CIW Foundations v5

CIW Foundations v5 is the newest version of the CIW skills objectives, an industry-standard set of skills required for today's Information Technology (IT) job roles.

CIW Foundations v5 is the world's first skills certification specifically designed to bridge the gap between academia and industry. CIW Foundations v5 teaches the practical skills for every 21st-century job. Fundamental online skills - such as Web browsing, research, e-mail, documentation, project management, networking and Web development - make every employee more valuable.

The CIW Foundations v5 courseware prepares individuals for the CIW Foundations certification exam. Those who pass the CIW Foundations exam earn the highly respected CIW Associate certification, which is recognized throughout the industry as validating essential Internet skills for the workplace.

Network Technology Foundations

Identify various aspects of the evolution of networks.
Identify characteristics of a network.
Identify key aspects of the OSI/RM model.
Identify characteristics of protocol layers in the Internet architecture.
Identify key aspects of routing data through the Internet.
Identify key aspects of IP addressing.
Identify characteristics of common network services.
Identify features of various communication services on the Internet.
Identify key aspects of HTTP servers.
Identify key aspects of general maintenance principles.
Identify key aspects of providing configuration settings.
Identify features of various drive interfaces and drives.
Identify types of network attacks.
Identify security services for protecting a network from virus attacks.
Identify key aspects of authentication principles.

Internet Business Foundations

Identify job roles responsible for managing a website.
Identify job roles responsible for managing a convergent network
Identify key aspects of networks.
Install a Web browser.
Identify characteristics of a Web browser.
Work with a Web browser.
Identify features of various programming languages used for creating Web content.
Identify features of various scripting languages used for creating Web content.
Identify characteristics of plug-in technology.
Identify key aspects of Web databases.
Identify features of database queries.
Identify characteristics of Web search engines.
Identify key aspects of e-mail technology.
Identify features of protocols used for transferring, storing, and accessing e-mail messages.
Identify features of various e-mail services.
Identify characteristics of methods used for accessing resources on the Internet.
Identify methods used for accessing remote computers.
Identify key aspects of File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Identify key aspects of securing data with the help of encryption.
Identify features of methods used for authenticating users on the Internet.
Identify features of firewalls.
Identify characteristics of project management.
Identify characteristics of different project management phases.
Identify characteristics of various activities related to project management.

Site Development Foundations

Identify benefits of using markup languages.
Identify the stages in the evolution of markup languages.
Identify advantages of using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Identify the need for branding standards and methods for audience development.
Identify benefits of different portal types.
Identify common file formats and issues with proprietary file formats.
Identify features of various Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) tags.
Identify key aspects of declaring document structure tags.
Identify key aspects of developing Web sites.
Identify key aspects of horizontal rules.
Identify key aspects of using images in Web pages.
Identify functions of different image attributes.
Identify key aspects of creating hyperlinks.
Identify steps to create local hyperlinks.
Identify steps to create external hyperlinks.
Identify uses of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) in Web forms.
Identify key aspects of tags used for creating a Web form.
Identify ways to add various fields in Web pages.
Identify key aspects of Web design programming.
Identify features of server-side programming languages.
Identify features of server-side programming languages.
Identify features of e-commerce.
Identify ways to integrate business and Internet technologies.
Identify features of data formatting methods.

Delivery

Computer Based Training - Self Study (CD-ROM) and Manual

Content Emphasis

Interactive, Skills-Based with project and testing preparation for exams

Qualifications

CIW Foundation v5 1DO-510, CIW Associate

Duration

Approx 40 hours

Support

Included for 1 Year

Size and Credibility of CIW Program

CIW is the largest IT job-role certification program. It is increasingly recognized and accepted as the standard vendor-neutral certification by corporations, academic institutions, commercial training centers and industry publications.
CIW offers four master-level certifications: Master CIW Designer, Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Web Site Manager and Master CIW Enterprise Developer.
Intel, Novell and iGeneration have all merged their Internet certification programs with CIW.
IBM and Hewlett Packard use CIW in their corporate training programs.
CIW is endorsed the by International Webmasters Association (IWA). It is also endorsed and supported by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET).

CertCities.com readers picked CIW as the best Web/Internet certification to hold.

Best Web/Internet Certification

Winner: Prosoft Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Professional
Finalists: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Developer, CompTIA i-Net+

ProsoftTraining.com's CIW remained your pick for the best Web/Internet certification to hold, thanks to its “well rounded and vendor-neutral, focusing on logistics, configuration and skills in the working environment,” as one reader stated.

Even those not in this specialty appear to have respect for this title. Said another reader, “This is not my area, but my colleagues say CIW...”

Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX Developer came in a close second. “I feel that Macromedia is widely used and is probably a bit more user friendly,” said Glenda Simmons, a network systems engineer from Fresno, Calif.

i-Net snagged the second finalist position thanks to its coverage of Web fundamentals. As Harbour explained, “There's more to the Internet and the Web than just programming. You have to know the servers and how the Internet runs. Having a good foundation is vital to anything you do with the Internet.”

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