The Certified Internet Webmaster’s CIW Professional is an entry to mid level, vendor-neutral, certification for IT professionals who have knowledge “in foundational IT skills as well as more advanced skills in a job role of choice.” The CIW Professional can also be taken en route to more advanced CIW certifications.

The CIW Professional certification has been around since 1998 and has most recently been updated in 2001. In terms of recertification, “CIW exams may be retired for various reasons, including release of a new exam series, changes to related certification programs, or determination by the IT industry that a job role has become obsolete. Once retired, the exam is no longer available at testing centers, although in some cases candidates can still apply credit for a retired exam version toward a multi-exam certification. CIW offers six months' prior notice for retirement of any exam so that interested candidates have time to prepare and take the exam while it is still available.”

Job roles of those pursuing this certification typically include: web developer, web programmer, software developer, Internet site designer, or an Internet systems administrator.

To achieve the CIW Professional, a candidate must hold the CIW Associate certification and then pass one out of eight possible CIW job-role exams.

For more information:
http://www.ciwcertified.com/certifications/professionalcert.asp?comm=home&llm=2

CORE EXAMS
(1D0-510) Foundations ^vs 

ELECTIVES
(1D0-420) v4 Site Designer ^vs 
(1D0-430) Application Developer ^vs 
(1D0-441) Database Specialist ^vs 
(1D0-442) Enterprise Specialist ^vs 
(1D0-450) Server Administrator ^vs 
(1D0-460) Internetworking Professional ^vs 
(1D0-470) Security Professional ^vs 
(1D0-520) v5 Site Designer ^vs 
(1D0-525) v5 E-Commerce Designer