New Upwork Skill Certifications

[Nikola S]

Hi Kamrul,

I am sorry for the late response. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to share all the details about the test in order to protect its integrity. However, we have a lot of information about the certification and testing process for various categories in this help article. Once invited, this certification is free of charge.

Thank you,

[Michael K]

A skill assessment certification that is offered to a select few by invitation?  This makes absolutely no sense. So UpWork decides who get to have the advantage? 

That is not any equal opportunity. Why is this not available to all Freelancers? 

[Valeria K]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for sharing your feedback. Skill Certification is a new program and it is only available by invite at the moment. While currently we have 10 skill certifications in the Web  & Mobile Software Development and 16 in Design & Creative categories, we hope to expand skill certifications to other categories in the future. New freelancers can also be invited to apply for the skills certification. 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.

[Tamim A]

is this only php backend or frameworks also included ...?

[Vladimir G]

Hi Tamim,

Thanks for asking. I can confirm the test is PHP Back-end-related only. We're working to update the Help article to make this clear.

[Viacheslav K]

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[Nitin J]

Hey,

Can you help me by telling how can i apply for a test .

[Aleksandar D]

Hi Nitin,

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. 

[Arsalan A]

Hello Upwork! Nice to see the new update in the panel for certification process..

I have keen interest to get the certification in my profile for clients. I have experienced on upwork. Please review my profile, Do I able to get this certificate in Design & Creative catagory? If not, Please Give me some sugesstions to make my profile more up-to-date. "I am sure to make my best effort to make it better for clients."

Thanks 

[Vladimir G]

Hi Arsalan,

Please check the information I shared with you in response to your recent post on this thread and review the program details shared in the opening post and subsequent responses by our team. Feel free to follow up afterwards if you have any questions and we'll be more than happy to offer further advice or assistance.