The CIW Perl specialist certification is completed by individuals working their way through the Perl fundamentals course before completing the Perl specialist exam. If a candidate has already completed the CIW Javascript specialist and database design specialist, completion of the Perl specialist certification also earns the CIW Web development professional certification.
The subjects covered by the Perl fundamentals course include Perl language essentials, Perl code essentials and Website implementation. The certification is aimed at IT professionals, including Web developers and software developers.
CIW certifications, including Perl specialist certification are designed to cover technological standards used by the Internet design industry. This differs from other certifications covering one type of software or a single manufacturer's software.