Atlassian Certification Success Panel [Atlassian University Live webinar]

[Ben Thoma]

As part of an ongoing series, Atlassian University offered this free webinar to strengthen your Atlassian product skills and learn directly from Atlassian experts.

Together, we learned from professionals who have studied for—and passed—an Atlassian Certification. We heard from @Joanna Thurmann @Jimmy Seddon, and @Hana Kučerová about how they did it and what it’s done for their career. This was intended for all Jira Cloud, Data Center, or Server administrators and project administrators.

Watch the webinar on demand and use the comments below to ask more questions of the panel.

[Jimmy Seddon]

Thank you @Ben Thoma!  I'm looking forward to being a part of this event!

[Hana Kučerová]

Me too :-)! Thank you @Ben Thoma !

[Joanna Thurmann]

Me, three. :-)

[James Chan]

Meeting 98081093831 is not found or has expired. (3,001) :( 

[Jaime Netzer]

https://university.atlassian.com/student/activity/990720-certification-success-panel-webinar @James Chan here it is!

[Syed]

Thanks @Ben Thoma Interested in ACP-620 but there are not enough practice questions as compare to other industry certifications.

[Joanna Thurmann]

@Syed I hope you're aware of the Certification Accelerator Experience at Team 21. ACP-620 is one of the exams and there will be plenty of sample questions as part of the experience.

[shrawan phuyal]

My company needs a silver partnership and so we need an individual with 2 certifications (me). I only have a couple of months of experience with Jira as an Allround administrator - I have tried and failed the ACP-620 exam but I think I will succeed next attempt. What certificate would you recommend to me after the ACP-620? Do you have an internal release date for ACP-620 yet?

[Jimmy Seddon]

Hey @shrawan phuyal!

I'll let @Ben Thoma or @Joanna Thurmann speak to internal release dates, but I'm pretty sure ACP-620 is a live exam now.  Did you mean something else?

As for recommendations, that one is a little tricky.  I took the ACP-600 a year before taking the ACP-620 so I found it to be not too difficult as "most" of the topic were similar.  The ACP-120 I found to be more challenging than the ACP-620 (just my opinion).  If you need to earn a certification in addition to the ACP-620.  I think the ACP-120 and ACP-100 are your only options currently.

I'd recommend trying to get into the ACP-100 or ACP-120 Certification Accelerator program.  That will give you access to material, sample questions & study mates.

I hope that helps!

-Jimmy

[Joanna Thurmann]

@Amina CHAYEB I agree with Jimmy above; the ACP-620 is already available. With respect to other certifications, here is a good page to review https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Training-Certification-articles/Looking-ahead-to-new-Certifications-and-Badges-in-2021/ba-p/1624679

[Amina CHAYEB]

Hi,

Inormation provided at The webinar was very usefull, but still have a  question : there is no exam center in my region, can I pass online exam on July, how much time will online exam keepl available?

Thank you,

Amina

[Julia]

Hi Amina, we intent to keep online exams available for the foreseeable future.

[Jimmy Seddon]

Hi @Amina CHAYEB!

@Ben Thoma or @Joanna Thurmann may know differently, but as far as I know, the online exam option is always going to be available.

I'm in a similar situation that you are.  There is a testing centre in my region but due to COVID it is closed and has been for about a year now.

When you go to book an exam online you will be asked to select a date.  As long as there is a time slot available for the day and time in July you are looking to take an exam, you should be able to book something.

I hope that helps!

-Jimmy

[Gaurav]

Hello,

Though I could not attend the webinar but would like to join the Certification Accelerator Experience for ACP-120 which I intend to take in June'21.

Please let me know if this is possible and also the process and requirements for the same.

Thanks in advance.

-Gaurav

[Jimmy Seddon]

Hello @Gaurav!

You would bee to register for the CAE: https://events.atlassian.com/university_certification_accelerator_experience#Registration

However, the groups for the June certification are starting to populate now so I don't know if there is any space left.

@Ben Thoma are you able to comment on that?

[Gaurav]

Hello @Jimmy Seddon

Thanks for the quick response. Just wanted to understand another thing, is this independent of my pass for the Team'21 event?

Thanks in advance.

-Gaurav

[Jimmy Seddon]

Hi @Gaurav,

Yes it is, completely different sign up, they are just being presented by Atlassian at the same time.

Thanks!

