Part 6: A Realistic Journey to Certification: What They Don't Tell You!

Hayford Owusu Ansah

PART 6: EXAM SCHEDULING

Studying for an exam is hard enough; scheduling for it shouldn't be. - Hayford O.A

After completing your study guide and testing your exam readiness, you should be ready to schedule your exam.

Create your exam account.

As a first step, make sure you have created an account on your test provider's platform. (e.g., AWS, CCNA, Oracle, etc.)

Decide between ONLINE or IN-PERSON

Next, you need to decide if you want to take the exam online or in person. Here are some recommendations to help you decide: 

Choose Online If:

  • Online payments are supported in your country.
  • You have a 100% paid voucher, even if online payments aren’t supported.
  • You have a stable internet and an uninterrupted power supply
  • There will be no distractions during the exam
  • You are comfortable being monitored via webcam throughout your exam

Choose In-person if:

  • Online payments aren’t supported in your country
  • You don’t have a 100% paid voucher
  • You lack a stable internet, power supply, and a distraction-free environment.
  • You require special accommodations during your exam.

SCHEDULE YOUR EXAM

In-person Exam Scheduling: Pearson VUE Use Case

If you decide on in-person, it will likely be administered through a provider like Pearson VUE. 

  1. Search for “PEARSON VUE - Find a test centre”  on Google
  2. Type in your country, and you will see a list of all test centers in your country
  3. Filter to choose the one closest to you
  4. Get the location and contact of the Test centre
  5. Go to the exam centre (or call) to speak to the admin. The admin will guide you on how to schedule your exam.

Online Exam Scheduling

  1. As a prerequisite, for both online and in-person, you must have your exam account ready. Your exam account profile must match the details on your Identification card.
  2. Log in to your testing account and locate the exam scheduling section on your portal. 
  3. Make sure you select the correct exam code
  4. Make a payment if supported, or redeem your voucher.



In the next section, I will delve deeper into the payment process.

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