Sitecore Launches New eLearning Courses for Developers, Business Users and Marketers

SAUSALITO, Calif., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sitecore®, the global leader in experience management software, today announced the launch of four new Sitecore Experience Platform™ (XP) 8.2 eLearning courses. These courses are delivered globally for developers, business users, and marketers. The courses can be taken 24/7 from home or office, and students have four months of access to the course content. The courses include animated slides, video demos, hands-on lab exercises, and knowledge checks.

The four new courses are:

Sitecore Developer Foundations eLearning course: This three hour course teaches the basics of Sitecore to students who have previous knowledge of the Model View Controller (MVC) framework. Students learn how to create data infrastructure, build editable pages and publish content. During the course, students build a basic website using the powerful and easy to use Sitecore XP tools. They also build simple MVC components using a text editor and minimal coding. This course gives students a complete overview of the process of building a website with Sitecore.

Sitecore Experience Solution Developer eLearning course: This twelve-hour hands-on course teaches ASP.NET MVC Web Developers with advanced C# skills to build robust MVC solutions that integrate with the Content Management System and marketing capabilities of Sitecore 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2. The course covers MVC design patterns such as separations of concerns, unit testing and dependency injection as well as how to build data-driven applications using the Sitecore Services Client. Developers learn how to build real-world MVC-based Sitecore solutions that convert digital strangers into delighted customers with context marketing. This course prepares .NET Developers for the Sitecore Professional Developer Certification Exam. When a developer passes the exam, he or she becomes a Sitecore Certified Professional Developer with associated benefits. The exam is 70 questions and is taken proctored within a 120 minute time limit. Developers can register to take the exam either with the online proctored service or in a vendor-sponsored testing center.

Sitecore Context Marketing Fundamentals eLearning course: This six-hour course is designed to help marketers, marketing analysts, marketing directors and customer service representatives get started with context marketing. Students learn about Sitecore's experience marketing features and how to use them to deliver contextualized content to customers. They gain the insight needed to improve conversion rates and generate more qualified leads through web, email, mobile and social channels. Students should have successfully completed the Sitecore XP Web Experience Management course prior to taking this course.

Sitecore Web Experience Management eLearning course: This three hour course is designed for content authors, marketers, business users and designers who want to learn about Sitecore XP 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2 content editing features and how to preview and publish content to their website. This course also teaches students to use rules-based personalization to increase the relevance of website content and provides a foundation for marketers who will be attending the Sitecore Context Marketing Fundamentals course.

Pricing

View the eLearning courses and enroll for a course at elearning.sitecore.net.

Sitecore Professional Developer Certification Exam

In addition to the new courseware, Sitecore announced that its Sitecore Professional Developer Certification Exam is available for purchase without the requirement to attend Sitecore-sponsored training. The Sitecore Professional Developer Certification Exam validates the skills and knowledge of .NET Developers building solutions with Sitecore XP.  The exam tests a developer's ability to:

• Plan, build and manage Sitecore solutions that are easy for business users to configure.
• Build componentized presentations to support designing and editing in the Experience Editor using MVC.
• Design components so that business users can dynamically alter the components behavior.
• Use Sitecore Publishing features, options, and restrictions as well as the Web, Core, and Master databases.
• Develop a solution that lets business users and marketers take full advantage of the new Experience Marketing capabilities in Sitecore XP.

The multiple choice exam is 70 questions and test takers are given 120 minutes to complete their answers and the passing score is 70%.

Pricing
The Sitecore Professional Developer Certification Exam costs $300. 

Additional Details
Sitecore offers two ways to take the Sitecore Professional Developer Certification exam: 1) take the exam with the online proctored service or 2) take the exam in a testing center. Test takers purchase and enroll for the exam at: https://www.webassessor.com/wa.do?page=publicHome&branding=SITECORE

About Sitecore
Sitecore is the global leader in experience management software that enables context marketing. The Sitecore® Experience Platform™ manages content, supplies contextual intelligence, automates communications, and enables personalized commerce, at scale. It empowers marketers to deliver content in context of how customers have engaged with their brand, across every channel, in real time—before, during, and after a sale. More than 4,900 brands––including American Express, Carnival Cruise Lines, easyJet, and L'Oréal–– have trusted Sitecore for context marketing to deliver the personalized interactions that delight audiences, build loyalty, and drive revenue. For more information, follow us at @sitecore or visit sitecore.net.

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