New Certification Alert: WDE – Certified Entry-Level Web Developer, Launching December 15, 2023
Currently undergoing beta testing in a small market trial, the WDE certification is designed to cover a comprehensive range of topics essential for entry-level web developers. The exam includes five main blocks:
- HTML Fundamentals: Understanding basic HTML structures, developing structured and semantic content, and embedding multimedia and interactive elements.
- CSS Fundamentals: Applying basic and advanced CSS styling, positioning, and integrating CSS frameworks and preprocessors.
- Integrating HTML and CSS: Linking CSS with HTML, developing styled web components, and validating and debugging HTML and CSS.
- Responsive Web Design and Layout Techniques: Developing adaptive and fluid web designs, implementing advanced layout techniques, and optimizing website performance.
- Accessibility, Usability, and Best Practices: Creating accessible and user-friendly content, applying web standards and best practices, optimizing SEO, and understanding web analytics.
The WDE exam, coded as WDE-40-0x, is an entry-level test with no prerequisites, comprising 35-40 single and multiple-selection items. It will have a 40-minute duration and require a 70% passing score. Priced at $59, it’ll be aligned with the "Web Development Essentials: HTML & CSS'' two-course series available at Edube.org from Q1 2024.
Test Candidates will be able to take the exam through OpenEDG Testing Service (TestNow) or OpenEDG Testing Centers.
WDE is not just a standalone certification but a stepping stone towards the more advanced WDA – Certified Associate Web Developer certification, anticipated for release in the first quarter of 2024. For more detailed information on the WDE certification and its role as a preparatory stage for the advanced WDA certification, visit JavaScript Institute's WDE Certification page.