The Sitecore Certified Developer Exam

To become a Sitecore Certified Developer, you must attend an SCD1 training and pass the Sitecore Certified Developer exam. The exam consists of forty questions designed to test your knowledge of the basic Sitecore framework and administrative activities covered in SCD1. The exam is pass/no-pass, meaning that you can score a 68% and still consider yourself a certified developer.

The content of the test draws from four major subject areas and presents a random set of ten questions from each. Each student will have a different mix of questions presented in a different order.

The format of the test is multiple guess, meaning that the system presents each question along with several possible answers. Students choose the most correct answer and proceed to the next question. The test is forward-only. As such, students have no way of returning to questions they have already answered.

The difficulty level of the test will vary on a student-by-student perspective. In general, the more experience with CMS and ASP.NET, the greater the odds of passing the exam. We encourage students to read each question and answer carefully, as the answers are sometimes only slightly different from each other.

The results of the exam will typically be sent to you within 24 hours of the completion of the exam. Exam results vary greatly – some students score 100% on the test while others finish the exam without passing. The exam has important consequences for your relationship with Sitecore from both a marketing and support perspective. While you shouldn’t get too nervous about the exam, you should also try your hardest to follow the training carefully.

Completing the exam ends the theoretical component of your training – now real-world prototyping and project development begins. It is essential for the success of your project that you begin working with Sitecore very shortly after completing the SCD1 training. The training is packed with information and – as with all intensive trainings – the details start to dissipate quickly if the information isn’t applied.