Certification Partners

Certification Partners

Owned and managed by Certification Partners, CIW is the world's premier vendor-neutral IT and Web technology education and certification program. Since 1997, CIW has trained more than 1 million students and professionals, and has awarded more than 210,000 professional IT certifications through thousands of universities, colleges, high schools, middle schools, learning centers and corporations worldwide. The CIW core curriculum focuses on the foundational standards and job skills that enable the Internet to function, including Web design, development, security, administration, networking and databases.

More than a certification, CIW has become the educational standard adopted by academic institutions, governments and businesses worldwide for Web technology skills. What sets CIW apart is the industry recognition. Just to name a few, corporations such as Cisco, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, HP, BAE Systems, Citibank and even the U.S. National Security Administration recognize and request CIW certifications in their current job postings for available IT positions.

CIW certifications verify that certified individuals have the job skills necessary to master a technology-driven world. In today's competitive workplace, certified CIW professionals have proven abilities that set them apart from other Web professionals. In the 2016 IT Skills and Salary Report produced from Global Knowledge and Windows IT Pro, more than 14,000 IT and business professionals responded to the salary survey. From the survey, the mean salary average of those professionals who have earned a CIW certification ranged from $65,556-$111,314, depending on which CIW certification they hold.

Broken down by CIW certification series, the:

• CIW Web Foundations series reported a mean salary average range of $65,556-$74,856.
• CIW Web Design series reported a mean salary average range of $66,665-$77,383.
• CIW Web Development series reported a mean salary average range of $71,382-94,284.
• CIW Web Security series reported a mean salary average range of $69,520-$111,314.
  The CIW certification value within industry is significant.