Contributing to Citrix Education

Last week I was off to Citrix Systems, Santa Clara for attending the next Citrix NetScaler-based CCA exams IDW (Item Development Workshop). An IDW is a workshop that lasts about a week in which you and others will create exam questions (or items) that will appear on the next (or revised) Citrix exam(s). In this particular IDW we are concentrating on the follow-up exams of the old Citrix NetScaler 1Y0-A11 and Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise 1Y0-A13 which are based on the Citrix NetScaler 9 software version.

Unfortunately we forgot to take a picture of all the participants together, so to name a few: from left to right: Lourdes Soler (Citrix), Henny Louwers, Stuart Souter, Alejandra Garcia (Citrix), Craig Pickford and Robert Zehnder.

1Y1-A21 Basic Administration for Citrix NetScaler 9.2

I love Citrix NetScaler . So, I registered this exam for Friday the 13th of august. If you are interested in taking this exam act fast because slots are limited! Prepare for a lot of questions which is not unusual for Citrix Beta exams.

Official Citrix Community Blog statement about taking this exam which seems to be removed now:

Are you interested in testing your knowledge of NetScaler 9.2? Now you can with the new beta exam 1Y1-A21 Basic Administration for Citrix NetScaler 9.2. While in beta, this exam is available FREE of cost!

Topics covered:
•    Planning the Network Deployment and Architecture
•    Initial Configuration and Installation
•    Managing and Securing NetScaler
•    Auditing and Monitoring
•    Configuring High Availability
•    Basic Troubleshooting

Exam A21 is a requirement for the CCA for Citrix NetScaler 9.
There are a limited number of seats for this exam. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so don’t delay!

Registration info: To register for this exam, please go to Pearson VUE web site (www.vue.com/citrix).

While in beta, an exam preparation guide is NOT available. Refer to the preparatory training: CNS-203-1 Basic Administration for Citrix NetScaler 9.2

Beta Exam Results: You will not receive your score until the beta period is complete, the test results are analyzed, and a passing score is established.

Exam Feedback: While taking the beta exam, you are encouraged to provide feedback to training@citrix.com. Please include the beta exam number in the subject line.
Act now to take advantage of the beta exam while it is available for free!

Good luck!

UPDATE: Seems like the original page has been removed from Citrix Communities. Exam is still available on VUE, so act fast if you are interested in this exam.