CERTIFICATION

The Maxon Certification program has been designed to evaluate and certify a user's ability to use Maxon products to a minimum required standard that shows their ability to work in a production environment.

You found the best place already. Please read this site carefully. If you have more questions, please contact our Certification Team.

Please contact our Certification Team and we will connect you with a Maxon Certified Trainer / Master Trainer or training center to take your certification test.

Yes, we have Certified Trainers in many countries all around the world. Just contact our Certification Team to find out if we have a Certified Trainer speaking your first language.

Definitely covered are English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Denish, Greek, Turkish, Arabic amongst others.

We don’t offer preparation courses, but you can have a look at the List of Certification Topics to get an idea of what we will ask. Other than that, you can always ask our Certified Trainers to help you with the preparation (you will be charged by the trainer directly). We can also connect you with a Maxon Certified Training Center.

We typically use MS Teams for the certification sessions. You’ll need to share your microphone, webcam and screen. The most current version of the application.

In any case, you should have a look at the List of Certification Topics to see, if you know about all the topics listed. If not, there are some links in the list that will forward you to relevant learning resources. There are loads of tutorials on https://cineversity.maxon.net/ and other platforms as well. There is also an online multiple choice self-assessment quiz on this site which is free that may help you identify which areas or features you may need more experience in using.

This is something you must negotiate with the trainer taking care of your certification directly. Therefore, the price can vary across trainers and regions.

That being said, our suggested cost for the Pro User Certification test is $995/€995.

You will be charged by the trainer directly, not by Maxon.

You will be tested by a Maxon Certified Trainer / Master Trainer.

Yes. Nobody knows everything. We expect you to know how to find a solution or answer quickly and understand that answer.

Every candidate who passed the Pro User Certification test will get a Pro User Certificate directly from Maxon and badges that you can add to your website, social media, email signature and so on.

For becoming certified you need to pass the Pro User Certification test with a score of 90% and above.

• If you achieve 75-89% you can retake a reduced version of the test covering the stuff you didn’t know

• If you achieve less than 75% you need to retake the full test

The Pro User Certification test takes around 4 hours.

Yes. Just ask the trainer for another appointment and maybe even for some training on the topics you struggled with.

That is up to the trainer. We recommend our trainers to offer the first retake for free. This may be part of the negotiated price between yourself and the trainer. Be sure to ask.

First, you must pass the Pro User Certification test with a score of 100%. After you passed the Pro User Certification test, you also have to pass the Teaching Test. Finally, you have to create at least one certification file with instructions for the Pro User Certification test yourself and provide it to the Maxon Certification team, so it can be added to the general pool of questions.

This is something you must negotiate with the trainer taking care of your certification directly. Therefore, the price can vary across trainers and regions.

That being said, our suggested cost for the Trainer Certification is $1,495/€1.495. The Pro User Certification test is included in the Trainer Certification test.

You will be charged by the Master Trainer directly, not by Maxon.

You will be tested by a Maxon Master Trainer.

In any case, you should have a look at the List of Certification Topics to see, if you know about all the topics listed. If not, there are some links in the list that will forward you to relevant learning resources. There are loads of tutorials on https://cineversity.maxon.net/ and other platforms as well.

For the teaching test, everything that makes you comfortable explaining various topics to an audience will work as preparation. Of course, the best way is to teach people directly but recording tutorials would also work.

For becoming a Maxon Certified Trainer, you need to pass the Pro User Certification test with a score of 100%.

• If you achieve 75-99% you can retake a reduced version of the test covering the stuff you didn’t know

• If you achieve less than 75% you need to retake the full test

The Teaching Test is another 2 hours session with a Master Trainer, where you have to show your teaching capabilities. Approximately one week before the session, the Master Trainer will provide you with a few topics that you have to prepare and then teach. You may also be asked to teach other topics not previously requested. That is up to the Master Trainer as he/she observes your live instruction.

Maxon Certified Trainers are allowed to offer Maxon certified training as well as Pro User Certifications to everyone.

All Maxon Certified Trainers get access to Maxon’s pre-release community platform where they can download early versions of upcoming releases, provide feedback and learn them so they can train them immediately after release. A signed NDA is required!

Maxon Certified Trainers are listed on the Maxon website under Training Partners.

Yes. If you passed the Pro User Certification test with a score of 100%, you don’t have to take the full test again. However, we want our trainers to be up-to-date. Depending on how old your Pro User Certification is, you might have to take a test covering the new features.

This has to be negotiated with the Master Trainer who is taking care of your Trainer Certification. Maxon makes no money from these certifications. Expenses are to cover the cost for the Master Trainers’ time.

No. Maxon Certified Trainers are allowed to certify Pro Users. Trainer Certifications can only be offered by Maxon Master Trainers.

No, but it has the version number on it that was used in the test.

We expect our Certified Trainers to be up to date. Therefore, we are re-certifying all Certified Trainers and Master Trainers at the end of every year.