Exam retirements

The CC 2015 exams will be retired from Exams from Home at the end of December 2020 due to the end of life for Flash. The CC 2015 exams will continue to be available for on-premise testing until the end of June 2021, but test centers may want to switch to a newer version of the exams because of the end of life for Flash.

 

March 2021:

Certiport works closely with Apple to ensure the App Development with Swift certifications align with the most recent curriculum. Because the App Development with Swift Level 1 exam was aligned to Xcode 9 and the App Development with Swift course from the previous book collection, it will be retired on September 30, 2021.

All sales of Certiport’s Autodesk Certified Professional exams will stop after December 2020. The exams will be retired after December 2021.

For information about the Autodesk Certified Professional exams available through Pearson VUE’s test center network, please refer to the Autodesk website.

The 2018 support files for the Autodesk software have been discontinued for English. Once the 2021 support is released for other languages an Autodesk exam the candidate will only be able to take the exam using the 2019, 2020 or 2021 versions of the Autodesk Software. Please check the product release page for localization release dates.
 
New 50-minute versions of the Maya and 3ds Max exams replaced the current 75-minute versions of the exams at the end of June 2020. The new Maya exam supports software versions 2018, 2019, and 2020. The new 3ds Max exam supports software versions 2019, 2020, and 2021.
 

March 2021:

The ESB-U.S. exam will retire in July 2022. The exam has been updated, the new exam is called ESB-U.S. v.2. 

With the end of life of the Adobe Flash Player on December 31, 2020, the following exams will retire on June 30^th, 2021:
 
IC3 GS4 – Computing Fundamentals
IC3 GS4 – Key Applications
IC3 GS4 – Living Online
IC3 GS4 Database Fundamentals
IC3 GS4 Fast Track
IC3 GS4 Spark
IC3 Spark – Computing Fundamentals
IC3 Spark – Key Applications
IC3 Spark – Living Online

For more information about Adobe Flash end of life, please see our FAQ.

February 2020

Certiport retired the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User 2017, and the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online – Global Version on June 30th 2020. All candidates wishing to certify on the Intuit QuickBooks Desktop software will need to use the new QuickBooks Certified User Desktop exam that is not specific to a dated version of the software that was released June 2019. We are having great candidate success and feedback with the new version of the exam. The new exam is for any candidate that has been trained in any of the QuickBooks desktop software from 2016 onward.

In January 2018, the MCE exam in English was retired and replaced with a new version that incorporates 21st Century Learning Design as the basis for the Objective Domains. The questions within the exam were completely replaced; however the Exam name and Microsoft Exam number are the same. 

Microsoft Certified Fundamentals

March 2021:

The MB-901 Dynamics 365 Fundamentals exam will be retired in June 2021.

 

MOS 2010 (2020): 

At Certiport, we are committed to helping students and candidates around the globe certifications on current technology. As we launch the new Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019 exams in a given language, the MOS 2010 exam in that language will be retired.
 
The first set of MOS 2010 languages that retired on June 8, 2020 were: 
 

• ENU, ITA, PTB

The following MOS 2010 languages that retired on Dec 14, 2020 were:
 

• NLD, VIE, ELL, DEU, ARA, FRA, KOR

The following MOS 2010 languages that retired on Jan 29, 2021 were:
 

• ​ CHS, ESM, ICL, THA

The following/remaining MOS 2010 languages will retire on Apr 30, 2021:
 

• CHT, JPN, RUS

Release dates for each language are available on the exam releases page. 

MOS 2013 (2020): 

The MOS 2013 SharePoint exam was retired on June 30th, 2020.

February 2021:

The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification program has served as a crucial asset providing and validating foundational skills for anyone venturing into the broad world of IT and has been an important part of the Certiport portfolio of exams. Microsoft has recently decided to evolve their certifications to focus on job roles utilizing Microsoft technology. As a result of these changes, Microsoft has elected to retire the MTA program. 

Important dates and next steps to be aware of: 

• Beginning July 1, 2021, we will no longer sell Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification exams. 

• The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exams will officially retire on June 30, 2022. Effective July 1, 2022, Certiport will suspend all MTA exam delivery.  

• If you are currently studying for an MTA exam, please plan to take the exam before it retires. 

• Still have questions? Check out Microsoft’s FAQ for help.

 
Certiport will continue to offer Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE), and Microsoft Certified Fundamentals exams. 

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to your Certiport Sales Representative.