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Exam Details

• Exam Name: Front End Developer Certified Associate (FDCA)
• Exam Format: Multiple choice, online with remote supervision (proctoring)
• Exam Delivery: Safe Exam Browser
• Number of Questions: 50 questions: 70% scenarios / 30% conceptual
• Exam Duration: 90 minutes
• Passing Score: 70% (35 out of 50 correct answers)
• Available Languages: Spanish / English
• Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts (minimum 15 days between attempts)
• Validity: 3 years · 10 CPD credits per year

Main Subjects

• Web development fundamentals and HTML (20%): Client-server and HTTP/HTTPS; HTML5 structure and semantics; Accessible forms; W3C validation.
• CSS and responsive web design (20%): Cascade and specificity; Flexbox and CSS Grid; Media queries and mobile-first; Animations and CSS variables.
• JavaScript and front-end programming (25%): Types, functions and arrow functions; map, filter and reduce; DOM manipulation; Events and localStorage.
• Development tools, Git and publishing (20%): Git: commit, branch and merge; GitHub and GitLab; DevTools; GitHub Pages and Netlify.
• Accessibility, usability and best practices (15%): WCAG 2.2 and ARIA; Usability heuristics; Cross-browser testing; Ethics and intellectual property.

Who is this certification for?

• Junior web developers and students: Who want to formally validate their front-end skills.
• Self-taught developers and freelancers: Who build their own sites or sites for clients.
• UI/UX designers: Who complement their profile with web implementation.

Prerequisites

No mandatory prerequisites: no prior experience, training or certification is required. Registration is direct with CertJoin or through an authorized partner. Recommended (not mandatory): basic computer and browser skills; programming knowledge is desirable. Next levels: Back End Developer Certified Professional (BEDCP) and Full Stack Developer Certified Expert (FSDCE).