What is Teamcenter certification?

• Teamcenter Certification is a measurement of an individual’s basic understanding and application of Teamcenter in the areas of Usage, Installation and Administration.

What are the benefits of Teamcenter Certification?

• To the professional it means...
  • Establishes proof that you have the basic skills and knowledge to use Teamcenter in preparation for a production environment
  • Formally documents your Teamcenter qualifications
  • Increases your worth to your company
  • Facilitates career development and advancement
  • Useful for matching your skills to your job responsibilities

• To the company it means...
• Increases the proficiency of your employees to help boost productivity
• Identifies basic Teamcenter proficiency levels
• Aids in screening potential employees and contracts
• Quantifies the effectiveness of your training investment
• Facilitates effective use of technical employees
• Contributes to an employee's personal development program

What should I expect during the certification examination?

• There will be four sections to the test, varying from 25 to 50 minutes long.
• The test will be executed online with the final section using a workbook that contains complex Teamcenter questions and scenarios.
• Online documentation WILL NOT be available
• Teamcenter WILL NOT be available
• There is approximately a half hour of orientation information before the examination begins

What skills are tested?

• See the Skill Requirements web page for a list of the functionality that may be tested

How will the certification examination be graded?

• An automatic grading program will be used. This program provides consistency as well as removes subjectivity of the grader

What percentage of answers need to be answered correctly in order to pass the test?

• 70% in each of the areas of Usage, Installation and Administration

What option do I have if I do not pass the test? Can it be retaken? In what time period? Will the retest be the same test?

• The test can be retaken. Since the certification fee will have to be paid again, there is no time constraint on the test taker

What can I do to prepare?

• As part of the Teamcenter Certification program, Siemens Education Services developed online pre-course assessments for each of the main Teamcenter courses. These assessments can be found on the Learning Advantage web site under assessments. There is no charge for these pre-course assessments and they will help assess your skills and knowledge prior to the Teamcenter Certification
• Reinforce skills by doing activities from skills requirements list
• Take courses

Are the questions on the assessment test the same as on the certification test?

• No, however they deal with the same functionality

Are they similar?

• What is similar to you may be very different to me. What I would say is that the assessment tool deals with knowledge base (memory) and skills base tasks. By working with the assessment tool, the user should be able to establish whether or not they are ready to take the certification test

Is the certification for a certain version of Teamcenter?

• Certifications will sometimes span multiple releases. For example, Teamcenter Certification will be acceptable for future releases of Teamcenter