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Upcoming Certifications »
SAS has begun development of a new certification focused on the use of SAS in the statistical business analyst job function. "A SAS Certification in this area has been of interest to our customers for some time," said Terry Barham, Manager of SAS Global Certification. "We have started the preliminary work of defining the exam objectives with the help of customer and internal experts with direct knowledge and expertise in the field. We are also working to understand the key skills that hiring managers and practitioners value, and envision that the exam will test a candidate's ability to interpret and solve business challenges by applying their knowledge of SAS statistical methods."
Availability is expected in mid-2012, and more details will become available as development progresses. For questions, send email to the SAS Global Certification program.
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Will You Be Our 40,000th SAS Certified Professional? »
The SAS Global Certification program continues to expand, and we continue to hear from credential holders that SAS Certification has helped with their professional growth. As the graph shows, the number of credential holders has grown 96 percent from 2006 with time yet for more credentials to be earned in 2011!
Currently, credential holders reside in 77 different countries; this is a global expansion of 48 percent in the last five years.
Each month hundreds of SAS users from around the world become SAS Certified professionals. In coming weeks, we'll reach a milestone by awarding our 40,000th certified credential. It could be anyone around the world – could it be you?
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Exam Retake Policy Change »
The exam retake policy for the SAS Global Certification Program is changing. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, candidates who do not receive a passing score on a SAS exam attempt may retake the exam after a 14-day waiting period with a maximum of five attempts for the same exam in any 12-month period. Once a passing score has been received for an exam, no further attempts for that specific exam are allowed. Previously, candidates had to wait 30 days between exam attempts and could attempt an exam three times in any 12-month period.
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In addition to exams being administered by Prometric, numerous SAS Certification test events are held at local SAS offices throughout the year.
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Denmark »
All exams offered
Copenhagen – Jan. 19,
Feb. 16, March 22,
April 19 and May 24
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France »
Predictive Modeling exam
Vincennes – May 21
All other exams offered
Vincennes – Feb. 17
and May 21
Programming review training classes (starting dates)
Vincennes – Feb. 3 and April 6
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Germany »
All exams offered
Heidelberg – Feb. 20
and April 16
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Italy »
Base Programming review training and exam (starting dates)
Milan – Feb. 27
Rome – May 9
Advanced Programming review training and exam (starting dates)
Milan – May 21
Rome – March 21
Platform Administration review training and exam (starting dates)
Milan – March 19
Rome – May 21
BI Content Development review training and exam (starting dates)
Milan – May 15
Rome – Feb. 27
DI Development review training and exam (starting dates)
Rome – April 16
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Korea »
Base Programming review training class (starting date)
Seoul – Jan. 30
Advanced Programming review training class (starting date)
Seoul – Feb. 20
All exams offered
Seoul – Jan. 19, Jan. 30,
Feb. 22, Feb. 28,
March 28, April 25
and May 30
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Sweden »
All exams except Predictive Modeling offered
Stockholm – March 16
and May 4
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Taiwan »
Programming exams offered
Taipei – March 30
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United Kingdom »
Base Programming exam
Marlow – Jan. 6 and April 5
Glasgow – Feb. 20
Manchester – March 30
Advanced Programming exam
Marlow – March 12
Glasgow – Jan. 6
Manchester – Feb. 3
Predictive Modeling exam
Marlow – Jan. 13, Feb. 20,
March 16 and April 16
BI Content Development exam
Marlow – Jan. 5 and April 5
DI Development exam
Marlow – Feb. 24 and May 8
Platform Administration exam
Marlow – March 23
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United States »
All exams offered
Cary, NC – Jan. 13, Feb. 20,
March 16, April 16
and May 21
SAS® Global Forum
Orlando, FL – April 23
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