Everything You Need to Prepare and Certify.

• IBACTP® certification
• Available certification pathways
• Professional and Manager-level credentials
• Eligibility requirements
• Registration procedures
• Online payment
• Invoice requests
• Training formats

• Assessment requirements
• Online examination procedures

• Examination results
• Retake requirements
• Certification decisions
• Credential issuance
• Credential use

• Certification validity
• Recertification
• Complaints and support procedures

The handbook explains the differences between the primary learning and assessment pathways.

Candidates receive comprehensive course materials by email, prepare independently, confirm their preferred examination date, receive assigned examination login details, and complete the certification examination online.

Candidates receive a training schedule, assigned trainer, course materials, learning activities, and applicable assessment requirements.

• Tests
• Assignments
• Case studies
• Labs
• Practical exercises
• Scenario-based activities
• Projects

Candidates must complete and submit applicable assessments to their assigned trainer by the established due dates.

• Providing accurate registration information
• Selecting the correct certification
• Reviewing applicable eligibility requirements
• Completing required learning activities
• Protecting assigned examination credentials
• Following examination instructions
• Completing assessments independently

• Complying with the Code of Ethics
• Maintaining the integrity of the certification process

When you have a question about your certification process, start with the Candidate Handbook.

Unless otherwise specified for a particular credential, the standard certification examination consists of:

• 100 MCQs | 90 Minutes | 70% Passing Score | Online

Candidates who do not achieve the required passing score are permitted one new attempt within three months, subject to applicable requirements.

Sample and certification examination questions may evaluate different levels of understanding.

These evaluate understanding of important terminology, principles, concepts, methods, or frameworks.

These require candidates to determine how to apply a concept in a professional situation.

Candidates are presented with a realistic situation and asked to identify the most appropriate response.

These assess the ability to interpret information, identify relationships, evaluate alternatives, or determine likely causes and consequences.

These require candidates to select the most appropriate action based on professional responsibilities, risk, governance, ethics, or established practices.

• Prioritization
• Governance
• Risk
• Resource decisions
• Organizational impact
• Stakeholder management
• Strategy
• Leadership decisions

An organization is implementing an AI system that will influence high-impact business decisions. The project team discovers that the training data may produce materially different outcomes across certain user groups.

What should the responsible professional prioritize before deploying to production?

• A. Increase model complexity immediately
• B. Conduct appropriate bias, fairness, risk, and impact evaluation
• C. Remove human oversight to improve automation
• D. Expand production access before completing testing

The purpose of this type of question is to assess whether the candidate can apply professional principles to a realistic situation, rather than merely recall a definition.

• Are not actual certification exam questions
• Do not guarantee what will appear on an examination
• Should not be memorized as an alternative to studying
• Do not represent the entire Body of Knowledge
• Do not guarantee a passing examination score

Candidates should prepare against the applicable learning outcomes, competency domains, and Body of Knowledge.

Prepare for Competence—not Memorization.

• Choosing a certification
• Professional versus Manager pathways
• Eligibility
• Learning formats
• Certification requirements
• Assessment methods
• Fees
• Corporate or group options

• Registration questions
• Online payment
• Invoice requests
• Payment confirmation
• Candidate-information corrections
• Corporate registration
• Group registration

• Course-material delivery
• Self-paced learning
• Training schedules
• Instructor information
• Virtual training access
• Learning-resource questions

• Assigned exam login information
• Password or access problems
• Examination instructions
• Preferred examination-date questions
• Result-related administrative questions
• Retake procedures

• certification@ibactp.org

Candidates may also complete the applicable Urgent Reporting/Complaints Form for matters requiring prompt attention.

Candidates completing trainer-assigned assessments or Capstone Projects should communicate with their assigned trainer regarding:

• Assignment instructions
• Assessment expectations
• Required deliverables
• Submission procedures
• Due dates
• Trainer feedback
• Grading-related questions

Candidates should ensure that required Capstone Projects are submitted to the assigned trainer by the established due date.

• Certification decisions
• Digital certificates
• Digital badges

• Credential information
• Credential verification
• Certification status
• Credential-use questions

• CPE requirements
• Qualifying professional-development activities
• CPE documentation
• Certification maintenance
• Three-year certification validity
• Renewal requirements
• Recertification procedures
• Credential-status questions

IBACTP® takes certification integrity and professional conduct seriously.

• Examination-access problems
• Certification concerns
• Assessment issues
• Credential misuse
• Professional conduct concerns
• Suspected certification misrepresentation
• Other certification-related complaints

• certification@ibactp.org

When contacting support, provide enough information to identify and understand the issue, but do not email examination questions, answers, passwords, or other confidential assessment content.

When contacting certification support, candidates should provide relevant information such as:

• Full name
• Registered email address
• Certification title
• Certification acronym
• Candidate or registration number, where applicable
• Brief description of the issue
• Relevant date

Supporting screenshot, where appropriate and where it does not expose confidential examination content

Clear information can help the support team understand the request more efficiently.

• Renew my certification
• Recertification
• Understand professional obligations