-Jimmy

[Ben Thoma]

@Gaurav It's still possible to register for a June cohort, but the window is closing, as the group's study starts next week. Click here to add the Certification Accelerator Experience to Team '21. A follow up email will be sent to you for completing the CAE registration.

cc @Jimmy Seddon 

[Gaurav]

Hello @Jimmy Seddon , @Ben Thoma

I registered about 12 hours ago for the June cohort but have not yet received any email on my business or personal mail id. Do I need to register again? 

I can push my certification to July if the June cohort is full and not accepting any further nominations.

Please share your feedback.

Thanks in advance.

-Gaurav

[Ben Thoma]

@Gaurav You were probably pretty close to the deadline, so let me check.

[Ben Thoma]

@Gaurav I just checked and looks like you made it just in time! You should have an email in your inbox to join the June study group.

[Gaurav]

Thanks for checking @Ben Thomait seems I just made it in the nick of time. I have registered and joined the group now. 

[Linda Milne_Togetha Group_]

Great information guys. Thank you.

[Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire}]

Hi @Ben Thoma ,

Awesome webinar! Touched on really important points.

On a related note, I've registered for the ACP-100 Jira administration for Data Center and Servers June Cohort, got the email but my request to join the group hasn't approved yet. IS there an additional process that needs to be completed?

My second question is I also want to join the July cohort for Cloud Admin cert., however, I couldn't see the option to enroll in this. Can I join two study groups.?

Thanks,

Gökçe

[Ben Thoma]

@Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire} Awesome! We're admitting people to study groups every day, so let me know if you're not in by tomorrow!

[Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire}]

Hi @Ben Thoma ,

I've got access a yesterday evening. Thank you so much. 

I'm so excited to be a part of this experience!

Best,

Gökçe

[Gaurav]

Hello @Jimmy Seddon , @Ben Thoma ,

I am trying to register for the July cohort for ACP-620 but the system is not taking my professional email id stating it has already been used. Hence, I registered using my personal id.

Is it possible to join both the cohorts for different certifications? If yes, kindly help me for registering to the ACP-620 cohort.

Thanks in advance.

-Gaurav

[Gaurav]

Hello @Jimmy Seddon @Ben Thoma 

Kindly share your inputs on this.

Thanks in advance.

-Gaurav

[Jimmy Seddon]

Hi @Gaurav,

I unfortunately don't have any insight into Atlassian's registration system for the Accelerator program.  @Julia  are you able to provide any assistance here?

[Julia]

I will need to defer to @Ben Thoma  for this question...

[Ben Thoma]

@Gaurav We are currently only permitting enrollment in either the June or July cohorts, not both. The two groups timelines overlap and we want to make sure everyone is focused on just one Certification at a time. (Joining multiple may be an option if we continue this type of experience in the future.)

cc @Julia @Jimmy Seddon 

[James Chan]

Looks like this 'zoom meeting' link is expired.

Meeting 98081093831 is not found or has expired. (3,001)

[Jaime Netzer]

Hi @James Chan thanks for letting us know! We are working on getting these up on our website ASAP; I will ping you here once it's live.

[Jaime Netzer]

https://university.atlassian.com/student/activity/990720-certification-success-panel-webinar 

And all of our webinars: https://university.atlassian.com/student/catalog/list?category_ids=25296-events-webinars

[Guro]

Hi, attended  Team 2021 with a all access pass type, it stod there that we would get a  50% off discount code for future Atlassian University Training Course, where can I get that code?

I am planning to take ACP-100, and want to do some of the courses first, any suggestion which one?

[Julia]

Hello @Guro , regarding your question about the discount code, I suggest you submit a support ticket to Atlassian.

To prepare for ACP-100, visit this page: https://university.atlassian.com/student/page/837225-acp-100-jira-administration-for-data-center-and-server-exam

• If you're just getting started: Atlassian University training courses are an excellent way to begin. Start at the beginning of our Jira Administrator learning path. Build on this foundation with experience before graduating to the Skillbuilder and Exam Prep courses.
• If you have experience as a Jira Administrator: We recommend using Skillbuilder courses together with the Jira Administration for Cloud (ACP-100) Certification Prep Course to prepare.

Free Skillbuilder Courses

• Managing the User Lifecycle in Jira

• Configuring and Troubleshooting Permissions in Jira

• Is your Jira instance secure?

• Customizing Jira Workflows

• Email in Jira

[Janelle Cashmere]

Are we still able to watch this webinar? I get an error when clicking on the link that the Meeting is not found or has expired. (3,001)

[Jaime Netzer]

Updated @Janelle Cashmere and thanks for the ping! https://university.atlassian.com/student/activity/990720-certification-success-panel-webinar

[Janelle Cashmere]

Thanks Jaime!