ARM introduces engineer exam scheme

ARM introduces engineer exam scheme

LONDON – Processor intellectual property licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has signed up Prometric Inc. (Baltimore, Md.) to design and deliver the ARM Accredited Engineer certification program for software and hardware engineers.

The program was scheduled to launch first in Mainland China and Taiwan in mid-2012 before being extended to the United States, India and Europe. The program has similarities to an IT worker certification scheme that has been run by Microsoft for many years.

Prometric, which runs training and accreditation schemes on behalf of a number of companies and organizations including Microsoft, has been asked to supply test development and secure administration of the ARM examinations through its network of computer-based testing centers.

Candidates to become ARM Accredited Engineers have to attend a test center with government supplied ID – such as a passport or driving license – and take a computerized test. There is a fee to take the exam that varies by country. It is £125 in the U.K. and $200 in the United States and $160 (US dollars) in Taiwan, according to the Prometric website.

Gaining the ARM Accredited Engineer (AAE) status is not necessary to work on ARM-based projects but it is expected to provide engineers and students with an advantage over their peers when seeking employment.
Next: More examinations coming
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