Certify your skills, build your career
Earn the globally recognized credentials that validate your Atlassian expertise.
Why get certified?
Atlassian Certified Professionals are recognized to have proven, real-world experience with Atlassian tools.
Stand out from the crowd
Differentiate yourself and open the door to more career opportunities.
Optimize tools for your team
Extend the power of your tools and help teams do their best work.
Be the go-to expert
Represent Atlassian at your company and strengthen credibility.
Getting certified has bolstered my role as DevOps Manager and Atlassian Product Owner for my company. Since so much of our work is built on trust, being able to reassure my colleagues of my expertise allows me to lead a team with greater flexibility to pursue advanced solutions.
– Steve Tsiopanos, 14 West
Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator (ACP-JA) and System Administrator (ACP-SA)
The Certification Process
step 1
Set yourself up for success with training
Whether you’re starting out or looking to build your current skillset, there are training courses and learning paths for every level of expertise. Learn how to administer Atlassian tools from the experts.
Jira Administrator
Manage, customize, and configure Jira Server for any software or business team
Jira Project Administrator
Configure projects and boards, customize workflows and manage project permissions
Agile Team Leader
Build on your agile skills to optimize Jira Software for your development teams
Jira Service Desk Administrator
Manage and configure Jira Service Desk Server for your service management teams
Confluence Administrator
Enable the best team experience for creating and managing content
Jira Cloud User Badges
Configure and use Jira Software to find, organize and report on your work.
step 2
Prepare for the exam with real-world experience
Experience is required before attempting any Certification. Be sure to read the recommended experience level and exam topics for each, and take these next steps to deepen your product mastery.
Take Certification prep courses
Find out what to expect on the exam, get insider tips, sample questions, and study guides.
Read product documentation
Study Atlassian documentation for a deeper understanding of product features and functionality.
Explore Atlassian Community
Join Atlassian Community to get your questions answered by other users on the certification journey.
step 3
Take your exam
Once you’re ready to take your exam, find your Certification below and follow the steps to create an account and register through the Certification portal.
Credentials
Build your expertise
Start out with foundational training from Atlassian University, then hone your skills in targeted areas with Atlassian's Skillbuilder courses.
Get Certified, and keep growing your skills
With experience under your belt, you're ready to graduate to Certifications.
Once you're Certified, add Pro Skills badges to keep learning and extend your Certification(s).
Become an Atlassian Certified Master
Earn four Atlassian Certifications from different areas to become an Atlassian Certified Master (ACM). See the requirements to earn this prestigious designation.
Jira users
Project administrators, super users (Server/Data Center)
Atlassian Certified in Jira Project Administration
(AC-JPA)
Earning ACP-JA or ACP-JSW Certification will further extend this credential.
Scrum masters, board admins, project leads, project admins
Atlassian Certified in Agile Development with Jira Software Server*
*The exam is retiring on 28 February 2021.
(ACP-JSW)
Cloud, Server and Data Center:
Server/Data Center only:
Jira administrators
Server/Data Center only:
Cloud, Server and Data Center:
Server/Data Center Only:
Jira Service Desk administrators
Atlassian Certified Jira Service Desk Administrator*
*The exam is retiring on 28 February 2021.
(ACP-JSD)
Confluence administrators
System administrators
Get your key players Atlassian Certified
Atlassian Certified Professionals have the advanced skills and experience needed to optimize your Atlassian toolset and deliver high ROI to your organization. Start your team on the path to Certification with Atlassian University's team training.
Resources
Policies
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Partners
Get more information about Partner Certification requirements on the Partner Portal.
Social sharing
Show off your new credentials to the world and raise your visibility.
Convince your boss
Download a template and get your certification conversation started.