Developing a certification examination
Certiport certification examinations are designed to measure proficiency in certain knowledge, skills and abilities. Our goal is to create fair, valid, reliable certification examinations.
Certification examination design
Fair, valid, reliable: It all starts with the design of the certification examination. This is where we determine who should be certified, what should be assessed and how to assess it. Learn more about certification examination design.
Content creation
Working with subject matter experts through the item development process, our content development team creates certification examination content that focuses on the appropriate knowledge base. Learn more about content creation.
Certification examination construction
The Certiport testing services team uses industry-leading expertise to efficiently construct and publish certification examinations while maintaining best practices. Learn more about certification examination construction.
Analysis and measurement
Once we’ve started delivering certification examinations, we monitor how they perform. Certiport content managers and psychometricians use ongoing analysis to ensure that our certification examinations and items are certifying qualified candidates. Learn more about analysis and measurement.
FAQs
Review some of the most frequently asked questions related to the development of a certification exam, the pyschometric process, and even program-specific queries. Review the frequently asked questions.
Glossary of terms
View definitions of words and acronyms used within the above certification examination design pages.