14 Top RPA Certifications
14 top RPA certifications
Robotic process automation (RPA) has established itself as a vital technology for streamlining enterprise business processes. As more organizations adopt RPA, which relies on software robots to automate repetitive tasks, expertise with RPA tools and implementations will become increasingly important for business analysts, business intelligence developers, data or solutions architects, and system integrators or administrators, among other IT roles.
To assist IT professionals in gaining proficiency and realizing the business benefits of process automation, RPA vendors offer training and certifications specific to their tools. This list includes certifications from four prominent PRA vendors; if your company works with a vendor that is not included on this list, contact them to see if they offer certifications or training (a good chance they do).
UiPath Certified RPA Associate
The UiPath Academy offers the UiPath Certified RPA Associate (UiRPA) certification, which is targeted at professionals such as junior RPA developers, RPA architects, solutions architects, business analysts, and recent college graduates. The exam assesses your knowledge and abilities with UiPath Studio and covers both RPA fundamentals and UiPath Studio-specific topics such as variables and arguments, selectors, control flow, data manipulation, and best practices.
UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer
After earning your UiRPA credentials, you can earn the UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (UiARD) certification. The exam measures a "higher level" of RPA expertise and covers both the Robotic Enterprise Framework and your "ability to independently build complex and efficient RPA solutions." The two-hour exam covers topics related to UiPath Studio, such as activities and properties, selectors for the robotic enterprise (RE) framework,.NET classes and objects, advanced functions, error handling and troubleshooting, and advanced orchestrator functions. You will be evaluated on your knowledge of UiPath technologies such as Studio, Robots, and Orchestrator, as well as your ability to "independently build or lead production-level automations in the Robotic Enterprise Framework."
Automation Anywhere Certified Advanced RPA Professional
The Automation Anywhere Certified Advanced RPA Professional credential verifies your proficiency with Automation Anywhere Enterprise RPA platforms (Automation 360 and Enterprise v11). The exam assesses your ability to identify business processes that can be automated and to explain how automation can aid in the resolution of real-world business problems. Additionally, you'll be asked to describe the features available in the Automation Anywhere bot-building interface and demonstrate your proficiency with the platform's advanced features.
Automation Anywhere Certified Master RPA Professional
Automation Anywhere also offers a Master RPA Professional certification, which validates your ability to build bots using Automation Anywhere Enterprise RPA products. You'll be required to create bots that automate business processes based on scenarios from case studies as part of the exam. The certification is divided into three sections: a Q&A assessment and test, a bot development assessment, and an interview.
Appian Certified Associate Developer
This certification assesses your knowledge and fundamental understanding of developing apps in an Appian environment. The exam covers the design, development, and maintenance of apps using Appian's low-code automation platform. 60 multiple choice, matching, and list-building questions are included in the 60-minute exam.
Appian Certified Senior Developer
next Appian's level of certification is the Certified Senior Developer, which requires a deeper understanding of Appian concepts and tools. You must demonstrate your ability to deliver "scalable solutions" in accordance with Appian best practices. The 60-minute examination includes 40 multiple-choice, matching, and list-building questions.
Appian Certified Lead Developer
most Appian's advanced certification is Certified Lead Developer. It covers everything an experienced Appian practitioner needs to know to complete Appian projects successfully. There are 35 scenario-based questions on the exam. Additionally, you'll have 75 minutes to demonstrate your ability to manage projects, teams, and customers.
Blue Prism Associate Developer
This certification assesses the skills and knowledge required to "configure a simple Blue Prism process automation solution." The 50-minute exam includes single- and multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and fill-in-the-blank questions. The exam tests your knowledge of Blue Prism native functions and their proper application, different datatypes and data casting, debugging, process flow, process retrying, process templates, and the proper use of attributes to ensure consistent element identification.
Blue Prism Developer
The Developer certification assesses your knowledge of "mandatory Blue Prism Developer concepts and functionality." It delves deeper into topics such as date functions, environment functions, text functions, and the creation and management of work queues. The 60-minute exam includes single- and multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
Blue Prism Professional Developer
Professional Developer is the highest level of Blue Prism developer certification and is intended for "developers with a breadth of Blue Prism knowledge, experience, and skills." The 60-minute examination contains 50 multiple-choice questions drawn at random from a pool.
Blue Prism Installation Engineer Certification
The Blue Prism Installation Engineer certification verifies your knowledge of Blue Prism environment installation and configuration. The exam lasts 60 minutes and consists of 45 multiple-choice questions. The exam covers component architecture and implementation options, user access management via Active Directory integration, secure storage and management of access credentials, database provisioning and maintenance, and windows and application authentication.
Blue Prism ROM Architect Certification
The Blue Prism ROM Architect accreditation verifies your understanding of the Blue Prism ROM concepts and delivery principles that are mandatory. It is a 60-minute examination consisting of 60 multiple-choice questions drawn at random from a pool of questions. The exam will assess your knowledge of the Blue Prism Robotic Operating Model (ROM) and Enterprise Maturity Model, as well as your ability to articulate a clear vision for RPA. Additionally, you will be assessed on your knowledge of business integration, RPA organizational models, successful Blue Prism deployment strategies, pipeline management, process discovery, and governance controls.
Blue Prism Solution Designer Certification
The Blue Prism Solution Designer certification verifies your knowledge of techniques and principles for designing scalable, secure, and efficient Blue Prism process solution designs. It is a 60-minute exam with 27 multiple-choice questions covering topics such as unattended automation design, sub-processes and wrapper objects, recoverability and scalability, object design, case management, workload management, data management, and web services. "The first five questions are lengthy scenario-based questions that are worth double points," and should take about 25 minutes to complete.
Blue Prism Technical Architect Certification
The Blue Prism Technical Architect certification validates your "understanding of the architectural components, support requirements, and design considerations that support a scalable and secure Blue Prism enterprise architecture." The exam will cover topics such as component architecture and implementation options, designing a Blue Prism architecture in a virtualized environment, database provisioning and maintenance, and securing network connectivity between components.
The exam consists of 45 multiple-choice questions chosen at random from a pool, and you will have 75 minutes to complete it.
