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The purpose of this article is to notify the reader of unique details specific to this exam version. This exam is currently ‘Available to Public’ and was published 20 March 2024. We recommend that you subscribe to this article to receive notifications about the release of the exam version’s key resources and click this link to Ask Questions.   Key Resources for ArcGIS API for Python Associate 2024 Exam As always, our key exam resources are the Exam Information Guide and Learning Plan located on the Exam Details Page and ArcGIS Documentation. The Exam Details Page in the Esri Academy (includes links to the Exam Information Guide and the exam Learning plan) ArcGIS API for Python – ArcGIS Documentation Publish Date: 20 March 2024 Exam State: Available to public Link to Credly Digital Badge Previous Version – Retired 30 June 2024: ArcGIS API for Python Specialty 20-001 ... View more

This article provides you with a quick look at key information unique to this exam, levels, and versions. As always, our key exam resources are the Exam Information Guide and Learning Plan located on the Exam Details Page in the Esri Academy and ArcGIS Documentation. We recommend that you subscribe to this article to receive updates on this certification exam and click this link to Ask Questions. Current Version: ArcGIS API for Python Associate 2024 The 2024 exam version is an associate level exam. It is intended for candidates that have four years of applied experience and should be proficient in best practices and uses of ArcGIS API for Python related to GIS administration, content management, visualization, and analysis. Exam Details Page in the Esri Academy Catalog. Level: Associate Publish Date: 20 March 2024 Exam State: Available to the public Link to exam’s Credly digital badge   Exam Version Enhancements Re-evaluated the expertise recommendation and re-classified as an Associate level exam Create an enhanced score report to provide section level performance pass/fail ratings Reviewed all sections and objectives to ensure they properly align with the latest software version Grow the exam content to support 65-questions and 4-sections   Previous Version: ArcGIS API for Python 20-001 – Retired 30 June 2024 The 2020 version was originally published as a Specialty exam. Specialty exams were created with only 40-multiple choice questions and do not provide test takers with a section level score report to provide performance information. All specialty exams have been converted to associate level exams to improve the test-taker experience, and all specialty exams were retired on 30 June 2024. Learn more about Specialty exam retirement here. Level: Specialty Version: 20-001 Published date: May 2020 Retired date: June 2024 Exam State: Retired   Exam Version Comparison Number of questions, exam duration, software version: 2024 Version: 75 questions, 1 hour and 30-minutes to complete, ArcGIS API version 2.1.0.3 (March 6, 2023 release) 20-001 Version: 40 questions, 60 minutes to complete   2024 Exam Version 20-001 Exam Version Administration – 29% Discover and Share – 40% Identify portal/organization settings Use the GIS and features modules to apply procedural concepts to connect to the ArcGIS organization and manage content Identify techniques for managing items, groups, and users Use the GIS and featured modules with a set of requirements to publish items Given a scenario, use the GIS module to manage items, groups, and users   Content Management - 29%   Identify tools for managing content   Describe the process for managing content   Given a scenario, use the GIS, features, mapping, and widgets modules to create and edit web map layers   Given a set of requirements, use the GIS or features module to publish items   Visualization – 20% Visualize – 33% Identify tools for creating and editing web map layers Use the GIS, features, mapping, and widgets modules to create and edit web map layers Identify strategies for visualizing non-spatial data Use the GIS, features, mapping, geocode, and geometry modules to visualize map content Given a scenario, use the GIS, features, and mapping modules to visualize map content   Analyze – 22% Analyze – 27% Given a scenario, identify the appropriate type of analysis Use the features and geometry modules and their submodules to perform spatial analysis Given a scenario, use the geoenrichment, geocode, geometry, features, network and raster modules to analyze data Use the GeoAccessor and GeoSeriesAccessor modules to utilize Spatially Enabled DataFrame Given a dataset, use Spatially-Enabled DataFrames to conduct analysis (GeoAccessor, GeoSeriesAccessor, pandas DataFrame)     We hope you will engage with us during the next exam update process Exams are updated every 18-24 months; we eagerly invite you to join us when we create the next exam version. Your participation is critical to the success of our program, your advice and expertise is key to ensuring that the exam enhancements meet the needs of our GIS Industry. To participate, review our main Exam Development blog to learn more and RSVP to upcoming participation opportunities on our Exam Development Opportunities board.  ... View more

