🚀 Quick Summary:
🌐 Online, open-book format
🎯 Task-oriented scenarios
📅 6-month deadline from lab end date
📧 Details sent 10 minutes before exam
✅ Pass/fail results only
🏠 Room overview may be required
🎯 Real-World Assessment Approach
Our certification exams are designed to validate real-world skills through practical, scenario-based assessments:
🚫 No multiple-choice questions
🛠️ Task-oriented challenges
💡 Demonstrate problem-solving abilities
📚 Open-book format (just like real work!)
🎯 Focus on applying knowledge effectively, not memorizing facts
📚 Use of Gen AI tools is strictly prohibited during the exam
⏱️ Exam Experience
Duration:
🕕 6 hours for all certifications
⏰ 24 hours for CDE (Certified DevSecOps Expert)
📧 Exam Details: You'll receive detailed challenge information exactly 10 minutes before your scheduled start time, giving you time to:
🗂️ Prepare your workspace
📖 Review any last-minute materials
🧘 Get mentally prepared
🏠 Room Overview:
May be required to maintain exam integrity, but designed to be minimally intrusive.
🚫 Not a proctored exam
📅 Flexible Timeline
One of our most important policies - you get a generous timeline:
⏰ Up to 6 months from lab end date to take your exam
📊 Example: Lab ends March 1st → Exam voucher valid until August 31st
🎯 Schedule when you feel most prepared and confident
⚖️ Accommodates different learning paces and life circumstances