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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
m_ind
Community Member

Hello everyone!

 

I received an invitation for an Upwork Skill Certification, I passed both tests: General Coding Assessment and Java Backend Test. First one was done on 9th of September, the second was done on 14th of September, i.e. a week ago.

I received a promo code for connects, everything is great here.

However nothing has changed on my profile: there is nothing extra on the certification part of the profile, no tick next to Java skill, no new badge next to my name. Will it be any changes on the profile?

ibrahim1990100
Community Member

I got the same thing, I received an invitation to Brand identity Certification. Everything went well and i got confirmation that i will see the badge on my profile soon, but nothing happaned until now :).

g_vasilevski
Retired Team Member

Hi Maria and Ibrahim,

 

I would like to confirm that our team is working on adding your badges on your profiles as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

arqcova
Community Member

Hello Bojan, one of the questions is:

4. What is your main skill?

 

in the list provided, we don't have anything similar to the skills that I provide ( mainly architectural services, design, renderings, layouts, permit packages)

 

Any advice?

BojanS
Community Manager

Thanks for your question, Andres.

 

We currently 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.

elitegra
Community Member

Hi Goran, 

 

Why mine says ¨Pending verification by Upwork Upwork¨

 

Wilson

bakareolufemi
Community Member

Hi Lena,

 

This is a great development. 

 

Is there any plans to include people with expertise in Network infrastructure and Cloud technologies?

igwe_jane_amaka
Community Member
What about Copywriting?

Would be great if you include this skill certification for copywriters too

Thank you Upwork!
hana-whitfield
Community Member
Totally agreed!!
VladimirG
Community Manager

Hi Olufemi and Jane,

 

We currently 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.