Built in the open.

Open now, end to end. You can sit the examination on demand, get your score straight away and receive a credential anyone can verify. Free for the first 500 candidates while the credential builds recognition.

Any recruiter, hiring manager or peer can check a credential by its ID in seconds, without an account. Verification links can be shared and open straight to the record.

Holders can share a public profile of their certifications and control what it shows.

A print-quality PDF of every certificate, generated server-side, alongside the web credential.

Sign in with LinkedIn or Microsoft as well as Google and GitHub.

The Competency Framework at v3.0 and the Body of Knowledge at v3.1, covering twenty-nine competencies, with a published Exam Content Outline for every level.

Holders get an email 90 days and again 30 days before a credential expires.

An extension beside the ladder for managers who lead AI adoption and AI-powered products, examined against its own EMA AI Standard. Open to holders of a valid ladder credential.

The second-tier examination, for experienced engineering managers. The question bank is built against the published blueprint (75 questions, 105 minutes, 75% pass standard). When it opens is a launch decision we have not yet taken. Join the waitlist on the EMP-II page to hear the day registration opens.

The top tier, for senior engineering leaders, with 90 questions, 120 minutes and an 80% pass standard. It opens after EMP-II is established.

A link from the expiry reminder straight to a sitting of the current examination, so renewing takes one step.