Tableau Certifications

Do you want to certify you Tableau expertise? What's the difference between the Tableau certificates listed on the Tableau support website? See overview below.

Registration with Loyalist Exam Services and required technical set up does not differ and is the same for all exams. (Make sure you are using Google Chrome when accessing any Loyalist link, including registration!!!! Google Chrome is not my default browser and it took me a while to figure out why described functionality is not available to me).Two youTube videos published on the Tableau Certification channel give an idea about the exam experience on the day

   

Tableau Desktop Exams			Tableau Server Exams
Lev 1: Desktop Specialist	Lev 2: Desktop Qualified Associate	Lev 3: Desktop Certified Professional	Lev 1: Server Qualified Associate	Lev 2: Server Certified Professional
Focused on foundational functionality and product comprehension	Comprehensive functionality and product expertise	Advanced functionality and application of visual best practices	Administrative functionality and platform knowledge	Architectural knowledge and platform integration expertise
$100	$250	$600	$250	$800
60 minutes	2 hours	3 hours	90 minutes	7 hours
multiple choice	multiple choice	–	multiple choice	–
multiple response	multiple response	–	multiple response	–
–	true/false	–	–	–
Hands-on	Hands-on	Hands-on	Hands-on	Hands-on
–	–	written response	–	short essay
–	–	building/saving solutions in Tableau Desktop	–	Application mastery
30 questions (passing score: 70%)	36 questions (passing score: 75%)	–	80 questions (passing score: 75%)	–
Automatically scored	Automatically scored	Grading by committee	Automatically scored	Grading by committee
Desktop Specialist Exam Prep Guide	Desktop Certified Associate Exam Prep Guide	Desktop Certified Professional Exam Prep Guide	Server Certified Associate Exam Prep Guide	Server Certified Professional Exam Prep Guide
Exam Setup Guide

Exam Experience
room requirements

• You are in a quiet, well-lit space, clear of papers and other miscellaneous items
• You are in the room alone and will remain alone for the duration of your exam. You must remain seated and quiet for the duration of your exam. You cannot use any phone or headphones throughout your exam  
• You have a government issued Photo ID ready to show your proctor.

technical requirements infrastructure

• Your audio and webcam are fully functional and must remain on throughout your exam 
• Enable in-app camera use in Windows
• Your computer has been rebooted prior to your exam and all programs/applications/browser tabs are closed including VPNs
• Automatic software updates are disabled
• Your computer is connected to a power source and you are using only one computer screen.
• You have passed the Skytap Connectivity Checker at https://cloud.skytap.com/connectivity with results showing no more than 150ms of latency. 
• Your Skytap Speedtest results showed at least 4Mbps download speed and at least 2 Mbps upload speed. You have passed the Examity System Check. 
• You have Google Chrome (!!!) open as it is required for your exam. 
• Disable Pop-Up Blocker in Google Chrome

Preparation

[01] Tableau YouTube Channel, URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/tableausoftware/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid
[02] Tableau Free Training Videos, URL: https://www.tableau.com/learn/training
[03] Tableau Public tips and technique, URL: https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/resources
[04] Free weekly Tableau Tip videos, Andy Kriebel, URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/kriebela/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid
[05] Ultimate guide to getting certified in Tableau, Sumit Gupta, Oct 4, 2018, URL: https://towards datascience.com/ultimate-guide-to-getting-certified-in-tableau-5bd2df7d0c7d
[10] New Sample Question Set,  Tableau Community, Adam Rauh, Jul  11, 2017, URL:  https://community.tableau.com/thread/241641
[11] SimpliLearn, Free Tableau Certification Exam Practice Test, 34 Questions,120 Minutes, URL: https://www.simplilearn.com/tableau-exam-questions-free-practice-test

[13] Tableau Qualified Associate & Specialist Certification QuizzesPractice Questions, URL:

https://learningtableau.com/
[12] How to Prepare for Tableau Desktop 9 Qualified Associate Exam, January 9, 2016, URL: http://evafengeva.blogspot.com/2016/01/last-week-i-passed-tableau-desktop.html
[14] Are you as Tableau-smart as a Tableau consultant? Bronson Shonk's Tableau Challenge Workbook addresses Beginners, Intermediates, Advanced and Jedis, http://tableauchallenge.com/tableauchallenge/home-2/, October 23, 2015