# Ignition 8 Certification

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-certification/24214>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 17, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-certification/24214 "2019-04-17T18:17:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevincgc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@kevincgc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevincgc)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-certification/24214/1 "2019-04-17T18:17:48Z")

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Will we have to redo the entire course on Inductiveuniversity if we’re certified for Ignition 7.9 or will there be a small update course to introduce the changes made in Ignition 8?

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**Author:** ![silverbacknet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/silverbacknet/32/7385_2.png) [@silverbacknet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/silverbacknet)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-certification/24214/2 "2019-04-18T22:30:26Z")

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Perspective is such a huge change that I can’t imagine it not being a course of its own. The Vision, tags, and reports work essentially the same (with a few new functions and styles), so a 7.9 certification should be nearly equivalent to any 8.0 certification in that area.

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**Author:** ![Paul.Scott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.scott/32/4578_2.png) [@Paul.Scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul.Scott)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-certification/24214/3 "2019-04-19T00:13:04Z")

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We’re still working out the specifics, but @silverbacknet is on the right track. Regarding IU progress, the plan is to carry progress to new versions where it feels appropriate, based on what features have changed.

Thus, if a person has their 7.9 credential, and is interested in pursuing a 8.0 credential, then some of the 7.9 challenge progress will transfer over to 8.0 (once we release the new challenges): i.e., if you passed the Transaction Group challenges in 7.9, then we want to transfer your progress to 8.0, since Groups haven’t really changed much.