# Gold Certification and Core Certification **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 8, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gold-certification-and-core-certification/47566 "2021-06-08T17:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gold-certification-and-core-certification/47566/11 "2023-02-23T07:47:13Z")
> [@Faize](#): > > we need to pay? Here is the latest FAQ page for the certification: [https://page.inductiveautomation.com/certification-changes-faq](https://page.inductiveautomation.com/certification-changes-faq) This was the last newsletter post I've read on it, although I read [here](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/certification-change-feedback/66282/130) that this information has been amended somewhat: [https://page.inductiveautomation.com/certification-update](https://page.inductiveautomation.com/certification-update) Here's a thread where the community discusses their feelings about how certifications should be handled. You will probably find it interesting: > [@Certification change: feedback](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/certification-change-feedback/66282): > > Hi, as someone who interviews and hire people that will exclusively work on Ignition projects for a 100k person company, I think the recent announcement to change the certification process to be on site only is a bad decision. Having done a few of the gold certification tests myself, I know that the tests do a really good job of making sure the test taker actually understands how things fit together, and also understands them well enough to accomplish a task that involves some problem solving a… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gold-certification-and-core-certification/47566)._