: How do I know if I'm ready to become Adobe Certified Expert? My name is Elizabeth. I am a 21 year old, living in Germany and I would like to become an Adobe Certified Expert. I was wondering

@Debbie163

There's free online tests you can take to test your skills.

Adobe also offer its own training and I'm guessing it's the best way to learn exactly the real techniques they will ask you about in their exams. Yes, there's an investment in time and money. Personally, the people I know who are certified also have a work experience as teachers or specialists in the industry, and a part of their training was done on site; sometimes it's the employer who pays for an on-site training.

You can also join the Adobe Community Forum and ask the question there; lot of people are certified there and you can also measure your skills with the questions that are being asked and get more details as well about the process. When you'll see everything is easy for you to explain AND that you know the right words/terms as well, then I guess you can consider yourself ready for the test. Even by answering questions here you can get some clues about your own skills.

It's not all to know how to use Photoshop on your own, there's lot of technical sides to it that you might have never heard about. You'll probably need to invest in a few training manuals as suggested in the other answer. There's also seminars organized by Adobe that you can join.

Official Adobe training tools:
www.adobemarketplace.com/
Example of questions (see PDF):
training.adobe.com/certification/exams/photoshop-cs6.html
Become an Adobe Certified Expert
training.adobe.com/certification/overview.html

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@Nimeshi706

Get the Classroom in a Book from PeachPit Press for the application. When you can flip through it and know every section, you're ready.

That is really the only sure method.

While there are other resources such as practice tests, study guides, links, web pages... and a whole bunch of people/businesses charging you to "prepare" for the certification tests.... which all may seem like great resources, they really aren't.

I am Adobe Certified and over the years I've reviewed most of the practice tests and study aides out there, both before and after testing. If I were looking to take the tests today, with the knowledge I have currently, I'd merely invest the / (or whatever it is) in the Classroom in a Book go through that thoroughly and I'd feel very confident.

The Classroom in a Book (CIB) is the only true study guide since the tests strictly cover how the application functions, not what you can create with the application. Most other publications focus on helping you create the latest whiz-bang doodad while going into as little technical education as possible. Only the CIB covers every possible technical aspect of every tool and feature available in the application.

In my opinion, the "practice tests" are pretty worthless. They are just questions someone thinks are similar to the actual questions - there's zero correlation between any "practice" test and the actual tests other than they will both present multiple choice questions related to a specific application. If they serve any purpose at all, it's to alleviate any apprehension regarding the general format of questions - but never regarding any actual content.

Related: Are there any tangible benefits to becoming an Adobe Certified Expert?

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