the first version were granted a free retake. Since Adobe needs to give potential test-takers time to prepare for the test — historically, Adobe sets the deadline at 90 days from the date the test is released — it makes sense for them to add an extra month in there.
Though InDesignSecrets contributors and readers may have been the first ones to yell long and hard about the idiocy of the first versions of this critical exam, credit for actually doing something about it must go to Tim Cole (Adobe’s InDesign/InCopy evangelist) and his colleagues at Adobe. So, a big round of applause for all of you!
Follow the history of the story here:
indesignsecrets.com/crazy-indesign-cs3-ace-practice-questions.php
blogs.adobe.com/indesignchannel/2008/03/indesign_certification_exam_re.html
indesignsecrets.com/indesign-cs3-certification-exam-news.php
blogs.adobe.com/indesignchannel/2008/04/indesign_certification_exam_up.htm
To learn more about the Adobe Certified Expert program, download test prep guides, and register for the full or re-cert test, go to Adobe’s main ACE page.
This article was last modified on December 19, 2021
This article was first published on April 30, 2008
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