What is CommCare Certification?
You can demonstrate complete knowledge of a particular CommCare track by becoming "certified." This means you will have to pass all of the tests associated with a learning track, and complete a capstone exercise.
Certification represents a very high level of competency and experience in CommCare.
Certification Process
There are three main stages to the Certification process
A - Figuring out what to learn
There are a lot of components to CommCare and depending upon your role in a project you may require a specific combination.
You can decide what you want learn by exploring individual modules, or selecting a Learning Track.
If in doubt, we recommend you start with CommCare Fundamentals.
B - Learning and Practice
There are two main ways you can learn the material in a learning track:
1. CommCare Community Resources
There are a lot of freely available tools to learn about CommCare.
- Help Site - the CommCare Module Guide will help you find all the information you need on the help site
- CommCare Users Group - the primary forum for asking questions about CommCare
- Webinars or Workshops
- Practice!
2. Dimagi Services
Dimagi's Global Services team has implemented hundreds of CommCare projects. There are a range of different capacity building and training packages available if you have a team that is eager for hands-on or project specific training. For more information see the CommCareHQ main page.
C - Assessment
There are two stages of assessment.
1. Module Tests
If you want to test your knowledge, or validate the skills of a new colleague, there is a test available for each of the learning modules. These tests are available on CommCare Academy and are designed to ensure comprehension of the learning objectives. There is no charge to take these tests, but they are required in order to get a certification.
2. Capstone Exercises
Each of the learning tracks has a capstone exercise which will synthesize information across all of them and test your ability to apply them in complex situations. These tests require working with a Dimagi field manager and are only available as part of a Dimagi service package at this time or by special arrangement.
Certification FAQs
Q: Do individuals or organizations receive certifications?
A: All certifications are for individuals.
Q: Do certifications expire?
A: Certifications are good for 2 years; however because CommCare undergoes constant updates we may send you additional updates that we will trust you to learn about.
Q: I am the only one at my organization working on CommCare - do I need to complete all tracks?
A: It depends what you are doing. Look at the different tracks to determine what you want to do. There is some overlap between the tracks (i.e. CommCareHQ Overview is part of 3 Learning Tracks) so each subsequent track should be easier.
Additional Information
If you need further assistance or clarification about CommCare certification, please send a note to: certification-support@dimagi.com