Advanced Sitefinity Developer Certification

• The exam costs $150
• Consists of 45 multiple-choice questions
• Tests developer knowledge of how to develop the presentation layer using Sitefinity Feather, bring content to the presentation layer using Sitefinity APIs, integrate with external data sources, optimize performance and test code
• Graded automatically with 75% being the passing grade
• Once started, the exam needs to be completed within 90 minutes- it cannot be paused and continued at a later stage
• The certification is valid for 2 years, after which a re-certification is required
• An official certificate and a “Certified Sitefinity Developer” logo acknowledging your expertise will be automatically made available for you upon successfully passing the certification

This is a 3-day course, designed to develop advanced skills for building applications using Progress Sitefinity CMS. The "Advanced Sitefinity Development" course builds on the topics covered in the "Introduction to Sitefinity Development" course.

It starts with a basic overview and presentation, then quickly advances through fundamentals and more complex concepts. Special attention is given to application performance as well as to best practices for coding and testing Sitefinity applications.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Develop the presentation layer of Progress® Sitefinity™ CMS using the Sitefinity Feather open source project
• Connect the presentation layer with the data layer using different Sitefinity APIs
• Model the data layer in Sitefinity CMS
• Integrate external content and integrate with external systems
• Perform advanced tasks such as optimizing application performance, testing code, etc.

Day 1 – Laying the Foundation

• Course Introduction
• Lesson 1: Brief Review of Sitefinity Features
• Lesson 2: Developing the Presentation Layer
• Lesson 3: Widget Designer Framework

Day 2 – Taking It to the Next Level

• Lesson 4: Bringing Content to the Presentation Layer Using APIs
• Lesson 5: Using Providers to Connect to Different Data Sources
• Lesson 6: Localization of Content
• Lesson 7: Working with Events

Day 3 – Advanced Topics

• Lesson 8: Optimizing the Performance of Your Sitefinity Application
• Lesson 9: Managing Sitefinity Configurations
• Lesson 10: Testing Your Code

• Create good performing Sitefinity applications
• Understand the Sitefinity architecture
• Create MVC widgets
• Extend existing Sitefinity functionality
• Learn the different APIs of Sitefinity

Before taking this certification, students should:

• Pass the Basic Sitefinity Developer Certification Exam
• Have strong experience developing ASP.NET applications
• Possess a working knowledge of ASP.NET MVC
• Have strong experience with HTML and JavaScript
• Hold a working knowledge of AngularJS
• Have work experience with relational databases

To prepare for the Advanced Sitefinity Developer Certification, we recommend attending the "Advanced Sitefinity Development" course through an authorized Education partner. All partners below are authorized to deliver advanced training and their expertise has been vetted by Progress.

To sign up for the Sitefinity Developer Certification exam, please follow the instructions below:

1. Visit the Progress Education Community portal
2. Select "Self Registration" from the top navigation menu
3. Review the legal terms of a subscription to the Progress Education Community
4. Complete the "New User Registration" page as follows:
   • a) Under TRAINING SELECTION, select: SITEFINITY CERTIFICATION EXAM (payment is collected after creating an account)
   • b) Under PAYMENT METHOD, select: I WANT TO PURCHASE A SITEFINITY CERTIFICATION EXAM (after creating an account)
5. Your account will be activated and you can access the Sitefinity Certification catalog. From the Catalog, select the exam(s) you would like to purchase
6. Pay for your exam(s) with your credit card. You will be emailed a Payment Confirmation receipt which will also indicate availability of your exam(s)