Every GAICC credential follows the same published process. The certification decision is made independently of any training you have taken, by people who were not involved in training you.
- Choose your certificationDownload the free Candidate Handbook and Exam Content Outline for your chosen credential from the Certifications page.
- Complete the required training hoursThrough GAICC's optional self-paced course, a GAICC authorised partner, or any equivalent recognised institution — see the three routes. Keep your certificate of completion as evidence.
- Check the remaining eligibility criteriaEducation and experience expectations vary by credential and are published in each Exam Content Outline.
- Apply and pay the examination feeRegister through the GAICC platform and submit your training evidence. Applications are reviewed within five calendar days when documents are complete; some applications are selected for audit.
- Sit the examinationOnline AI-proctored or at an approved test centre, under the published exam rules and conduct requirements. Reasonable adjustments are available.
- Objective scoringYour result is scored against the published pass mark, set by subject-matter experts using a modified-Angoff standard-setting study — not by quota or curve.
- Independent certification decisionAn independent Certification Decision Authority makes the decision. Anyone who trained you is excluded from that decision.
- Certificate, then maintenanceOn success you receive your certificate and a verifiable digital credential. Certification is maintained through recertification and CPD, and governed by the rules on use of the certificate and marks.
You may appeal a decision or raise a complaint at any point in this process, free of charge, without disadvantage.