Sitecore 10 Certification Guide
Preparing for Sitecore 10 Certification
March 23rd, 2022
I recently updated my Sitecore certification to Sitecore 10. A few of my colleagues have asked how this certification was different to those in the past. In this blog, I will cover what is in the exam and what I did to prepare. A quick background I have been working with Sitecore for 10+ years and took the certification for Sitecore 9 last year as well.
TL;DR
For experienced developers.
? About 80%-90% of questions are from the Developer s Fundamentals 9.3 Collection
? Developer s Fundamentals 10.0 Collection covers the rest: ASP.NET core, Sitecore Serialization, containers
? If you've been working with Sitecore for a while now, you can most likely skim through the majority of course material, but I found the practice quizzes to be extremely helpful
? Difficulty of the questions are similar to the quizzes
? Although I had working experience on Sitecore 10, I feel the e-learning covers the material adequately.
Prerequisites
Take the e-learning course at https://learning.sitecore.com. For developers who are working with a Sitecore partner, the courses are free. Make sure you log in with your work email. There may be a price at the start, but once you check out, it is free.
1. ? Developer s Fundamentals 9.3 Collection
https://learning.sitecore.com/course/developers-fundamentals-93-collection
2. ? Developer's Fundamentals 10 Collection
https://learning.sitecore.com/course/developers-fundamentals-10-collection
I found that the above covers the majority, if not, the entire exam. I did not find I have to do any supplemental studying.
Topics
From Sitecore 9
1. ? Sitecore structure and platform
2. ? Security and user management
3. ? Item management
4. ? Layout and placeholders
5. ? Components, controls, and renderings
New in Sitecore 10
1. ? ASP.NET Core
2. ? Sitecore Content Serialization
3. ? Containers
Exam
The online certification is proctored through Krypterion Webassessor. The exam is:
1. ? Closed book
2. ? 50 questions
3. ? Multiple choice
4. ? Passing grade is 80%
You do not have to answer questions in order; You can flag them and come back later. I would recommend using this feature as to not get stuck on one single question and not having time to go through the rest. I heavily utilized this feature. If there were any questions that I had to think about for more than a few seconds, I skipped and flag for review. Having said that, I found there were plenty of time as I only used about 50 min of the allotted 100min.
Good luck with your certification!