The purpose of this article is to notify the reader of unique details specific to this exam version. This exam is currently ‘Available to Public’ and was published 12 March 2024. We recommend that you subscribe to this article to receive notifications about the release of the exam version’s key resources and click this link to Ask Questions.   Key Resources for ArcGIS Online Administration Associate 2024 Exam Our key exam resources are the Exam Information Guide and Learning Plan located on the Exam Details Page and ArcGIS Documentation. The Exam Details Page in the Esri Academy (includes links to the Exam Information Guide and the exam Learning plan) ArcGIS Online – ArcGIS Documentation Publish Date: 12 March 2024 Exam State: Available to public Link to Credly Digital Badge Previous Version – Retired 30 June 2024: ArcGIS Online Administration Specialty 19-001 ... View more

This article provides you with key information unique to this exam and its many versions and levels. We recommend that you subscribe to this article to receive notifications and click this link to Ask Questions.   Current Version: ArcGIS Online Administration Associate 2024 The 2024 exam version is an associate level exam. It is intended for candidates with at least 2 years of applied experience. The exam tests the candidate's experience using concepts and processes to effectively manage an ArcGIS Online organization. This exam validates skills related to managing members, licenses, credits, content, configuration, sharing settings, and groups. Exam Details Page in Esri Academy Catalog  Level: Associate Version: 2024 Published date: 12 March 2024 Exam State: Available to the public   Exam Version Enhancements Re-evaluated the expertise recommendation and re-classified as an Associate level exam Create an enhanced score report to provide section level performance pass/fail ratings Reviewed all sections and objectives to ensure they properly align with the latest software version Grow the exam content to support 65-questions and 4-sections   Previous Version: ArcGIS Online Administration Specialty 19-001 – Retired June 30, 2024 This version was originally published in 2019 as a Specialty exam. Specialty exams were created with only 40-multiple choice questions and do not provide test takers with a section level score report to provide performance information. All specialty exams have been converted to associate level exams to improve the test-taker experience, and all specialty exams were retired on 30 June 2024. Learn more about Specialty exam retirement here. Level: Specialty Version: 19-001 Published date: May 2019 Retired Date: June 2024 Exam State: Retired   We hope you will participate in future exam development activities.  Exams are updated every 18-24 months; we eagerly invite you to join us when we create the next exam version. Your participation is critical to the success of our program, your advice and expertise is key to ensuring that the exam enhancements meet the needs of our GIS Industry. To participate, review our main Exam Development blog to learn more and RSVP to upcoming participation opportunities on our Exam Development Opportunities board to receive email reminders when exam development participation dates open.   ... View more

Esri Technical Certification Blueprint Survey FAQs We welcome your participation in our exam development processes. Read this blog to determine if participating in a Blueprint Survey is an exam development process that you'd like to support. Subscribe to this blog to receive notifications as the blog is updated and click this link to Ask Questions. Ready to participate? Click here to review our Blueprint Survey Schedule. What is an Esri Blueprint Survey? Esri Blueprint Surveys are part of the ‘develop blueprint’ mechanism used within the exam development process. The process begins with the launch of an Esri Blueprint Survey, hosted by our exam development vendor to the GIS Community to gather feedback on the exam blueprint. This survey allows participants to provide two types of ratings: (1) exam objectives on ‘frequency of use’ and ‘criticality’ and (2) exam sections on ‘importance’ of each section and ‘percent of content’ that should be within the section.     Why choose to take an Esri Blueprint Survey? The feedback collected within the blueprint survey allows our team to determine (1) the exam objectives and sections reflect industry workflows and (2) the weight of each exam section.  