I agree with Greg and Ishan. Full disclosure, I’m one of the facilitators of the virtual sessions associated with the Adobe Professional Certifications. I know that students who are successful get a credential that is verifiable by hiring managers. This is something that cannot be forged and it shows up on your Linkedin profile. Like any training, there is the risk that the knowledge and skill you gain from this program can end up in “cold storage.” Make sure once you have completed the program to practice your new skills to keep your knowledge and skill fresh. Also, explore new capabilities and continue to learn new features and capabilities.

Firstly – Let me say that I am not a recruiter, but I have been involved in several interviews as part of a hiring team across multiple companies.

Generically speaking – my view is that certifications have little value unless you have the “goods” to back them up. In other words – I am more interested in your samples than your credentials. I feel the same way about a high school diploma in the United States. It seems to me that if you have one – I should be able to expect that you can read, spell, write in complete sentences, and perform relatively basic math. Unfortunately, over the years, I have learned that is something I cannot expect. Simple ownership of that document, in my view, has failed to provide compelling evidence of competency in those areas.

Likewise, I feel the title – “Adobe Certified Professional” – carries with it a sense of fluency and expertise that some online curriculum and a couple days of training simply cannot create.

But hey… some companies value that piece of paper over demonstrated talent and it may very well get you in the door – but will it keep you in the building?

You know – it is funny how these things carry over to multiple areas. I also happen to be an Army Veteran and one of the things often commented on was the difference between a lieutenant who went straight through basic training and into officer candidate school and a lieutenant who went through officer candidate school after having come up through the ranks and spent some time as an NCO first.

The certification course is 7 -8 hours of video tutorials on most of the major features of Captivate 2019. You get sample files to practice each module and take an exam to get certified. It’s great for people who have some experience in working with Captivate and they seek to improve their skills and learn how to work with the new features properly. However, it does not cover advanced topics such as using JavaScript in Captivate and game based learning. You need to spend more time to explore those concepts.

From a recruiter’s point of view, I think Adobe Certified Professionals do have an edge over others without certification in the market but you do need to practice a lot and get more hands on experience to get better at creating courses using Adobe Captivate. It mostly depends on how well you process content as an Instructional Designer and use the right features of Captivate to create engaging e-learning content.