Adobe Captivate Certification

What is Adobe Certified Professional: Adobe Captivate program?

A professional training and certification program for all eLearning practitioners who have basic to advanced level proficiency in instructional design and learning content creation workflows. The program includes an online curriculum and assessment exam on the all-new Adobe Captivate. Optional 2 or 3-day virtual instructor-led live training is also available. Earn your Adobe Certified Professional badge and certificate upon successfully passing the certification exam.

Important note: This program is only for the all-new Adobe Captivate (released in 2023) and not for Adobe Captivate Classic (released in 2019)

Program offerings

Certification Only

Includes online curriculum and exam.

Step 1: Register for the certification.

Step 2: Get access to a self-paced online curriculum

Step 3: Schedule the exam date

Step 4: Take the exam online and get certified upon passing.

(Recommended for intermediate and advanced skill levels**)

$599

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Virtual training + Certification

Includes 2 or 3-day virtual instructor-led training, online curriculum and exam.

Step 1: Register for virtual training + certification. Select your training slot

Step 2: Complete the pre-work online curriculum.

Step 3: Attend the virtual instructor led training

Step 4: Schedule the exam

Step 5: Take the exam online and get certified upon passing.

(Recommended for beginner and intermediate skill levels**)

$1099

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Virtual training only

Includes 2 or 3-day virtual instructor-led training and online curriculum.

Step 1: Register for virtual training. Select your training slot

Step 2: Complete the pre-work online curriculum.

Step 3: Attend the virtual instructor led training

(Suitable for all skill levels)

$899

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** Intermediate and advanced skill levels: 1+ years of experience in instructional design. Beginner and intermediate skill levels: <1 year experience in instructional design or eLearning content creation using Adobe Captivate.

Please note: If you are a past participant and had registered for this program after April 1, 2021, you are eligible for complimentary access to curriculum and certification exam. To avail of this, please fill out this form.

Learn how to use the all-new Adobe Captivate to quickly build interactive learning content using audio, video, animations, images, and quiz questions. The curriculum includes:

Introduction to the all-new Adobe Captivate
Touring the brand-new user interface
Getting started with creating your first course using Quick Start Projects
Creating a new course from scratch
Creating quizzes and knowledge checks
Creating infinite scroll projects
Using and working with multi-state objects
Adding interactions to your project
Adding animations to your project
Adding media to your project
Making your project accessible
Taking a deep dive into themes, table of content, playbar, variables and more
Creating software simulation project
Previewing and publishing the courses to an LMS

For all the different training and certification offerings under Adobe Certified Professional: Adobe Captivate, participants are required to have access to their own laptop/desktop computer, with all-new Adobe Captivate installed in it. A free 30-day trial of this latest version of Adobe Captivate can also be downloaded at any time a participant wishes. Those without Adobe Captivate will NOT be able to complete or pass the assessment.

The assessment is an open book exam. Therefore, participants can keep their notes, books, etc. with them.

Online Certification

Apart from their laptop/desktop computer, participants are required to have access to their power, and internet connection.
The online certification assessment is proctored for exam security. Participants are required to have access to a microphone and webcam during the entire duration of the assessment test.

Virtual instructor-led training sessions

Participants must complete the pre-work online curriculum beforehand, to make optimal use of the virtual training. These sessions will provide hands-on experience of Adobe Captivate, as a recap of the online curriculum.

Participants need to download the classroom exercise files (which will be shared a week before the virtual session) and save them on their local drive/desktop. These are required to successfully follow along during the virtual workshop.

Apart from their laptop/desktop computer, participants are required to have access to their power, and internet connection.

Program Offerings	Includes	Standard Price	Education discount
Certification only	Online curriculum and online assessment exam	$599	$399 (33% off)
Virtual Training + Certification	Online curriculum, 2-3 day virtual training sessions and online assessment exam	$1099	$799 (27% off)
Virtual Training only	Online curriculum, 2-day virtual training sessions	$899	$599 (33% off)

To receive the education discount, please first register for the program of your choice, skip the step to complete your payment after registration, and then email one of these acceptable forms of academic identification to ACPCaptivate@carahsoft.com. Once we receive your form of academic identification, we’ll notify you of approval and how to complete your discounted payment.

Payment is required for enrolling into the program, getting access to online training videos, and virtual training sessions.

This program is non-refundable. Under no circumstances will refunds be issued. The price covers the registration fee, access to online training content for 1 year, access to virtual training sessions, and the certificate and badge if the assessment is successfully passed.

Enterprise discount available for 10 or more participants. For more information, please email us at ACPCaptivate-Enterprise@adobe.com.

Geography	Dates
North America	January 14-15, 2025 (virtual) February 11-12, 2025 (virtual) March 18-19, 2025 (virtual) April 8-9, 2025 (virtual) May 13-14, 2025 (virtual) June 17-18, 2025 (virtual) July 15-16, 2025 (virtual) August 12-13, 2025 (virtual) September 16-17, 2025 (virtual) October 21-22, 2025 (virtual) November 12-13, 2025 (virtual) December 09-10, 2025 (virtual) January 20-21, 2026 (virtual)
Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa	February 11-13, 2025 (virtual) April 15-17, 2025 (virtual) June 3-5, 2025 (virtual) August 19-21, 2025 (virtual) October 14-16, 2025 (virtual) December 09-11, 2025 (virtual)

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