Who recognizes
the SIPKnowledge expert certificate (last
update: 6/2010)
SIPKnowledge expert certificate (SKCATM
- SIPKnowledge Certified Associate) is recognized
by key industry companies (Ericsson,
see more names in the list below), Academic institutes (NWU (M.S. in
IT),
IIT CS),
SIP/IMS/VoIP Job Search/Placement (monster.com, iHispano.com)
and SIP forums (SIP
Center, SIP forum) as the authoritative
platform
independent
(non-vendor-specific) measurement tool for SIP/IMS/VoIP
expertise
(We
maintain platform independency by working closely with the
academy and keeping up with the latest standard
specifications). SIPKnowledge is often queried by head hunters in
their quest for SIP/IMS/VoIP expertise. The exams were put
together by some of the SIP/VoIP/IMS
world gurus ((co)/authors of key SIP/VoIP/IMS
specifications).
What
exams we have (Try
our Demo Exam(s) and surprise yourself!
Score will be emailed to you within 1 business day)
1. SIP - 3 types of
SIP exams (and 3
types of SIP certs.): SIP Overall Expert (Try
it!);
SIP Developer Level Expert (Sample); SIP Super Developer Level Expert
(AKA EXCALIBUR) (Sample)
(Note: The price of dev. level expert and EXCALIBUR is
included in the price of the normal SIP expert cert.) -
the material for the
exam is covered by our eLearning pkg #1 (SIP Illustrated).
2. IMS - 1 type of
IMS exam: IMS Expert (Try
it!) -
the material for the exam is covered by our eLearning pkg #4
(IMS Illustrated).
3. VoIP - 1 type of VoIP
exam: VoIP Expert (Try
it!) -
the material for the
exam is covered by our eLearning pkg #1a (VoIP Illustrated).
Who already got certified
[JokTel],
[Vodafone], [Nortel],
[Global Crossing], [T-Systems],
[Verizon], [Agilent
Technologies], [Northwestern University (M.S.
in IT program)], [Ericsson],
[Ditech Networks], [Motorola] and
[Alcatel-Lucent] are among the key players to
adopt our SIP/IMS/VoIP certification
program. (Note: A company joins
the above list if/when a large group of its engineers/managers has taken
our certification program)
How you become SIP certified
1.
You purchase the Certification service (Click here
to view list of prices; Then come back by using your browser's back
arrow).
2. We send you
a link and instructions for how to take the exam
online (no time
limit, open material).
3. You take the exam online by browsing to the link sent
to you in step 2 and filling in your answers via a web form (25
questions).
4. You
have
five
attempts to pass (pass
score is 60%,
pass with honor
is 88%,
actual number of attempts is not recorded).
5. Once
you have passed you can have
two more
attempts to make it to an honoree (if so you wish).
6. We evaluate your exam solution within one business day and
snail-mail you an expert certificate in case you have passed.
7. As
part of the iterative process of steps 3-6 above we may
provide clarifications if needed (24
hours minimum between re-takes).
Note: The exams are based on our eLearning program. However, taking
our eLearning program is not a pre-requisite for taking the exam(s).