How to Become a Zend Certified Engineer
Hypertext preprocessor (PHP), used in conjunction with HTML, is one of the most popular and versatile programming languages on the Internet. Zend Technologies is PHP's biggest champion and offers a certification program for highly-skilled PHP programmers. By becoming Zend certified, computer programming engineers can differentiate themselves among their peers.
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Understand the benefits of becoming a Zend certified engineer. After becoming certified, you stand out in the field of computer engineers because current or potential employers see that you've met Zend's strict PHP knowledge benchmarks. You may receive a raise for becoming Zend certified. Zend Technologies publishes a directory of its certified programmers, which could bring more business your way. You can also join a special networking group just for Zend certified professionals.
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Prepare to become a Zend certified engineer. Zend Technologies offers an 18-hour certification course as well as practice tests. You can sign up for the preparation course online through the official Zend website. Zend also sells a variety of test preparation and general PHP programming books.
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Purchase an official test voucher on the Zend website. After buying the test voucher, schedule the test online, by phone or by directly contacting the test centers, a list of which is on the Zend website. Take the test on your chosen date. At the end of the test, you receive either a pass or fail grade (your numerical score is not revealed). If you didn't pass the test, Zend offers retake discounts.
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