Acquia Certification¶

Note

Acquia has relaunched the Certification exam proctoring service using a new provider named ProctorU. Acquia uses Acquia Academy to administer exams. This replaces Web Assessor/ Kryterion as Acquia’s exam proctoring and administration service provider. This change requires exam candidates to create an account on ProctorU to register for and schedule exams, and on Acquia Academy to take exams. For more information, see exam registration and Acquia Academy .

The Acquia Certification Program is a professional certification program for Drupal and Acquia products.

Our exams validate the skills and knowledge of professionals building and using Drupal and Acquia Platform solutions. The program consists of a comprehensive series of examinations and credentials useful to individuals and organizations to demonstrate their expertise.

Thousands of developers from around the world have participated in the program since its launch in 2014.

Acquia has overseen the professional certification program for Drupal from the start, and the certification exams are the trusted benchmark for validating and promoting expertise, reducing hiring risk, upskilling teams, and assuring successful project delivery.

Whether you are a member of a digital agency, an Acquia customer, or an individual Drupalist, the Acquia Certification Program ensures that you and your team meet a standard of skill and competence within a competitive marketplace.

Certified people are listed in Acquia’s Certification Registry, along with their company name, credential(s) earned, and other details.

About Acquia’s certification program¶

Why Acquia certification?¶

The key benefits of certification for individuals are:

Validates your skills and knowledge
Establishes your credibility and expertise with your peers
Gives you more visibility within the marketplace
Provides you with a formal certification

The key benefits for organizations building Drupal and Acquia Platform solutions are:

Helps you hire and develop Drupal and Acquia product expertise
Differentiates you in a crowded marketplace of Drupal solution providers
Provides a framework for training and certification for different roles on your team

Which exams are available?¶

Acquia offers technical certification in four competencies for Drupal. The following table represents the recommended progression through exams based on the level of Drupal experience:

Drupal exam	Available languages
Acquia Certified Drupal Site Builder	English and Japanese
Acquia Certified Drupal Developer	English and Japanese
Acquia Certified Drupal Front End Specialist	English and Japanese
Acquia Certified Drupal Back End Specialist	English and Japanese

Acquia Triple Certified Drupal Experts¶

Developers who earn Certified Drupal Developer, Certified Drupal Front End Specialist, and Certified Drupal Back End Specialist credentials automatically earn the Acquia Triple Certified Drupal Expert credential. No separate exam is required to become an Acquia Triple Certified Drupal Expert.

Acquia Platform certification¶

Acquia provides customers and partners with a valuable platform that enhances the speed, agility, and reliability of delivery of Drupal applications. Cloud Platform, Site Factory, and Acquia Personalization are some components of the Acquia Platform. Acquia recommends starting your product certification journey with the Acquia Certified Cloud Pro exam.

Acquia Platform exam	Available languages
Acquia Certified Cloud Pro	English and Japanese
Acquia Certified DAM Administrator	English
Acquia Certified Site Factory Pro	English
Acquia Certified Site Studio Site Builder	English
Acquia Certified Personalization Developer	English
Acquia Certified Personalization Marketer	English
Acquia Certified Campaign Studio Marketer	English and Japanese

Test format¶

Test item formats used in this examination are:

Multiple-choice: Examinee selects one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.
Multiple-response: Examinee selects more than one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.

All the questions asked in the exam are scenario-based. There are three parts to each question: a scenario, a question, and the options.

A scenario describes a situation with a use case or a client requirement on a Drupal site.
Then a question is asked about the scenario or the problem.
Four or more options are given for possible solutions from which the candidate needs to select the correct answer or answers.

Take a look at the sample question:

Scenario

You installed a new site using the Spanish language. You added new fields to the article content type alongside the default fields. The custom fields labels are in Spanish.

Question

Which of the following statements is true when you add the French language to your site?

Answer Choices

All content configuration should be translated to French manually
Drupal will handle both built in and custom field translations to French automatically
Drupal will handle translation of content configuration for built-in fields automatically. Custom fields will have to be translated manually
Drupal will handle translation of content configuration for custom fields automatically. Built-in fields will need to be translated manually

(Correct answer: #3)

After looking at the sample question, you may realize that the questions rely on application of Drupal concepts and knowledge rather than purely memorizing the facts, code, or syntax.

Reading through long lists of documentation or books is not sufficient for answering most questions. You need experience with a number of use cases, applications, and scenarios common in Drupal projects. It will also help to have experience with change requests, support requests, or troubleshooting issues.