ITEA Professional Certification

Certified Test and Evaluation Professional (CTEP)

ITEA is the preeminent professional association for Test & Evaluation professionals globally. ITEA is dedicated to advancing T&E globally through education, best practices, and workforce development initiatives.

Accordingly, ITEA has developed a professional certification pathway for T&E professionals to become formally recognised for their skills, knowledge, and experience. T&E professionals who choose to become certified through ITEA are demonstrating to their peers and colleagues a commitment to lifelong learning in the pursuit of professional mastery.

A Two-Tiered Path to Professional Excellence

ITEA offers two levels of professional certification:

Associate Test & Evaluation Professional (ATEP): For T&E professionals in the early years of their T&E career journey (<5 yrs); ATEP represents a commitment to acquiring the knowledge and skills required by the modern T&E practitioner. Candidates are required to pass the ITEA Knowledge Exam, but don’t require any previous career experience to be awarded ATEP. The ITEA application fee for ATEP is USD$150 for members, plus a USD$25 exam fee payable at the time of registering for the exam. Once awarded, the ATEP credential is valid for 5 years, at which time candidates will be required to apply for CTEP, or re-take the ITEA Knowledge Exam to re-validate their status as ATEP.

Certified Test & Evaluation Professional (CTEP): For T&E professionals who have acquired the skills, knowledge, and experience (>3 to 5+ years) across the T&E domains of Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution, Analysis and Reporting. CTEP represents a commitment to T&E professional excellence, and is a credential that is recognised globally as the benchmark of T&E professional competence.

CTEP requires candidates to pass the ITEA Knowledge Exam, and experience in each of the T&E domains. More information about tasks that map to the four domains is available on Form 2 – Individual Application for CTEP. The ITEA application fee for CTEP is USD $300 for members, plus a USD $25 exam fee payable at the time of registering for the exam.

Advance with confidence—CTEP helps you demonstrate your skills, validate your experience, and elevate your career in the Test and Evaluation profession.

The prerequisite years of experience, and composition of required career history are as follows:

Option 1: Baccalaureate (Bachelors) degree and three (3) years experience

Option 2: Associate degree and five (5) years

Option 3: Ten (10) years relevant T&E experience (no degree)

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Once awarded, the CTEP credential is valid for 3 years, at which time candidates will be required to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to professional development using Form 3 – CTEP Recertification Form, or retake the ITEA Knowledge Exam and re-submit Form 2 Individual Application for CTEP.

How to Apply

Follow these easy steps:

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ITEA Knowledge Exam Preparation Instructions

The ITEA Knowledge Exam requires candidates to answer 100 multi-choice questions in 150 minutes. Questions are selected at random from the ITEA question bank with a pass mark of 80%. The exam is conducted online, is strictly closed book, is available globally, and is delivered by our online proctoring partners at MonitorEdu. Candidates are required to book an exam session directly on the MonitorEdu webpage, with session times being available most days of the year, and in all time zones. There is an exam fee of USD$25 payable directly to MonitorEdu at the time of booking the exam.

The ITEA Knowledge Exam examines candidates knowledge of technical management tasks and associated knowledge areas that have been identified by ITEA’s most experienced T&E professionals as being essential for modern T&E practitioners. The table below lists the technical management tasks that are examinable, with a cross reference to an article from the ITEA Journal that provides educational and peer-reviewed coverage of the topic. Candidates are highly recommended to study each of the listed articles before attempting the ITEA Knowledge Exam. The exam questions DO NOT focus on the specific case studies presented in the articles, but rather aim to examine the candidates more general knowledge of the methods and knowledge areas described in the articles. An example exam question is shown below.

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