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Earn a certification

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to earn a certification: 9 steps, about 5.9 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Career 9 steps · about 5.9 hours
Start this journey

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to earn a certification but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

  1. 1Confirm the exam and the sitting date for a certification20 min
  2. 2Book the exam so the date is real20 min
  3. 3Map the syllabus to the weeks you have30 min
  4. 4Gather the study material30 min
  5. 5First study block on the weakest domain45 min
  6. 6Take a practice test coldtime block · 60 min
  7. 7Drill the two lowest-scoring domains60 min
  8. 8Second practice test under exam conditionstime block · 60 min
  9. 9Light review the day before30 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.