The table below will help you decide which TLCC courses you should take to prepare for the Lotus Developer Certification exams for Notes Domino 8.5. TLCC suggests taking the course(s) as noted below first, then be sure to obtain the exam guide from the Lotus Certification web site. Use the exam guide as your study outline, then refer back to the appropriate topic in the TLCC course.

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Your Current Certification Title	Requires successfully passing test	New Title Earned
IBM Certified Application Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 8	951 - Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development Update TLCC's Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development Update course will prepare you for this exam!	IBM Certified Application Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5
IBM Certified Application Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 7	801 - Notes Domino 8 Application Development Update 951 - Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development Update TLCC's Notes Domino 8 and 8.5 Application Development Update Package will prepare you for these exams!	IBM Certified Application Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5

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IBM Certified Application Developer - Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 (NEW TWO EXAM PATH)
Exams Required	Course(s) to prepare for the exam
Developing IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 Applications (985) Click here to see the 985 exam objectives and a mapping to the TLCC lessons	Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development 1 Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development 2 Developing Domino 8.5 Web Applications or Notes Domino 8.5 Application Developer Package (has the three courses listed above) or Certified Developer Package for Notes and Domino 8.5 (has the three courses listed above plus the Developing XPages course needed for the 986 exam)
Creating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 Applications with Xpages and Advanced Techniques (986) Click here to see the 986 exam objectives and a mapping to the TLCC lessons	Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development 1 Notes Domino 8.5 Application Development 2 Developing Domino 8.5 Web Applications Developing XPages in Domino Designer 8.5 or Certified Developer Package for Notes and Domino 8.5 (has the four courses listed above)

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