Certification Exam Change Watch

Why this is recommended

An exam that retires before the test date wastes months of study, and a voucher promotion saves $150 to $500. One caught change per year pays for the membership several times.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

Anyone studying for or holding a professional certification, and anyone whose next raise depends on one.

When it runs

Vendors announce exam retirements and price changes late in the week with 60 to 180 days of notice

Scope

AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Cisco, CompTIA, ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISM and CISA, PMI PMP and CAPM, Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Kubernetes CKA, HashiCorp, Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau, CFA, CFP, SHRM, HRCI, Six Sigma, NCLEX, PTCB, CCMA, Series 7 and SIE; retirements, blueprints, prices, registration windows, vouchers and promotions, recertification rules, proctoring policies

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Exam retirements and replacements, blueprint changes, price increases, registration windows, free retake and voucher promotions and renewal rule changes across the thirty certifications that move salaries most in tech, project management, finance, HR and healthcare, with the certification first.

Track AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Cisco, CompTIA, ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISM and CISA, PMI PMP and CAPM, Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Kubernetes CKA, HashiCorp, Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau, CFA, CFP, SHRM, HRCI, Six Sigma, NCLEX, PTCB, CCMA, Series 7 and SIE. Report only confirmed, source-backed changes from the last 7 days: exam retirements and replacements with last-test dates; blueprint or version changes; price increases; registration windows and beta exams; free retake, voucher, discount and renewal promotions; recertification or continuing-education rule changes; and testing center or online proctoring policy changes. Prefer certification body announcements, exam pages and established training reporting; ignore brain-dump sites and unverified forum posts. Put the certification first in the title with the date. Use high severity for a retirement within 90 days, a price increase over 15 percent, or a promotion ending within 14 days. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.