Your participation is your ‘voice’ in this process and your participation ensures that the exam is updated to be a valid measure of the skills defined within the exam’s information guide, located on the exam details webpage. Who is qualified to take an Esri Blueprint Survey? Esri Blueprint Surveys are available to the entire GIS Community of Esri Customers, Esri Business Partners, International Distributors, and Esri Employees. It is recommended that the participant is a member of the GIS industry that meets or exceeds the exam candidate description found on the exam’s information guide. What should I expect when taking an Esri Blueprint Survey? The Exam Blueprint Survey allows participants to provide ratings and comments to explain the relative importance of the exam objectives to performing known industry job requirements. Based on the exam blueprint length, survey completion times may vary but participants should expect to spend 20-30 minutes. After our team reviews the survey feedback, the finalized exam blueprint will be used for the operational certification exam and will be provided to exam candidates within the exam information guide.  Blueprint Survey Example Image                           What should I consider when completing an Esri Blueprint Survey? Our exam development schedule supports a 21-day window for blueprint surveys participation. Blueprint Surveys are only available within this participation window, we are not able to extend any participation windows and only completed surveys will be included within the final results. While the contents of the survey are confidential, we encourage you to share the survey announcements with your colleagues to ensure that we reach the largest audience possible.   When are the Esri Blueprint Surveys available? The Esri Blueprint Survey Schedule is hosted within our Esri Community Exam Development Board. Our exam development vendor provides the survey link to Esri the day it launches. If you follow the instructions on the Esri Blueprint Survey Schedule and ‘mark your calendar’ – we’ll email you the survey link the day the survey opens.   Stay Connected and Engage with Us! We hope you will subscribe to our program subscriptions and give ‘Kudos’ to our Blueprint Survey Articles and Blueprint Survey Opportunities!   ... View more

Welcome to our Esri Community place! The purpose of this article is to introduce you to Esri Community as our authoritative location for program information. We recommend that you subscribe to our boards and labels to receive notifications and click this link to Ask Questions. Our Content is Organized by Boards We have four topic-boards, each board has resource article and unique labels. Use this Search for This Place to locate content by key words. For example, type ‘community’ into the search bar to locate the board’s key resource. All of our content is outlined below by topic to align with the Certification Journey Milestones.       The Program Information Board is our prime location to host supplemental program information created to support our interested candidates, certified individuals, subject matter experts, and program advocates. This location features additional insight into how our program aligns with industry best practices and informative articles describing how to celebrate the milestones along your certification journey. Topics include: Program Presentations, ArcGIS Accounts, My Academy Certification Journey, Find an Exam, Prepare for an Exam, Take an Exam  Certification Accounts, Pearson VUE, CertMetrics, Credly Esri Exam Vouchers, Registration and Delivery The Certification Questions Board is the authoritative place to ask the experts and collaborate. Your participation when you post an inquiry or a solution, positively supports the personal and professional growth of our certification candidates. Topics include: ArcGIS Account & My Academy Esri Exams & Certifications Vouchers - Registration - Delivery Pearson VUE Account, CertMetrics Account, Credly Account The Certification Exams Board is our exclusive location hosting content related to all of our certification exams, new exam versions, and exam development information. Topics include: Exams by years of experience: Foundation, Associate, and Professional Exams by software:  ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Utility Network ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript Exam by exam development status:   Blueprint Survey and Beta Exam Exam Development Schedule and Exam Development SME The Exam Development Opportunity Board is our user-friendly tool, allowing interested participants to (1) select an event by using the list, calendar, or event status buttons, (2) sign up to participate, and (3) mark your calendar – ensuring participants don’t miss a scheduled blueprint survey, beta registration event, or preparation resource update. Topics include:  Blueprint Survey and Beta Exam Notifications Exam Information Guide Update Notifications Exam Card and Exam Resource Update Notifications   Personalize Your Subscriptions & Notification Settings Once you've subscribed to our place, you can further personalize the subscription to focus on a specific board or label. Then, you can update your subscription notifications to best meet your communication needs. Locate the top banner and click on your picture or avatar Select My Settings to update your Subscriptions & Notifications settings preferences Esri Community My Settings             Esri Community > My Settings > Subscriptions & Notifications   We hope you will subscribe and give a ‘Kudos’… we look forward to “meeting” you.   ... View more

