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Smart Devices

• Smartphone explosion started in 2007 with iPhone and Android running a 2 horse race until 2012

• 2012: iPhone/Android account for 85% smartphones

• Q2 2012 saw 4x Android smartphones than iPhones

• Q2 2012 saw Nexus 7 tablet launch & others: pattern set to repeat

A revolution in the palm of your hand

Tablets

Smartphones

PC’s

Source: Business Insider

The future of mobileDemand for all mobile devices by far outstrips PC’s

Source: Accenture

Huge demand for quality custom Apps

App demandDemand for mobile Apps fuelled by device growth

• Employers demand quality developers• Developers want to differentiate themselves• Customers want quality Apps

Market flooded with developers

The barrier to entry for creating and distributing Android Apps is extremely low

Managing App qualityThe human factor

• Recognised throughout the Android Industry• Proven pedigree with online verification

AACD: The qualification for Android developers

“If you can‘t measure it, you can’t manage it”

The solutionAACD

• The exam is taken online• The back end is the same as the

Symbian Academy with the same team behind its £2.5m development

• The AI-like system adjusts the question difficulty according to how well the candidate is progressing.

• No two exams are the same

Recognised QualificationProvable competence

AACD

AndroidEcosystem

AppFramework

PublishingThe SDK Tools

Resources

Intents

UserInterface

Application Components

Security

Data StorageCommsThe Media Framework

Location

Comprehensive coverageAll Android features and techniques assessed

Curriculum / Subject areas

• Comprehensive result report issued

• Unsuccessful candidates are shown precisely which areas need to be studied further

• Qualified developers quote their AACD ref on their CV’s and online profiles, such as Stack Overflow and Linked In.

Managed ResultsOnline certificate issue and reference verification

• Exam is used for training needs analysis– Employers can use the AACD exam to assess the skills of their development team and organize

training or outsourcing accordingly (minimum 15% reduction in training costs)

• Exam is a recruitment screening tool– Potential employers can validate interview candidates who hold the AACD by confirming it

online, e.g. In an interview environment

• Exam is an interviewing tool– The AACD exam can be used as part of (or even as a replacement for) a technical interview,

allowing the interviewer to focus on areas of technical interest/proficiency or on non-technical criteria.

• Motivational & Team Building Tool– Recognise domain experts using objective measures and appoint as mentors for junior staff

– Assess staff according to required strengths for specific roles

Employers benefitVisible quality control

They have a high security certificate that’s impossible to forge

They use the AACD logo

They are listed in an on-line database

They score highly in on-line interview tests

They are probably more confident at a technical interview

They know their way around the informal peer support networks & forums

It’s likely that they are following a structured course of technical study

It’s likely that they are pursuing membership of a professional body

A badge of honourHow to spot an AACD qualified developer

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