Certification Pathways: A Simple Guide to Getting Certified

This guide serves as a brief, step-by-step resource to getting certified. Whether you’re just beginning to consider if certification is right for you or are ready to start your exam preparation, this guide is a roadmap to help you in your progress, addressing areas that tend to generate the most questions. Use this resource in whatever way is most helpful for your personal certification preparation - you don’t need to do it all! Start by reviewing the parts of the guide that are relevant to you.

There are two general pathways to earn certification - a simplified and extended pathway. The steps are the same in each, and no pathway is better than the other. The time involved is the main difference between them. We encourage you to review each pathway, read about the steps involved, and determine which works best for you.

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