Esri Beta Exam FAQs Beta exams are a vital component of Esri’s high-stakes certification exam development process. The beta exam helps ensure the validity of each item included on an operational exam as well as the exam’s overall industry workflow alignment. Compared to those taking an operational exam, beta exam participants have a unique experience. Here’s what you need to know about beta exams if you’re considering participating in one. Visit our Esri Beta Exam Schedule blog for the latest dates. Why does Esri create beta exams for its technical certifications? Beta exams are a standard part of all certification programs—they are the “pre-test and analyze” mechanism used within the exam development process. Detailed analysis of beta exam results helps ensure the operational exam validates skills used within current industry workflows and software best practices. To keep up with ever-evolving technologies, Esri certification exams are updated every 18-24 months.  Does Esri always publish a beta exam before publishing a new exam version? No, it isn't always necessary. Content used to build new exam versions comes from a variety of exam development workshops. These workshops are ongoing through the year and we work with our exam development vendor to ensure that all content has been pre-tested with a beta exam or as an unscored pilot item on the operational exam. All exam content on our exams has been reviewed by our exam development vendor to meet industry best practices. Why should I take an Esri beta exam? Passing a beta exam means that you have achieved that certification at the earliest possible time. If you are seeking new professional opportunities or aiming to enhance your credentials to earn new business opportunities, taking a beta exam may be a useful way to achieve those goals sooner. If you are someone who enjoys contributing to the GIS community, taking a beta exam may also be for you. During a beta exam, you have the option to provide feedback on each item. Our testing vendor analyzes the feedback collected during the beta exam process to identify the highest quality exam content and uses that content to create the operational exam. Your participation in a beta exam is your “voice” in this process, and your participation helps ensure the operational exam is updated to be a valid measure of the skills defined within its exam information guide (EIG), which is included on each Esri Academy exam page (like this one). If you’re considering taking a beta exam, it’s important to carefully review its EIG to determine if the exam is right for you.  Who is qualified to take an Esri beta exam? Esri beta exams are available to the entire Esri community of users, including students, customers, business partners, international distributors, and employees. As with operational exams, it’s important to review the beta exam’s qualified candidate description in its exam information guide to ensure your skills match or exceed the description. What should I expect when taking an Esri beta exam? To support our rigorous exam development process, beta exams have more questions than operational exams. During the beta exam, you will review, answer, and when appropriate, post a comment on the exam question. Our testing vendor reviews all beta exam feedback and discards poor-performing questions. This ensures that the content used to create operational exams is a valid measure of the skills defined within the exam information guide. Beta exam results are released about 10 weeks from the close of the beta exam period, and only a pass or fail result will be provided. What should I consider before purchasing a voucher to take an Esri beta exam? The most important thing to consider is whether your knowledge and skills match those of the exam’s qualified candidate description (found in the beta exam information guide). The voucher purchase and registration process is the same, whether you’re taking a beta or an operational exam. However, beta exams are only available for a two to three-week period. Therefore, you have a relatively short time to purchase the exam voucher, schedule your exam appointment, prepare for your exam, and take your exam. We are not able to extend a beta exam’s open period, and no refund will be provided if you register for a beta exam and do not attend your exam appointment within the beta exam period. Your exam voucher is good for one year after the date in which it was issued and can be applied towards an operational exam instead. It may also be used for a future beta exam if it falls within the one-year period. With these considerations in mind, it’s critical that you review all the beta exam information available to you before purchasing a voucher. Is