Cyara Academy Recertification

Recertification is an important indicator to you and your employer that you have kept up with all Cyara platform changes and validated your skills at the level appropriate to that of the original certification exam.

Certification Cycle

All certifications will be active for two years from the date certification is achieved. Each time recertification requirements are met, the certification active status will be extended for an additional two years. For reference, here’s an example of how the recertification cycle works:

• Certified: Sept 1, 2020, expiration: Sept 1, 2022
• Recertify: Sept 1, 2022, expiration: Sept 1, 2024

Certification holders are responsible for monitoring their certification status. Recertification email reminders for each certification are sent 60 and 30 days prior to expiry, to the email address set within the Cyara Learning Management System (LMS). Holders can also check the expiration dates of each certification via the My Activities page via the User Menu within the Cyara LMS.  Under My Activities, click  on Certification from the menu to view each certification (see sample below):

Recertification Requirements

Recertification requirements must be met prior to the certification expiration date. Individuals with expired certification(s) must complete the full examination process again to earn active status. 

In order to become recertified, the certification must complete the following requirements: 

1. Certification holders must watch all What’s new in Cyara videos on the Cyara LMS, relevant to the year of certification and all subsequent years prior to recertification.
   
   For example, if the certification holder was certified in 2020 and is recertifying in 2022, then they must watch all What’s New in Cyara videos for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 platform releases, in their entirety.

2. Certification holders must successfully pass each relevant Certification Assessment Quiz in the Cyara LMS. 

As per the original certification rules, each certification assessment consists of an “open book” 20-40 question quiz, based on the content found in the relevant training course. 

Updated course summary notes are provided with each certification assessment quiz. These notes can be used during the assessment. 

The assessment is completed online using the Cyara Learning Management System (LMS) and should take approximately 45-60 minutes. The minimum required passing score is 80%.

Once you have successfully completed the certification assessment, the new expiration date will automatically be applied. The new date can be checked on the My Activities page in the Cyara LMS. 

Digital Badge Updates

Once the recertification process has been successfully completed in the Cyara LMS, your digital badge(s) will also be updated. 

All badges that have been issued to you from the Credly badging platform will also have their expiration dates updated to the same date as that contained in the Cyara LMS.