APS (Accredited Platform Specialist)

HP APS Description:
The APS (Accredited Platform Specialist) certification from HP certification is a standard level certification. This certification was started in 2001, and was last updated in 2003.

A person with the APS HP Certification (Accredited Platform Specialist) has the foundation information and advanced level understanding for APS (Accredited Platform Specialist) certified professionals that can remedial maintenance for the purpose of restoring consumer and business class hardware to operational levels. This knowledge will include but will not be limited to the use one of hands-on planning and the integration and support of technical solutions in business class, networked environments.

HP APS Prerequisites:
You must have 6 to 12 months experience design, support and integrate platform, operating system, storage, network and option components to solve business needs. However, for the APS certification you have to know all the basics of the certification. In addition, to do the APS exams and you are recommended to do the HP Training course. Alternatively you can do the APS study guides or APS practice exams from vendors like Testking.com.

HP APS Exams:
You need to do the HP exam(s) required to earn AIS certification. Because there are different tracks in the certification, there can be different exams for the different tracks. For example:

The exam that is required is the APS - HP Commercial Desktops, Workstations and Notebooks track is the HP HP2-896 Servicing HP Desktops, Workstations and Notebooks exam.

The exam that is required is the APS – HP Smart Desktop Service [2005] track is the HP HP2-033 Supporting HP Smart Desktop Service exam.

The exam that is required is the APS - ProCurve Networking [2004] track is the HP HP2-964 Installation and Service of HP ProCurve Devices exam.

HP APS Recertification
The certification is now valid indefinitely.

HP APS Training
The recommended HP training courses for the APS is the Introduction to HP Networking Technologies (HPNT) course from HP Certification Training.

On the internet you can find additional APS prep material, including TestKing practice questions, simulations, study guide s, labs, tips from the APS (Accredited Platform Specialist) professionals, expert advice, success stories, along with all the other APS (Accredited Platform Specialist) resources to help the students preparing for the APS certification exams.