Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)

Adobe Certified Associate Significance 

ACA demonstrates the proficiency in Adobe Communication tools. It mainly certifies the skills of individuals to plan, design, build and maintain effective communications via different forms of digital media.

Eligibility Criteria

No prerequisites are demanded so far.

Exam Details

ACA consists of six basic exams which are as under:

• Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop: It contains setting project requirements, identifying design elements when preparing images, understanding adobe photo shop, manipulating images by using adobe Photoshop, manipulating images by adobe photo shop and publishing digital images by using adobe Photoshop.
• Interactive Media Using Adobe Flash Professional: It contains domains like setting project requirements, identifying interactive media design element, understanding the Adobe flash professional interface, building interactive media elements by using flash professional and evaluating interactive designs.
• Graphic Design & illustration Using Adobe illustrator: It contains setting project elements, identifying design elements used when preparing graphics, understanding adobe illustrator, create graphics using adobe illustrator and archive, export and publish graphics using adobe illustrator.
• The web Authoring using Adobe Dreamweaver: It contains setting project requirements, planning site design and page layout, understanding the adobe Dreamweaver interface, adding content by using Dreamweaver, organizing content by using Dreamweaver and evaluating and maintaining a Site by using Dreamweaver.
• Video Communication Using Adobe Premier: It contains setting of project requirements, identification of design elements when preparing video, understanding the adobe premiere pro interface, editing a video sequence with adobe premiere pro and exporting video with adobe premiere pro.
• Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign: It contains setting project requirements, identifying design elements when preparing page layouts, understanding Adobe InDesign, Creating page layouts by using adobe InDesign, Publish, Export, and Archive Page Layouts by Using Adobe InDesign.

How to get registered?

• Make an account with Certiport via
• https://www.certiport.com/Portal/Pages/Registration.aspx.
• It will help you in connecting with Pearson VUE. Certiport is the co-partner of Adobe that helps in locating center for exams.
• Locate a Certiport authorized testing center in your area via
• http://www.certiport.com/Locator After founding CATC, do contact the testing center directly to confirm that they are offering the same exam you are intending to take.
• Last step is to purchase an exam voucher. When it comes to cost, it vary from center to center. For this contact your CATC instructor or near center in order to know further details. For the candidates who are residing outside U.S. can contact the service provider company directly via
• http://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/solutionProviders.htm
• In order to purchase the exam, assign the voucher by clicking this link
• http://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/Using_Your_TC_Account.html#Vouchers
• Finally, purchase the exam voucher via
• http://www.certiport.com/PORTAL/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=750&roleid=101

Total Fee

All adobe certification exams are $ 180 USD each. When it comes to the recertification exams, it costs $ 60 each.

How to get Prepared?

• Free study guides and all test versions are available for the candidates for ACA test.
• Each exam has a .pdf file for the preparatory exam.
• Candidates may review the study guides of all basic exams mentioned above via this link http://www.adobe.com/education/certification-programs/preparation-materials.html

Contact Details

• Tel (UK): +441628590300, North America: 877.722.7088 (toll free), South East Asia: +886 2 87292357, India: +91 99-3079-0959, Australia: +61 2 8622 4031.
• For customer service and adobe support, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/marketing-cloud.html

Website: For further details, visit the official website. www.adobe.com