passing a beta exam equivalent to passing an operational exam? Yes, a certification will be awarded to all individuals who pass a beta exam. If I don’t pass the beta exam, can I retake it? Retakes are not available for beta exams and if a test taker does not pass the beta exam, the test taker can still attempt the operational exam three times after it releases, which will be eight to ten weeks after the beta exam period closes. To learn more, read our Esri Exam Retake Policy FAQs. When are Esri beta exams available? See the Esri Beta Exam Schedule blog for the latest dates. How do I purchase a voucher to take an Esri beta exam? Beta exams are the same price as operational exams—$250 USD. Certification exam vouchers are sold by Esri and can be applied towards a beta exam during the two to three-week period in which it's open, or towards any available operational exam. To purchase an exam voucher, visit its exam details page on Esri Academy to access the 'Purchase' button. Beta exams and operational exams use the same exam voucher.   Can a foundation, associate, or professional level exam voucher be used to register for a beta exam? Yes, beta exams are the "pre-test and analyze" mechanism used within the exam development process. For this reason, we use the same voucher type to support each beta exam during its unique beta exam period. Only foundation, associate, or professional level exam vouchers can be used to register for a beta exam within the Pearson VUE registration system. To learn more, read Esri Technical Certification Voucher Types. How do I register for an Esri beta exam? Purchase an exam voucher from Esri and enter the voucher code when scheduling an exam appointment with our testing vendor Pearson VUE during the beta exam period. You’ll need to sign in with your Pearson VUE account or create an account if you do not have one. __________________ For the latest information on beta exams and all things certification, subscribe to our Esri Community boards—and keep us informed of your progress. All the best to you on your certification journey! ... View more

Exam Day Preparation Planning for exam day begins with understanding the tasks associated with exam day and defining your expectations as you complete these tasks. Remember, exam day is part of your certification journey -- not the destination. By outlining these tasks and adding them to your Certification Journey RoadMap, these tasks become milestones and achieving your milestones creates ‘wins’ along the journey. Buy an Esri Exam Voucher Create Your Exam Day Appointment within the Pearson VUE Registration System Attend the Registration Appointment and Take the Exam   Personalize Your Experience To begin, read our blog to familiarize yourself with Pearson VUE Exam Day Preparation Recommendations, then follow the steps below to select the options that best meet your preferences.  Buy an Esri Exam Voucher The most direct access from our website to the 'purchase' button is to visit the exam details page to purchase an exam with your ArcGIS account. (Need help with your ArcGIS Account? Click here) But, for a personalized experience -- ensure you have aligned your training and certification goals in My Academy and use the 'purchase' button on My Wish List. Register with Pearson VUE Create your account and register to take the exam with Pearson VUE. The most direct access to the Pearson VUE Registration System is from our program page: https://home.pearsonvue.com/esri. You can customize your exam day appointment with date, time, and exam delivery environments. If you're not sure which options are best for you, visit this Pearson VUE Helpful Resources FAQs.  Utilize Pearson VUE's Resources For Any Questions Email Customer Service: Here is a region specific web page. You will initially receive an automated email but then please allow them 3–4 business days to get back to you. Please note: if you choose Americas support, select the Email form for ‘Professional and technology certifications.’  Call Customer Service: This contact us section of the Esri Pearson VUE page has numbers to call for each region.  OnVUE support and resources: This online testing page will have various resources and tips to choose from.  Attend the Registration Appointment and Take the Exam   Watch this Test Center Video to set your expectations for an in-person exam delivery at a test center.  Watch this Online Testing Video to understand the process for an OnVUE online exam delivery AND review the Pearson OnVUE for Esri web page, https://home.pearsonvue.com/esri/onvue, to run a system test. NOTE: Pearson strongly recommends using a personal computer (i.e., one not issued by your employer) and a wired, ethernet connection. Additionally, it is important to understand that not all systems are compatible with OnVUE and you may need to take the exam with the in-person test center. Be sure that your Pearson VUE web account reflects your legal name to match your government issued identification, learn more about Pearson VUE ID Policy. Be sure to reschedule within 48-hours before your exam day appointment ensuring that you do not forfeit your exam fee and need to purchase a new voucher.   