The credential
EqasOnline Certified Proficiency Testing Professional
A free online exam that shows you understand how proficiency testing works: how rounds are run, how assigned values and σpt are set, how results are scored, and what to do when one goes wrong. Pass it and you get a credential anyone can verify, as a PDF certificate, an Open Badge and a LinkedIn entry.
- questions
- 40
- time limit
- 60 min
- pass mark (28/40)
- 70 %
- no fees
- Free
- validity
- 2 years
- take it anywhere
- Online
What the exam covers
Six domains, one per lesson module. Every candidate gets a different random form drawn to the same blueprint.
| Domain | Questions | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| D1PT fundamentals and requirements | 6 | 15 % |
| D2Designing and running a round | 6 | 15 % |
| D3Assigned value, σpt and Algorithm A | 8 | 20 % |
| D4Performance scores | 8 | 20 % |
| D5Reports and trends | 6 | 15 % |
| D6Investigation and corrective action | 6 | 15 % |
Full details: exam blueprint · candidate handbook · sample questions
Open to anyone
You do not need to finish the lessons first, though most people find they help. You need a free account and must be 18 or over.
Fair and secure
Questions are served one at a time from a reviewed bank, and answers are scored on our servers. The exam is unproctored; we log page focus and copy-paste and say so up front.
Verifiable
Every credential has a public verification page showing whether it is active, expired or revoked. Employers can check it in seconds.
EqasOnline Academy is a training and certification programme run by EqasOnline. The credential is not an accreditation and not an ISO/IEC 17024 certification, and it is not issued or endorsed by any accreditation body.