Apple offers Associate-level training and certification for the iLife and iWork product suites. Educators and students can earn certification to validate entry level skills (Apple Certified Associate), complementing the professional level skills (Apple Certified Pro) that are offered at our Apple Authorized Training Centers.
The iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 courses and certifications are based on the Apple Training Series books 'iWork '09' (ISBN 0-321-61851-3) and 'iLife '09' (ISBN 0-321-61850-5), which are now shipping. You may purchase the books with a 35% discount by entering discount code PP-APL-DISC at http://www.peachpit.com/promotions/promotion.aspx?promo=135631. Course descriptions appear at http://training.apple.com/training/.
Once a teacher passes the Trainer exam, schools can then offer certification to their own students. Teachers earn iLife ’09 and/or iWork ’09 Trainer status by passing the associated online exams. Details appear below.
The courses each include an end user exam which earns either Apple Certified Associate, iWork '09 or Apple Certified Associate, iLife '09 certification. Your school can purchase exam codes for $45. Students who pass the certification exams will receive a PDF certificate and can download certification logos to use on their resumes and webpages.
By passing an Apple certification exam, students can distinguish themselves to colleges or prospective employers as skilled users of the chosen applications. Once a teacher earns iLife ’09 or iWork ’09 Trainer certification by passing the associated $150 online exams, your school can offer certification to your own students. PLEASE NOTE, the iLife and iWork associate certification program is a pilot that is only available in the United States and Canada. If your school is located outside of North America, you need to become an Apple Authorized Training Center for Education (AATCe) to be eligible to offer these exams. Details and an application appear online at http://training.apple.com/aatc/.
If you feel that you need additional preparation before taking the trainer exam, you may want to attend a course at one of our AATCs. To find a course in your area, visithttp://training.apple.com/schedule. You may also want to review the free tutorials at http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/ and http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/. You can also download a free trial of iWork from http://www.apple.com/iwork/trial/.
Once you pass the Trainer exam, your school can offer Associate-level certification to your own students. For details on this program and to complete an application for your school, please visit http://appletraining.techitweb.com/aace.
1. Log on to http://ibt.prometric.com/apple, click Secure Sign-In (uses SSL encryption) and log in with your Prometric Prime ID and password. If you don’t have a Prometric Prime ID, click First-Time Registration and follow the instructions to create an ID and password.
2. Click Continue to verify your information and access the Candidate Menu page. In the Candidate Menu page, click Take Test.
3. Enter the appropriate code in the Private Tests box and click Submit. The codes are case sensitive and are only valid for one use. The code for the iLife trainer exam is iLife09ACT; the code for the iWork trainer exam is iWork09ACT.
4. Click Take This Test and then Continue to skip the voucher then enter your credit card information to pay the $150 USD fee.
5. Click Begin Test at the bottom of the page. When you finish, click End Test. If a teacher does not pass the exam, retake instructions are included in the results email, so do not discard this email. Teachers can only take the exam once per week, so please plan accordingly.