Merge pull request #3476 from OpenLiberty/staging

Jakub's certification post

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+title: "Get certified in cloud-native Java development now!"
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+categories: blog
+author_picture: https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/jakub-pomykala
+author_github: https://github.com/jakub-pomykala
+seo-title: Get certified in cloud-native Java development now!
+seo-description: You can now get certified in Cloud Native Java with IBM Liberty 2023, published by IBM. On successful completion, you get a certificate and a Credly digital badge. A great way for cloud-native Java developers to show their knowledge in designing and developing cloud native Java microservices using Liberty. 
+blog_description: "You can now get certified in Cloud Native Java with IBM Liberty 2023, published by IBM. On successful completion, you get a certificate and a Credly digital badge. A great way for cloud-native Java developers to show their knowledge in designing and developing cloud native Java microservices using Liberty. "
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+---
+= Get certified in cloud-native Java development now!
+Jakub Pomykala <https://github.com/jakub-pomykala>
+:imagesdir: /
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+You can now get certified in link:https://www.ibm.com/training/certification/C9004800[Cloud Native Java with IBM Liberty 2023], an official certification published by IBM. On successful completion, you get a a certificate and a Credly digital badge. This exam is a great way for cloud-native Java developers to show that they have knowledge in designing and developing cloud-native Java microservices using Liberty.
+
+In this post, we'll look at how you can prepare yourself for the certification exam.
+
+== Cloud Native Java Developer certification exam
+
+The certification includes multiple-choice questions and two hands-on labs. The hands-on labs are hosted in the cloud so that you can run the exercises in your browser. In the hands-on labs, you are expected to create an application that includes specific features from cloud-native open standards, including MicroProfile and Jakarta EE, and the application should successfully pass integration tests. The certification requires that you gain a minimum of 45 marks out of total of 63 (71%) across both the multiple-choice questions and the hands-on labs to pass. You have 90 minutes to complete the whole exam.
+
+You can find the certification on the link:https://www.ibm.com/training/certification/C9004800[IBM Training portal].
+
+image::img/blog/liberty-certification.png[Screenshot of certification page,width=70%,align="center"]
+
+== Prepare for the certification exam
+
+You can prepare for the certification exam by using the free resources on the link:/[Open Liberty website], including the link:/guides/[cloud-native developer guides] and the link:/docs/[Liberty docs]. Both the guides and docs are relevant whether you are working with link:/start/[Open Liberty] or with link:https://www.ibm.com/products/websphere-hybrid-edition/liberty[IBM WebSphere Liberty] (which is built from the Open Liberty project).
+
+=== Cloud-native Java developer guides
+
+The 60 link:/guides/[cloud-native developer guides] give you hands-on experience with the technologies and tools that you can use with Open Liberty. The guides are a great way for you to refresh your knowledge about a technology or to discover new ones. They range in complexity, from link:/guides/getting-started.html[Getting started with Open Liberty] and link:/guides/rest-intro.html[Creating a RESTful web service] to topics such as link:/guides/microprofile-metrics.html[Providing metrics from a microservice], and link:/guides/social-media-login.html[Authenticating users through social media providers].
+
+You can complete a guide in as little as 15 minutes. Additionally, most of the guides are also available for you to "Run in cloud" in a browser, so you don't need to set up any pre-requisites on your local machine. This provides a really easy and efficient way for you to practise using Liberty.
+
+image::img/blog/guides.png[Screenshot of Open Liberty guides,width=70%,align="center"]
+
+As well as the guides, there is a longer link:/guides/liberty-deep-dive.html[Liberty Deep Dive] available. The Liberty Deep Dive combines many of the technologies covered in the shorter guides into a longer tutorial so that you can develop a fully-functional cloud-native Java application with Open Liberty using Jakarta EE and MicroProfile APIs.
+
+image::img/blog/liberty-deep-dive.png[Screenshot of Open Liberty Deep Dive,width=70%,align="center"]
+
+=== Liberty documentation
+
+On the link:/[Open Liberty website] you can also find the link:/docs/[Liberty docs] which describe how to use the features available with Open Liberty, including the MicroProfile and Jakarta EE specifications.
+
+image::img/blog/docs.png[Screenshot of Open Liberty docs,width=70%,align="center"]
+
+== Find out more
+
+By using these resources, and your own knowledge and experience of writing cloud-native Java applications, you're ready to try the Liberty certification exam - good luck! Read more about the certification on the link:https://www.ibm.com/training/certification/C9004800[IBM Training portal].
+