Apple Associate Certification Program for Education
Apple offers Associate Certification and Training for the iLife and iWork application suites. As an Apple Certified Associate, students are able to distinguish themselves to colleges or prospective employers as skilled users of the chosen applications.
By joining the Apple Associate Certification program for Education, your school can offer Associate Certification to your students. Courses each include an end user exam which earns Apple Certified Associate, iWork or Apple Certified Associate, iLife certification.
As a member of the program, your school will be able to purchase exam codes in bulk for $45. Students who pass the certification exams will receive a PDF certificate and can download certification logos to use on their resumes and webpages. To apply, your school must have at least one teacher with iLife and/or iWork Trainer certification. Teachers earn iLife and/or iWork Trainer status by passing the associated online exams (exam instructions below). You will need the name of at least one iLife and/or iWork Trainer in order to complete the online application for your school.
NOTE, the iLife and iWork Associate Certification program for Education is a pilot that is only available in the United States and Canada. If your school is located outside North America, you need to become an Apple Authorized Training Center for Education (AATCE) to be able to offer these exams. Click here for details on the AATCE program.
iLife and iWork Trainer Exam
Once you pass the Trainer exam, your school can offer Associate Certification to your own students. Please note, teachers who take this exam online are only eligible to teach their own K12 students; they are not eligible to work at a commercial Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC)*.
Here are the instructions to take the iLife or iWork Trainer exam:
1. Log on to ibt1.prometric.com/apple, click Secure Sign-In (uses SSL encryption) and log in with your Prometric Prime ID and password. If you don't have a Prometric Prime ID, click First-Time Registration and follow the instructions to create an ID and password.
2. Click Continue to verify your information and access the Candidate Menu page. In the Candidate Menu page, click Take Test.
3. Enter the appropriate code in the Private Tests box and click Submit. The codes are case sensitive and are only valid for one use.
- Code for the iLife Trainer exam: iLifeACT
- Code for the iWork Trainer exam: iWorkACT
4. Click Take This Test and then Continue to skip the voucher then enter your credit card information to pay the $150 USD fee.
5. Click Begin Test at the bottom of the page. When you finish, click End Test.
If a teacher does not pass the exam, retake instructions are included in the results email from Prometric. Teachers can only take the exam once per week, so please plan accordingly.
* To be eligible to teach at an AATC, you must have an accepted Apple Certified Trainer (ACT) application. Click here for details on the ACT program.