Celebrate the Journey Planning your milestones creates ‘wins’ along the journey. Define your success metrics before you ever attend the exam day appointment. Celebrate everything that went as planned and update the plan milestones as you achieve them. Remember, this is your certification journey -- not certification destination. Not all exams will be 'passed' on the first attempt, know this and have a plan for the next steps. Lifelong learning doesn't end because you 'pass' the exam, so 'pass' or 'not', have a plan to celebrate all that you have learned and achieved on this journey.  Be proud of your accomplishments and know that we are proud of you and all that you do to contribute to our industry. We hope you will subscribe to our program subscriptions , allowing you to stay current with our program’s latest and greatest blogs and newsletters -- and keep us informed of your progress! -- Best to you on your certification journey!   ... View more

Esri Exam Preparation Resources Key Resources to Esri Technical Certification Exam selection and preparation: Esri Academy, Exam Information Guide, ArcGIS Documentation, and Esri Community. While these are the authoritative key resources, it is important to remember that these exam preparation resources are suggestions. Completing suggested resources will not guarantee a passing score on an exam.  The focus of this article is to outline the exam preparation resources available and how to use them. After reviewing this article, you may want to personalize your experience, with these 3-Steps to Selecting Your Esri Certification Exam, or review some exam day preparation tips.   Exam Selection & Preparation Begins with Esri Academy Visit our website and click 'View all certification exams' button to view our exam cards on Esri Academy. Here's a preparation video explaining how to use Esri Academy to support your exam preparation process. Once you've selected and exam, add it to your 'Wish List' until you are ready to purchase your exam voucher. Read this article to learn more. Each exam has a complementary Esri Learning Plan, but we encourage you to explore your options by visiting the webpage, search for 'Certification' or create your own custom learning plan.  If you've identified a skills gap, visit the Esri Academy's Course Catalog to browse by topic or select product specific resources to support your exam preparation efforts.    Exam Information Guides (EIG) are Exam Specific Esri Technical Certification Exams are designed to test a candidate’s knowledge, comprehension, and application of ArcGIS workflows, each exam is unique and so is the complementary EIG. Exam Information Guides, located on the Exam Details page in Esri Academy, will always be the primary exam specific resource but you'll want to also review Esri product resources to ensure that you are up-to-date with industry usage of the software and best practices.   From Esri Academy, visit our Certification Exams Webpage, and click 'View all certification exams' button to view our exam cards. Select an exam and click on the exam card to open the exam details page. On the exam details page, links are available to the exam information guide and an article about the exam. From Esri Community, visit our Certification Exam Board and click 'Exam Information Guide (EIG)' label to view our EIGs. Select an EIG article and review the contents to prepare for the exam.    Review Best Practices with ArcGIS Documentation One of the most important product resources is the product's ArcGIS Documentation. By reviewing this information, you can refresh your memory on best practices, industry workflows, and sometimes learn something new about the product.  Locate the best practices for the exam you are studying Review the exam information guide to determine if your skills and experience align with that being tested on in the exam.  Think about the workflows you use most and least with the product to determine if any workflows have changed since the last software version.   Esri Technical Certification in Esri Community Our place in Esri Community is our main authoritative location to provide program updates. Here's our main blog, explaining how we organize our content, allowing you to focus your reading about exam selection and preparation resources. We also recommend you subscribe and engage with the industry and product places that best align with your exam. If you're new to Esri Community, here's a Getting Started with Esri Community video.    -- Best to you on your certification journey!   ... View more

