Exam retirements

May 2021:

The 2018 exams were retired at the end of June 2021 as we make way for the new 2021 exams and the Adobe Certified Professional rebrand. Note that the objective domains used for the 2018 exams are shared with the 2019 and 2020 exams. If your institution wants to continue using the 2018 objective domains, we recommend using the 2020 exams which are still available for download and installation from Adobe.

2019:

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exams were available for on-premise testing until the end of June 2021, but test centers will now have to switch to a newer version of the exams because of the end of life for Flash.

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 June 30, 2022.

May 2021:

The 2019 support files for the Autodesk software will be discontinued once the 2022 support has been release in English. Once the 2022 support is released for other languages an Autodesk exam the candidate will only be able to take the exam using the 2020, 2021 or 2022 versions of the Autodesk Software. Please check the product release page for localization release dates.

February 2022:

Beginning July 1st, 2022, Certiport will no longer sell exam licenses or vouchers for the EC-Council Associate (ECA) program, which includes the Ethical Hacking Associate and Cyber Forensics Associate exams. Vouchers and licenses purchased by June 30th, 2022 will be redeemable until June 30th, 2023. The EC-Council Associate (ECA) program will officially retire on July 1st, 2023 and Certiport will suspend all ECA exam delivery. Moving forward, customers who wish to certify in cybersecurity can pursue the IT Specialist Cybersecurity certification which covers much of the same material found in the Cyber Forensics Associate exam.
 

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. 

April 2022:

The following IC3 GS5 exams have been retired:

• IC3 GS5 (Office 2016)  CHT
• IC3 GS5 (Office 2013) CHT

All other IC3 GS5 exams are available with no plans for retirement at this time. For a complete list of available IC3 exams and localizations, please visit the Exam Releases page.

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With the end of life of the Adobe Flash Player on December 31, 2020, the following exams retired 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 2022

Beginning August 1, 2022, Intuit QuickBooks Desktop will be retired. Certiport will no longer sell exam licenses for the Intuit QuickBooks Desktop Certified User. Vouchers and licenses purchased prior to July 31st, 2022, will be redeemable through July 31, 2023. Intuit QuickBooks Desktop customer support will be available until July 31, 2023, but new QuickBooks Desktop versions will no longer be released.

Intuit QuickBooks Desktop educators can easily switch to the cloud and register for a free Intuit QuickBooks Online license and enjoy the power and advantages of the cloud.

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 was retired in June 2021.

 

November 2021: MOS 2013 Retirement

The Microsoft Office Specialist 2013 program will be retiring in 2022. Each exam will retire as the corresponding language/localization of the new MOS 365 Apps exam version is released. We will provide more details on the planned release/retirement timeframes as they become available.

2020: MOS 2010 Retirement

At Certiport, we are committed to helping students and candidates around the globe certifications on current technology. As we launched the new Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019 exams in a given language, the corresponding MOS 2010 exam in that language was 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 last of the MOS 2010 languages that retired on Apr 30, 2021 were:
 

• CHT, JPN, RUS

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

2020: MOS 2013 SharePoint

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.