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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
549843de
Community Member
Who are eligible for this one time bonus offer ? How to give a skill test
exam ?
AleksandarD
Community Manager

Hi Md Sakibur,

 

If you were invited for the Upwork Skill Certification, you are eligible for those Connects after you pass the assessment test. If you haven't been invited, please note that 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.

ambiarun
Community Member

Hi 

Svitlana

I had received a mail from the community yesterday regarding this skill test. I want to know more about this test and its benefits, eligibility and drawback for a beginner as a freelancer. What are the categories In which I can give skill test?

g_vasilevski
Retired Team Member

Thanks for your question, Arun. 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. 

7a42af8b
Community Member

Hi, i have a doubt, i was invited, because my profile have some works developments in 3D field, but oriented to a modelling and animate 3D images for architecture mostly. I can apply and obtain, or its just for characters animation at this time ¡?¡?¡ Thanks. Regards

JoanneP
Moderator

Hi Alex,

 

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. 

djemiemadagascar
Community Member

Hi everyone !

I received an invitation from Upwork to try to get a certification in Graphic Design.
You are asked to have at least 4 examples of recent work in your portfolio. So I updated my portfolio with the latest work I did.
The problem is that these latter projects are "under review".
My question is: if I apply for certification, will my "under review" projects from my portfolio be taken into account or not by the experts? Or do I have to wait until they have been revised?

 

Thanks for your help

 

Jérémie

VladimirG
Community Manager

Hi Jeremie,

 

As a bit of a background, when a portfolio sample is linked to a contract the client gets notified and has three days to take action. If they don’t reject it within that time-frame, the sample will be displayed in your Portfolio and linked to the contract publicly. Having this in mind, you can consider waiting a bit more in order to ensure your best work is available in your Portfolio and gets reviewed by our team.

djemiemadagascar
Community Member

Thank you very much Vladimir, it's very clear 🙂

I will wait a few days so.

 

Thanks !

7df75248
Community Member

I've earned an Upwork Skill Certification today. Thank you. Smiley Very Happy
I hope it helps to get new jobs.