WPF Certification

Microsoft has a certification exam dedicated to WPF, Exam 70-502: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation. The preparation guide on MSDN can be found here:

Exam 70-502: .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation

Skills Measured

The following topics are covered on the exam, as indicated on the exam preparation guide. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each topic on the exam.

• Creating a WPF Application (13 percent)
• Select an application type.
• Configure Event Handling.
• Configure commands.
• Configure page-based navigation.
• Configure application settings.
• Manage application responsiveness.
• Building User Interfaces (20 percent)
• Select and configure content controls.
• Select and configure item controls.
• Select and configure layout panels.
• Integrate Windows Forms controls into a WPF application.
• Create user and custom controls.
• Adding and Managing Content (16 percent)
• Create and display two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics.
• Create and manipulate documents.
• Add multimedia content.
• Manage binary resources.
• Manage images.
• Binding to Data Sources (23 percent)
• Configure binding options.
• Bind to a data collection.
• Bind to a property of another element.
• Convert and validate data.
• Configure notification of changes in underlying data.
• Customizing Appearance (20 percent)
• Create a consistent user interface appearance by using styles.
• Change the appearance of a UI element by using triggers.
• Add interactivity by using animations.
• Share logical resources throughout an application.
• Change the appearance of a control by using templates.
• Localize a WPF application.
• Configuring and Deploying WPF Applications (8 percent)
• Deploy for standalone access.
• Deploy to a partial trust environment.
• Deploy an XBAP application.
• Manage upgrades.
• Configure the security settings of an application deployment.

Beta Exam

A beta version of the exam was released in the Dec '07 / Jan '08 timeframe. Here's a blog post from someone who took that beta exam:

Reflections on the WPF Certification Beta Exam