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Certified Flex 2 Developer Exam: Now available

Note: While we are working on the Flex 3 exam, the Flex 2 exam will still be available until at least December of 2008.

Adobe Certified Professionals (ACPs) set themselves apart from other IT professionals. They consistently demonstrate expertise with Adobe products and platforms, and add value to colleagues, managers, and their own careers.

The Adobe Flex 2 Developer Exam is based upon the most critical job activities that a Flex developer performs. The skills and knowledge certified by this examination represent a professional level of expertise for a certified individual.

To become certified, you must pass a challenging exam that consists of approximately 65 multiple-choice questions. The exam is delivered in a secure and proctored testing environment.

Availability

• Learn more and schedule your Flex 2 Developer Exam today. 

Pricing

The price in North America for the Flex 2 Developer Exam is $150 (U.S.), payable via a valid credit card at the time you register for the exam. Pricing outside North America varies by country.

Suggested prerequisites

Study guidelines

Adobe provides guidelines and sample questions for the exam in a downloadable PDF document: Adobe Flex 2 Developer Exam Preparation Guide (PDF, 160K).    

Instructor-led training

• Flex 2: Developing Rich Client Applications (3 days)
• Flex 2: Data and Communications (2 days)
• Flex 2: Programming the Visual Environment (3 days)
• Flex 2: Building Dashboard Applications (2 days)
• Flex 2: Using ActionScript 3.0 (PDF, 43K) (1 day)
  See the PDF. This is not a separate course but acts as an ActionScript preparation course for the Flex 2 curriculum.
• Flex 2: Integrating with ColdFusion MX 7 (PDF, 112K) (2 days)
  See the PDF. This course is not yet public but will be soon.

Video curriculum

• Adobe Flex 2 Rich Internet Applications
• Adobe Flex 2 Advanced Visual Programming
• Flex 2 Essential Training
• Flex 2 Beyond the Basics
• Flex 2 Advanced: Using Data Services

Third-party books and resources

The following third-party books and resources will help you with your training:

• Programming Flex 2: The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich Media Applications with Adobe Flex
  Chafic Kazoun and Joey Lott (Paperback – April 1, 2007)
• The Essential Guide to Flex 2 with ActionScript 3.0
  Charles E Brown (Paperback – February 26, 2007)
• Adobe Flex 2: Training from the Source
  Jeff Tapper, Matt Boles, James Talbot, and Ben Elmore (Paperback – October 20, 2006)
• Professional Flex 2
  Rich Tretola, Simon Barber, and Renaun Erickson (Paperback – May 29, 2007)
• ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook
  Joey Lott, Darron Schall, and Keith Peters (Paperback – October 1, 2006) – Illustrated
• Flex 2 Essential Training
  David Gassner (CD-ROM – July 19, 2006)
• Advanced ActionScript 3.0 with Design Patterns
  Joey Lott and Danny Patterson (Paperback – November 2, 2006)
• Flex 2 Beyond the Basics
  David Gassner (CD-ROM – October 10, 2006)
• Developing Rich Clients with Macromedia Flex
  Steven Webster and Alistair McLeod (Paperback – June 17, 2004) (Note that this book was written for Flex 1.0).
• Flex 2 User Interface Design & Development: Creating User-Friendly Rich Internet Applications
  Matt Voerman and Simon Reid (Paperback – February 1, 2008)
• Flex 2 Cookbook: The Adobe Developer Library Guide for Rich Internet Application Developers
  Joey Lott and Chafic Kazoun (Paperback – February 1, 2008)
• Flex 2 Advanced: Using Data Services
  David Gassner (CD-ROM – March 13, 2007)
• Foundation Actionscript 3.0 with Flash and Flex 2
  Steve Webster (Paperback – June 18, 2007)

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