Our seven-day accelerated Sun Certified Java2 Programmer (SCJP) Training Camp is an accelerated, residential, fully-immersed course, designed for application developers that require effective, real-world skill-building and timely certification.

Students will live, learn, and test on-site.

During the program, students will learn the syntax and structure of the Java programming language and to create Java applications that run on server and desktop systems using J2SE 5.0. Topics covered include:

• Class declarations, flow-control and language fundamentals;
• Object-oriented programming with the Java programming language;
• APIs for text handling, object serialization and regular expressions;
• Reading and writing to files with standard I/O classes;
• Use of currency features to write multi-threaded code;
• Exception handling and appropriate use of assertions;
• Writing generic code and using generic collections.

Students completing the course will demonstrate competence in the Java language by taking the Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 certification exam (CX-310-055) on-site at our education centers. The Sun Certified Java 2 Platform 5.0 Programmer (SCJP) Training Camp is delivered in a distraction-free, immersed environment with on-site, deluxe accommodations - utilizing a curriculum adapted specifically for accelerated.

Our Sun Java™ Trainers are among the most senior consultants in the industry, affording each Training Camp student the benefit of many years of real-world development expertise - while being able to effectively translate complex technical theory into easily understood terms.

As one of the core enterprise technologies of the 21st century, using Java™ Technology to build applications is a critical skill for IT professionals. Consider, for example, Web services, an IT opportunity that is developing incredibly rapidly, and an area where 60% of developers expect to use Java Technology.

Java Technology certification can benefit you professionally in several ways.  It can:

• Improve your career potential: improve opportunities for salary increases, job role changes and promotions. A recent CRN Salary Survey for the United States indicates that certified Java Technology professionals that have achieved more than one certification command on average a 14% increase in salary over their counterparts who only hold one Java Technology certification.
• Enhance your professional credibility.
• Increase job security - More than two-thirds of certified professionals feel that technical certifications play a role in job security.
• Prove to employers that your qualifications/skills are up to date.

Why should my employees get certified in Java Technology?
Getting your employees certified in Java Technology will improve their technical knowledge and enhance their ability to use Java Technology. In turn, this investment in your workforce can help you increase revenue and decrease costs by:

• Increasing your employees’ productivity, thereby decreasing time-to-market and giving your organization a competitive advantage .
• Increasing service levels and reducing the risk of system failure.
• Ensuring that your employees have the required skills to meet your application development needs.
• Standardizing your criteria for recruitment and/or for promoting employees.
• Increasing employee satisfaction and commitment to the business – and the likelihood that they will remain in their jobs.
• Increasing the credibility of your staff, and your business as a whole.

Sun Certification Industry Recognition Finalist ‘Most Respected High-Level Certification’ Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (CertCities Readers’ Choice Awards – May, 2003) Finalist ‘Best Developer Certification’ Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (CertCities Readers’ Choice Awards – May, 2003) Finalist ‘Best Internet/Web Certification’ Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (CertCities Readers’ Choice Awards – May, 2003)