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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
nitj2021
Community Member

Hey,

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

AleksandarD
Community Manager

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. 

 
Thank you.
arsalanodesk
Community Member

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 

VladimirG
Community Manager

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.

vicodinchik
Community Member

Hi Vladimir!

Is there a way to get a second chance to pass Expert Vetted program test? I didn't send my second soultion on the first step of the test and didn't got the points (I surely would pass it, since I was missing only 50 points to pass the step).


VladimirG
Community Manager

Hi Anton,

 

It appears you're asking about Upwork Skill Certifications and I've moved your post to the related announcement thread. 


If you followed all the guidelines but don’t achieve a passing score you may request to retake the test after six months by emailing
assessments@upwork.com. If you take the test without following the guidelines, you cannot retake the test. At this time, we are not able to provide additional detail when guidelines aren’t met, so please pay close attention to them. 

Please let me know if you need guidance regarding the Expert Vetted program.

vicodinchik
Community Member

Great to hear that I could have another chance!

Thank you Vladimir!

kyleericson
Community Member
Can you approve my certification from two years ago? You all have no certs approved for Jamf. Please add about to be certified again and can’t add to my profile.
klara_28
Community Member

Any plans to implement such certifications for translators / editors / subtitlers?

 

Hope so =).

bhadra_sajib
Community Member

We need SEO Test as well.