Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) certification demonstrates professional-level skills and expertise with one or more of Adobe's graphic design or digital communication products. An education plan including Adobe ACE certification(s) can help prepare you for a range of creative design careers, such as graphic designer or web developer.
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ACE certifications are achieved by passing one or more product-specific Adobe certification exams. Adobe offers three distinct levels of ACE certification:
3 Levels of Adobe Certified Expert Credentials
1 ACE Product Certifications recognize the certificate holder as an Adobe Certified Expert in a single Adobe product, such as, ACE, Adobe Photoshop CS5, or ACE, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6.
2 ACE Specialist Certifications recognize the certificate holder as an Adobe Certified Expert in multiple Adobe products across a Specific Medium, e.g., ACE, Adobe Design Specialist, or ACE, Adobe Web Specialist.
3ACE Master Certifications recognize the certificate holder as an Adobe Certified Expert in an entire Adobe product suite, such as, ACE, CS5 Design Master, or ACE, CS6 Video Master.
ACE Product Certifications
List of single product Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) credentials: | |
 | ACE, Photoshop |
 | ACE, Illustrator |
 | ACE, InDesign |
 | ACE, Flash |
 | ACE, Dreamweaver |
 | ACE, Acrobat Pro |
 | ACE, AfterEffects |
 | ACE, ColdFusion |
 | ACE, Captivate |
 | ACE Flex |
 | ACE, Premiere Pro |
 | ACE, FrameMaker |
 | ACE, RoboHelp |
| | ACE, Flash |
 | ACE, LiveCycle ES4 Designer |
| | ACE, LiveCycle ES4 Server |
ACE Specialist Certifications
- ACE, Design Specialist
- ACE, Web Specialist
- ACE, Video Specialist
- ACE, Rich Internet Application Specialist
- ACE, Technical Communications Specialist
- ACE, eLearning Suite Specialist
To become an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Specialist, an ACE must pass all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within a given certification track in the table below.
Design Specialist | Web Specialist | Video Specialist | Rich Internet App. Specialist | Technical Comm. Specialist | eLearning Suite Specialist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop | E | E | R | E | E | |
| Adobe InDesign | R | |||||
| Adobe Dreamweaver | R | E | E | |||
| Adobe Illustrator | E | E | E | |||
| Adobe Acrobat | R | E | ||||
| Adobe Premiere Pro | R | |||||
| Adobe After Effects | E | |||||
| Adobe ColdFusion | E | E | ||||
| Adobe Flash | R | E | R | E | ||
| Adobe Flex | E | R | ||||
| Adobe FrameMaker | E | R | ||||
| Adobe RoboHelp | R | |||||
| Adobe Captivate | E | R | ||||
| Adobe Captivate with eLS extensions | R |
Adobe ACE Training
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ACE Master Certifications
To become an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Master, you must pass the current exam for each product in an entire suite. All ACE exams must be the same version, e.g., all CS6 or all CC, to meet the ACE Master requirements.
CS Design Master
- ACE, Acrobat Professional
- ACE, InDesign
- ACE, Illustrator
- ACE, Photoshop
CS Web Master
- ACE, Acrobat Professional
- ACE, Dreamweaver
- ACE, Flash
- ACE, Illustrator
- ACE, Photoshop
CS Video Master
- ACE, AfterEffects
- ACE, Flash
- ACE, Illustrator
- ACE, Photoshop
- ACE, Premiere