How frequently do people get invited to be skill certified?

[artatei]

I'm new here, profile filled in, no jobs yet, but managed to get rising talent and today received an email inviting me to get skill certified, so I wanted to ask, is this a frequent thing? I understand it's invitation only, which makes it feel special, but since I'm new, I'm not sure how hard is it to get this invite. 

How was your experience if you've went through it? 🙂

[NikolaS]

Hi Arta,

I would like to let you know that Skills Certification is still a fairly new program and we currently have 10 skill certifications in the Web  & Mobile Software Development and 16 in Design & Creative categories. Although, we do plan to expand in the future.

Freelancers who 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 have the best chance to get invited. 

Feel free to check this help article for more information about the Skill Certificate. 

Thank you,