Spring framework is very popular and need of spring knowledge among the IT industry is raising. But I found that getting a spring certification is not very easy.  To get the spring certification voucher you have to take spring training from spring source, which are available in few major cities of India or you have to have a prior work experience in spring.

You can find spring training locations here…

http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/springsource/search/findcourse.cfm?ui=s2

You need to get registered to see information on fees, location etc.

If you don’t want to go for spring training then you must have experience in working on spring. Spring source such candidates as ‘grandfathered’ candidates. You need to provide a ‘Grandfather Application’ providing proof of their experience on spring. Some more details are given below

Spring Framework is offered to two groups of people: those who have attended a 4-day Core Spring training course and those who haven’t attended the course but have gained knowledge of Spring from other sources, such as private study, client projects, forums etc.  We call this second group, ‘grandfathered’ candidates.

A grandfathered candidate is a person who has not attended the four-day Core Spring class but who has satisfied any one of the following criteria:

•             Demonstrable evidence of (1) successful Spring solution completed. Evidence will include customer name and contact information reference.

•             Demonstrable evidence of adding value to Spring Products and/or the Community. Candidate should provide supporting information from one or more of the following examples:

a. Forum post
b. Software patches
c. Articles promoting Spring or explaining Spring
d. User Group involvement

•             Possession of a Spring Framework Professional Certification from a previous version of Spring.

These are the only ways in which you can obtain a voucher in order to take the certification exam and become a Certified Spring Professional. More information including sample questions and costs can be found here: http://www.springsource.com/training/certification/springprofessional

Clck here to see the Grandfather Application.

Update : Danielbutcher has added a Spring Certification practice test.