Citrix’s CCA (Citrix Certified Administrator) is an entry to mid level certification for IT professionals who want to demonstrate “basic administrator-level expertise on Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server, with a general understanding of the other products in the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite.” This certification is the starting point for other Citrix technical certifications.

The Citrix certification program got its start in August of 1997 and regularly gets updated as new products are released. The program underwent a major change in December, 2003. In terms of exams that get replaced or retired, “When a major exam [i.e., exams associated with a major product version such as 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc.] is released, the previous major exam is discontinued after 6 months. When a minor exam [i.e., exams associated with a minor product version such as those related to service packs/feature releases] is released, the previous major or minor exam is discontinued after 30 days.” Here are more details on Citrix Exam Policies and on the Citrix Exam Release, Discontinuation and Retirement Schedule. There are no specific prerequisites for the CCA.

Job roles of those pursuing this certification typically include: system administrators, network administrators, Citrix resellers and business affiliates, and independent consultants.

To achieve the CCA, a candidate must pass one exam out of a choice of two traditional exams and take one of two eLearning online courses as well as pass the related assessment.

http://www.citrix.com/site/SS/training/certTrack.asp?trackID=3381

CORE EXAMS
(218) MetaFrame 1.8
(221) MetaFrame XP for Windows Admin
(310) MetaFrame 1.0 for UNIX