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New Upwork Skill Certifications

lenaellis
Community Member

We have launched a new initiative to help freelancers showcase their expertise by earning an Upwork Skill Certification. These skill certifications highlight talent that has demonstrated competency in their field by passing a rigorous skill assessment or sample work review, evaluated by domain experts in their field.

 

Currently, Upwork Skill Certifications are available for certain skills in the Web & Mobile Software Development (WMSD) and Design & Creative fields. For WMSD, certification is a two-step process that takes 2 to 3 hours. Participants must achieve a passing score on two timed and proctored coding tests. Design & Creative talent must achieve a passing score on their Upwork portfolio, which is evaluated by a panel of third-party domain experts. You can learn more about Upwork Skill Certifications here. Given the intricacy of having skills assessed, these certifications are exclusively invite-only at this time.  

 

Upwork Skill Certifications will display on your Upwork profile in the certifications area.

 

Here is an example of a Microsoft certification on a profile. Upwork Skills Certifications will appear in a similar format but with an Upwork badge for the specialized certification. 

Sample existing certification

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Sample Upwork Skills Certification Badge

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Upwork Skill Certifications are currently available in 10 software development languages and 16 design and creative skills. 

 

Upwork Skill Certifications in Web & Mobile Software Development test for individual proficiency in a particular language or technology. Assessment methodology varies by skill, using a combination of timed, proctored tests and in some cases, technical interviews. 

 

  • Android, Java
  • Android, Kotlin
  • iOS, Objective-C
  • iOS, Swift
  • C#, Desktop Software Development
  • C++, Desktop Software Development
  • Java Back-end Development
  • JavaScript Back-end Development
  • JavaScript Front-end Development
  • PHP Back-end Development
  • Python Back-end Development
  • Ruby on Rails Back-end Development

 

Upwork Skill Certifications in Design & Creative test for an individual’s or agency’s demonstrated competency in current design best practices. A panel of 2 or more domain experts evaluates a freelancer or agency Upwork portfolio based upon several dimensions depending upon the skill. 

 

  • 2D Animation
  • 3D Animation
  • 3D Modeling *NEW*
  • Art Direction
  • Brand Identity
  • Cartooning
  • Creative Direction
  • Editorial Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Image Editing
  • Motion Graphics
  • Presentation Design
  • User Experience Design
  • User Interface Design
  • Video Editing
  • Videography

 

We plan to grow the program and offer the skill assessments to more talent and in additional skill areas. You do not need to have earned a talent tier such as Top Rated or Expert-Vetted to receive an invitation. These are signals of having expertise in your field and do increase your chances of being invited, though. For the best chance of being invited, achieve and maintain a solid reputation, complete identity verification, maintain a complete and up-to-date profile that is not set to private, and have an active Upwork account in good standing. 

348 Comments
f7b8af5e
Community Member

Hi Vladimir,

 

Thank you for following up. I appreciate the clarification.

 

Take care,

Ben

stellawhyte13
Community Member

Hi,

Thanks for the information on certification, I am new in upwork.

Can I have more than one skill cerifications?.

 

Whyte

 

mijoro_dev
Community Member
Hello people,

Last week I got an email telling me to pass the General Coding Assessment test.

Due to a personal reason, I am wondering if I can take this test later on? I mean after the 2 weeks from the time I got the email.

Thanks for your response
directormaninder
Community Member

Who is eligible for this test?  I am new on Upwork Please Guide me I wasted a lot of Connects

JoanneP
Moderator

Hi Maninder,

 

At this time you cannot request to be invited. For the best chance of being invited in the future, we suggest freelancers achieve a solid reputation, keep a complete and up-to-date profile that is not set to private, and maintain an active Upwork account in good standing. 

22ccf028
Community Member


Congratulations, you’re a top Software Development freelancer
I got this notification from upwork since last 8 days ago . since badge is not reflected. 

 

JoanneP
Moderator

Hi Dharmesh,

 

Could you please share a screenshot of the message you received via PM so I can check? When I checked your account, it shows that you have a Rising Talent badge, but is yet to earn a Job Success Score. You can PM me by clicking on my name.

22ccf028
Community Member

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

 

please check this image

petra_r
Community Member

Dharmesh K wrote:


Congratulations, you’re a top Software Development freelancer
I got this notification from upwork since last 8 days ago . since badge is not reflected. 

 


You can't be top rated without a JSS, which you don't have yet. You may get a JSS at the next update on Sunday, and might become top rated then.

AleksandarD
Community Manager

Hi Dharmesh,

 

I checked the email screenshot you sent and it's for Upwork Skill Certification. I merged your posts in the announcement thread so feel free to check out this post to learn more about this. At the moment, the program doesn't accept new requests and we don't have a timeframe for opening up the program to new requests. We'll follow up in the Community with an update as we continue to assess and expand the program. If you are invited to future assessments you will be notified via email.

 

Thank you.