Spring Certification

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Nick. Posted in spring.

Today I attended a presentation on Spring Certification. Woke up at 5:50 am so don't be surprised if I forgot something!

So if you are interested in getting a Spring Certification (from SpringSource the former Interface 21) here is what you need to know:

The SFPC (Spring Framework Professional Certificate):
- consists of 50 non-weighted multiple choice questions
- covers 10 topic areas
- lasts 88 minutes
- you pass if you score over 75%
- you'll get the result and the hardcopy on the spot at the test centre and a softcopy of result via email

Costs:
- free for those who attended Spring Courses until January 1st 2008
- free for grandfathered candidates (successful Spring product solution completed before January 1st 2008 or have added value to the Spring Community before January 1st 2008 )
- USD150 or Eur125 for everyone else

Don't fail or you'll be locked out for 30 days

Throughout the year 2008, SpringSource will also be offering the following certifications:

• SpringSource Web Professional (S2WP)
• SpringSource AOP Professional (S2AP)
• SpringSource Integration Professional (S2IP)
• SpringSource Management and Monitoring Professional (S2MP)

Useful links:
www.pearsonvue.com/SpringSource
www.springsource.com/certification
email: certifications at springsource .com

Good luck!

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Comments (9)

1. Anonymous on January 31, 2008 - 5:33 am

   Did anyone went to take the exam ? How is it? is it Difficult ? Very technical ? tricky like the sun java ones?

2. Nick on January 31, 2008 - 5:37 am

   I haven’t taken the test yet. The way I know the Interface21 people (Sorry, I mean SpringSource) it will probably be a common sense exam.

   If you found the scjp tricky, my advice is to attend the Spring Course training.

3. Jorge on July 3, 2008 - 3:40 pm

   Hello, where can i find more information, tips, tricks, mocks, advice, etc…

   Thank
   Jorge

4. Jorge on July 3, 2008 - 3:41 pm

   hello, where can i find more details, tips, tricks, mocks, etc…

5. Nick on July 3, 2008 - 4:04 pm

   I think this would be a good place to start
   http://www.springsource.com/files/u1/_for_the_Spring_Framework_Certification_Exam.pdf

   Try to go through all the things on that list and I believe you will be just fine.

   Let me know how it went! Good luck!

6. Anonymous on November 3, 2008 - 10:23 am

   Thanks for this information. It helped me. I’m taking the cert in first week of December and my preparation is to go through all material (slides) provided in spring core training. That’s what springsource recommended to me. The lack of any sample questions whatsoever makes the process more nerve-wracking but I’ve been using spring for 2 years now so hoping it’ll be fine.

7. Anonymous on May 8, 2009 - 3:17 am

   Hello,

   Can you please send me the slides provided in the training? My id is pvsrikiran@yahoo.com

   Thanks & Regards
   Srikanth

8. Raghu on November 11, 2009 - 5:27 am

   I have completed my SCWCD certification and want to give Spring certification . Please mail me the Spring slides at Radio_Jxl@yahoo.com

9. Rajesh on February 9, 2010 - 7:25 am

   Hello,

   Did you get soft copy of the certificate? How many days it will take for the soft copy after the exam? Will it be only soft copy or will there be any hard copy communication made from Spring Source. Please clarify.

   Thanks
   Rajesh