Renew your Adobe Commerce or Magento 2 Certification.

Here's how. Joseph has successfully renewed his and he walks you through the process.

As of January 2023, Adobe has provided a pathway for certified individuals to renew their certification. No longer do experts on Adobe Commerce and Magento 2 have to retake the entire exam to remain current. We are excited to make this process plain and clear.

Note: in the time since this article and video were created, Adobe added the ability to renew Professional certifications. This means you can now renew all non-expired Professional, Expert, and Master certifications.

Who can renew their certification?

This is an important question to ask and answer as Adobe only allows for renewal of Expert or Master certifications.

In other words, you cannot renew your Professional certification now. You have to retake the entire exam. Better yet, take the Expert-level certification in your category to level up!

How do I renew my Adobe Commerce or Magento 2 certification?

Put simply; it's as simple as 1..2..3:

Watch a video.
Take a seven or eight-question test.
Repeat this three times, as you have to watch any three of the below videos and take an assessment for each.

Once you pass three assessments, all of your Expert and Master certifications will be renewed for another year.

Where do I find these videos?

Pick any three of these videos. Watch them, then take the associated assessment.

ADR-EA703 Adobe Commerce E-Commerce Trends Course (61:07)—Business audience
This video reviews how to use Magento 2 to adapt to changes in the e-commerce landscape. You will become familiar with aspects of the B2B suite and events.
ADR-EA704 Adobe Commerce Personalization Course (49:08)—Business audience
You will learn about personalization: customer segments, category permissions, and product recommendations (there is some overlap with the AI Automation course).
ADR-EA705 Adobe Commerce AI Automation Course (59:38)—Business audience
This video discusses configuring Product Recommendations and Live Search. After taking and passing this assessment, I recommend supplementing this with additional reading.
ADR-EA709 Commerce: Data Integrations to Experience Platform & Beyond Course (53:18)—Developer audience
This video reviews Adobe Commerce features and how it fits into the wider Adobe offering. You are likely to be able to pass the assessment if you also watch this video.
ADR-EA710 Commerce: Composable Commerce on Adobe Commerce Course (53:09)—Developer audience
Are you ready for Composable Commerce? Adobe is pushing in this direction, and you are tested on this subject.

Keep in mind that this is continuing education. I didn't see the speakers discussing code or deeply-technical concepts. They are designed to inform you about helpful features or ideas.

Which courses should I take?

If you are looking to renew your Business Practitioner certification, take these:

If you are a developer, take these, plus one of the above from the Business Practitioner list:

How do these Magento 2 renewal exams work?

The list of Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) renewal assessments is here.
Each test has seven or eight questions. Unfortunately, many questions are challenging to grok.
You have 24 minutes to complete the test.
These are not proctored. The integrity of these assessments relies on the honor system.
You can take the tests as many times as necessary. Believe me, I've done it because I struggled to get a few questions correct.
The assessments require an approximately 85% score to pass. In other words, you can miss one question per exam.

How much time do you think I should allocate for this renewal process?

If you watch the videos, 3-4 hours.

If you don't watch the videos, about 1 hour.

We highly recommend you watch the videos, but Adobe does not require this. You will likely spend additional time taking the tests.

Can't I just take two assessments?

Yes, you can. The difference is that a merchant has to sign off that you worked at least 100 hours on their project in the last 12 months. Getting someone to do this can be more hassle than it's worth. I recommend watching the third video and taking the test for it. It's not much extra time.

Are the concepts in the videos difficult to master?

No. If you are familiar with the Magento 2 admin area, it's pretty easy. You may be surprised by the non-technical content in these videos. You will learn about Adobe Target, App Builder, and more. If these seem irrelevant and useless (they aren't), you should consider the alternative of retaking the entire Expert or Master exam. This route is well worth the small time investment.

How hard are the tests to pass?

They are surprisingly difficult to pass.

Here's my story: I passed the Business-focused assessments (ADR-EA703, ADR-EA704, ADR-EA705). The AI Automation test just about killed me; if Adobe is looking at test takes, they will see way too many takes for this one. This is because one of the correct answers is partially incorrect. One of the questions seems to be incorrectly loaded into their test system.

The good news is these tests are free and you can take them as many times as necessary.

Will these passed assessments apply to each of my Expert/Master certifications?

Yes, all you have do is take three assessments and all of your Expert and Master certifications will be renews. This is a sweet deal.

I still need to be certified on Adobe Commerce, how do I achieve this?

You've arrived at the right place. We have helped almost 10,000 people get certified. This is hard to beat.

We have courses to accelerate your study prep to get certified soon. We have ebooks designed to fill in your knowledge gaps in addition to practice tests that ensure you are ready to pass the test.

We are massive proponents of getting certified.

Once certified, you have something of value to show potential employers and clients. You have achieved a level of proficiency and it's easy to prove this.

What about Cloud?

Yes, the Professional (AD0-E717) and Expert (AD0-E716) certifications now include questions about Adobe Commerce Cloud. Our materials extensively cover Cloud.

See our Certification guides

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