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Expand Your Knowledge and Credibility

Both new users and seasoned professionals can choose a Vantage certification goal consistent with the need to demonstrate Advanced SQL, Machine Learning and Graph Engine knowledge. 

Vantage Track information summarized for you here!

A digital one-page flyer of Teradata Certification is available here.

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Teradata Certifications

Maximize your competitive advantage—become certified in the world’s most powerful database technology. More than 70,000 Teradata Certifications have been awarded, each recognized as an industry-standard measure of Teradata technical competence for IT professionals.

Vantage Track

Teradata Certification Options: Option 1: Associate Exam - Administrator Exam - Advanced Administrator exam - Vantage Certified Master Option 2: Associate Exam - Developer Exam - Advanced Developer Exam - Vantage Certified Master Option 3: Associate Exam - System Architect Exam - Vantage Certified Master

Vantage 2 Track
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The Vantage 2 track includes one foundational certification, as well as job role certifications.

Please note: 

Exams in the Vantage 2 offering do NOT have eligibility requirements. Candidates are encouraged to test the exams that they believe they are prepared for.

Certifications in the Vantage 2 offering do NOT have expiration dates.

Free Training for Analytics and Data Science exams

Both Vantage offerings include one foundational certification, and multiple job role certifications.

Free Training for Associate Exam

Vantage web-based training is free for the Associate Exam.

Digital Badging for Certifications

Digital badges can be shared on social networking sites to communicate achievement and promote certifications.

Badging info

  • Free Training for Analytics and Data Science exams
  • Free Training for Associate Exam
  • Digital Badging for Certifications

Vantage provides multiple certification options : 

Vantage Analytics Exam 

Candidate has the knowledge and skills necessary to use specified Vantage functions, effectively contextualize data, create and communicate compelling and actionable insights from data, and apply analytics/visualization techniques for the investigation of all relevant data.

Vantage Data Science Exam 

Candidate has the knowledge and skills necessary to use specified Vantage functions, effectively contextualize data, create and communicate compelling and actionable insights from data, apply analytics or visualization techniques for the investigation of all relevant data, apply and interpret machine learning, choose the appropriate function parameters so the output matches the situation (optimized), apply statistical concepts and methodologies, and select the appropriate machine learning methods and algorithms interpreting the model performance/accuracy to derive insights for decision-making. 

Vantage Data Engineering Exam

Candidate has the knowledge and skills necessary to design and operationalize data processing systems, manage and optimize data solutions including unstructured data and understand and leverage the tools and features of Vantage to enable interoperability. 

Vantage Administration Exam 

Candidate has the knowledge and skills of a Vantage Administrator that are necessary relating to Monitoring Vantage, Performance Management, Security Management and Auditing, User Administration, Database Management and Workload Management and Integration necessary to monitor Vantage.

Vantage Associate 2.3 Exam

The Associate Exam will certify that the successful candidate has knowledge of the core concepts of Vantage 2.3 and the Advanced SQL Engine. The candidate understands relational database concepts, the major components, core features and functionality, security and privacy, and Teradata data distribution and data access methods—including a basic understanding of Teradata Tools and Utilities.

Exam Bypass Options

Bypass Exams with Prior Teradata 14 Certification

Our exam bypass options allow candidates to skip exams in the Vantage track if they earned similar certifications for Teradata 14. Please note that bypass options are not relevant for the Vantage 2 track.
There are three instances in which you can bypass an exam:
If you have a TD 14 Professional certification, you can bypass:

  • Associate Exam

If you have a TD 14 Technical Specialist, Solutions Developer, or Enterprise Architect certification, you can bypass:

  • Associate Exam
  • Developer Exam

If you have a TD 14 Database Administrator or Master certification, you can bypass:

  • Associate Exam
  • Administrator Exam
  • Developer Exam