New Certification: CIW v5 Database Design Specialist

PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 03, 2008 – On March 15, 2008, CIW released a new vendor-neutral certification focused on universal database design principles and SQL. Aimed at database programmers and administrators alike, the new CIW v5 Database Design Specialist certification helps solve the problems of poorly designed databases and validates foundational knowledge of common databases such as Oracle, IBM, DB2, MySQL and others.

“By the time you finish the course and pass the exam, you’ll truly understand how to design a database,” stated James Stanger, chief certification architect for CIW. “You’ll also be able to understand the security concepts that are important. You'll know not just the basics of database design, but overall what the industry expects of you.”

CIW v5 Database Design Specialist certification is valuable for individuals working in fields such as IT, database development, application development and other areas that depend on Web-enabled systems for productivity. A CIW Database Design Specialist plans and designs relational databases. This individual defines the structure of a database, employs entity relationship (ER) diagrams and normalization to optimize databases, builds database client applications, and performs database maintenance and security administrations. Database design skills are a combination of technical and non-technical theory and knowledge required for those interested in developing databases in most popular platforms.

Beyond database design, CIW offers an array of IT certification programs covering a multitude of job roles including Web site design and administration,
e-commerce, security, Web languages, and enterprise development. CIW certification validates skills at three levels: Associate, Professional and Master. Whether you are just starting your career or looking at advancing to a higher level, CIW offers a certification that is right for you.

CIW offers several training options. CIW Authorized Academic Training Partners and CIW Authorized Academic Partners can be found at www.CIW-certified.com. Official CIW Courseware is now available from ComputerPREP. The CIW v5 Database Design Specialist exam is being offered at Pearson VUE and Prometric testing centers worldwide.