I have spent the past month reviewing all of the functions needed for the test, taken the free practice exams, and completed the SaS Programming 1 Essentials course plus the associated practice materials for it. I want to know what else I should/can review to make sure I'm fully prepared. I have about another month before the test.
Thanks for your question. It sounds like you have been putting in some good quality time preparing. For the A00-231 Base Programming Specialist, the recommended training is both the Programming 1 and Programming 2 courses. If you have not taken the Programming 2 course, I'd recommend taking that course. Links to the recommended training can be found off of our certification website (link is below).
Here are some resources to help you prepare:
A blog post that we published when the new A00-231 exam was launched: https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2019/02/13/new-performance-based-certification/
Our website, which includes an introductory tutorial video and a downloadable exam content guide. https://www.sas.com/en_us/certification/credentials/foundation-tools/base-programming-specialist.htm...
The exam content guide is basically a detailed outline that you can use to help guide your preparation efforts.
A tips and strategies article from our community site: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Tips-and-Strategies-for-the-A00-231-SAS-Base-...
2 YouTube videos about this exam specifically and exam prep in general:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TYeqsQpG-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQ0SMNXiYE
I wish you well in your exam preparation and hope you will do well on the exam as well.
Kind regards,
Becky
Thanks for your question. It sounds like you have been putting in some good quality time preparing. For the A00-231 Base Programming Specialist, the recommended training is both the Programming 1 and Programming 2 courses. If you have not taken the Programming 2 course, I'd recommend taking that course. Links to the recommended training can be found off of our certification website (link is below).
Here are some resources to help you prepare:
A blog post that we published when the new A00-231 exam was launched: https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2019/02/13/new-performance-based-certification/
Our website, which includes an introductory tutorial video and a downloadable exam content guide. https://www.sas.com/en_us/certification/credentials/foundation-tools/base-programming-specialist.htm...
The exam content guide is basically a detailed outline that you can use to help guide your preparation efforts.
A tips and strategies article from our community site: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Tips-and-Strategies-for-the-A00-231-SAS-Base-...
2 YouTube videos about this exam specifically and exam prep in general:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TYeqsQpG-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQ0SMNXiYE
I wish you well in your exam preparation and hope you will do well on the exam as well.
Kind regards,
Becky
I tried looking into the Programming 2 section, but it takes me to a subscription screen. Is this required to take that part of the course?
Hello,
Yes, that is true that the Programming 2 course is part of a learning subscription. Another option would be to take this course through Coursera. https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/sas-programming
It's a four-course series and the equivalent course is the second course listed in the series.
I hope this is helps.
Becky
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