Are you interested in becoming Esri-Certified or are you preparing to take your exam? Learn how you can use My Wish List in Esri Academy to save and quickly access certification exams and exam learning plans to help you on your certification journey. To get started, we encourage individuals to read our article 3 Steps to Selecting Your Certification Exam to ensure they are choosing the exam that’s right for them and their experience level, then follow the steps below to add exams and key exam preparation resources to their Wish List. If you have any questions after reading this article, please ask them here.   Add an Esri Exam and Learning Plan to your Wish List in Esri Academy Once you’ve selected an exam from our list in Esri Academy, click on the exam card to open the exam details page. On this page, you can click the heart icon below the title of the exam as well as the hearts at the bottom of each resource under “Related Training” to add them to your Wish List. Exam cards are useful to wish list as this is where the Exam Information Guide (EIG) and button to purchase your exam voucher are located. You can learn more about EIGs here, and more about purchasing and using exam vouchers here. Learning Plans are useful to wish list as they contain courses from Esri Academy that can help a candidate prepare for their exam should any knowledge gaps be identified after reviewing the EIG. Learning plans are also considered a key Esri exam preparation resource. Open My Wish List To access 'My Wish List' and view your selections, ensure you are logged into your primary ArcGIS account, hover over My Academy > click on My Wish List. Use Wish List to Create Your Certification Journey Milestones Once you've opened 'My Wish List' in My Academy, you can begin planning and tracking your Esri Certification Journey Milestones. Here's a few to get you started. Begin by enrolling in the Learning Plan to support your exam preparation efforts. When you’re ready to take the exam, purchase your Esri Exam Voucher and prepare for Exam Day.   Stay Connected and Engage with Us! We hope you will subscribe to Esri Technical Certification to stay current with our program’s latest updates and information.   - Best to you on your certification journey! ... View more

3 Steps to Selecting Your Exam To get the best results, personalize your Esri exam selection process. Start by asking yourself a few key questions to select the exam that's right for you. To begin, visit the Esri Technical Certification website to view a list of exams, and watch this preparation video to learn more about how to use Esri Academy to support your exam selection and preparation process. Select the exam by level: Which level matches my years of experience? Select the exam by the exam purpose: Which exam aligns with the ArcGIS software that I use? Select the exam by the audience definitions: Which exam information guide has details that best resemble my role and ArcGIS responsibilities? Review Each Exam Level You will need to decide which level is right for you. Certification exams are currently available at three levels: foundation, associate, and professional.   The foundation level indicated skills and experience with Esri software at between 0-2 years, whereas, the associate level would require 2-4 years’ experience, and finally, the professional level is set at 4+ years of experience.   How many years of experience do I have with the software? Review the Exam Purpose When initially selecting an exam, it is important to determine if the exam purpose aligns with your job role and responsibilities. Our job roles and responsibilities will often evolve but the exam purpose is designed to align with industry know workflows. Not everyone within a role will have the same responsibilities. Sometimes there are difference in how frequently a workflow is completed, it could be weekly, monthly, or even yearly. Additionally, the workflow could be completed by an individual or by a team.  Does the exam purpose align with my role and my responsibilities?   Do I use all of the software tools, and how often do I use them? Do I complete all of the workflows alone, or do I complete with my team?  Review the Audience Definitions To understand if you align with the audience definitions, you may want to conduct a self-assessment to determine if your skills best align with the exam's audience definitions.    Perform a self-guided skill assessment by reviewing the Learning Plans to support your exam preparation process. Review the exam information guide to determine if your skills and experience align with that being tested on in the exam. Test your knowledge of best practices against the ArcGIS Documentation to refresh your knowledge or learn new topics that will appear in the exam you are interested in. When you have completed your skills assessment and are confident you have chosen the best exam to fit your skills and experience, return to the Esri Technical Certification website to find an exam, and either 'Wishlist' the exam and learning plan to Esri Academy's My Wishlist while you prepare or purchase from the exam details page. Want to learn more about how the GIS community supports exam development? Click here to ‘subscribe’ and participate. -- Best to you on your certification journey! ... View more