Candidates will receive a Certificate ID Number and a Certificate of Completion indicating the successful completion of the requirements necessary to achieve the title indicated on their SkillCred credential certificate.
SkillCred credentials never expire
The SkillCred Exam Certificates lists the following information:
Name of the Candidate who obtained the certificate
SkillCred Title (e.g. Text Editing with Vim)
Certificate ID number
Achievement Date (i.e. date Exam was passed
SkillCred Credentials never expire.
The Linux Foundation has partnered with Credly to provide candidates with a digital version of their credentials.
Badges will be issued to everyone who passes one of our exams and can be used in email signatures or digital resumes, as well as on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
Further details of our Digital Badges are available here.
The Linux Foundation (LF) may, in its sole discretion, revoke any and all Certifications or Credentials the candidate may have earned and permanently ban them from earning future Certifications or Credentials under any of the following circumstances:
If the candidate uses profanity, threaten to harm, bully or in any way harass any LF or Exam Proctoring Partner employee or contractor (whether verbally or in writing, including through electronic communications or external web postings);
If the candidate breaches the terms and conditions of The Linux Foundation Global Certification and Confidentiality Agreement;
If LF determines, in its sole discretion pursuant to the Exam Misconduct and Professional Code of Conduct Violations, that the candidate has undertaken or participated in Exam Misconduct as defined in the Exam Misconduct Policy, or violated the Professional Code of Conduct.
If you have been convicted of a crime that LF deems, in its sole discretion, in any way harms or affects LF’s or the Program’s reputation, goodwill or security; or
If you have lost or settled a civil case in which LF is the plaintiff and the claim arose from any alleged damage to LF, its brand, goodwill or reputation.