MATLAB Professional Certification - Dates and Locations

It seems there is just a single available date on Nov 9th 2023 to sit the professional certification - Massachusetts, USA.

Are other dates and locations available to sit the professional certification in the UK?

[Sunjeev]

Thank you for your response. There seems to be only one offering available in the United States for the professional exam.

I've contacted support TWICE with no response.

Seems a shame the difficulty I'm facing to schedule an examination.. makes me question the demand for the professional examination given there were ample opportunity to sit the Associate examination and at short notice.

Answer 1

[Cris LaPierre]

On this page: https://www.mathworks.com/learn/training/certification.html

Select the Certified MATLAB Professional tab and click the 'View Upcoming Exams" button to see the list of dates and locations.

Consider contacting sales using the link on that page to ask about alternatives.

[Sunjeev]

Thank you for your response.

There seems to be only one offering available in the United States for the professional exam.

I've contacted support TWICE with no response.

Seems a shame the difficulty I'm facing to schedule an examination.. makes me question the demand for the professional examination given there were ample opportunity to sit the Associate examination and at short notice..

Is there an opportunity to sit the PROFESSIONAL examination in the United Kingdom?

[Sunjeev]

Thank you for your response. There seems to be only one offering available in the United States for the professional exam. I've contacted support TWICE with no response. Seems a shame the difficulty I'm facing to schedule an examination.. makes me question the demand for the professional examination given there were ample opportunity to sit the Associate examination and at short notice.. Is there an opportunity to sit the PROFESSIONAL examination in the United Kingdom?

[Walter Roberson]

I notice that the details of the Professional certificate say that the exam can be taken at any Mathworks owned facility. I have no information about how it works in practice.

[Cris LaPierre]

Also, don't contact support. Contact sales.

[Sunjeev]

Contact sales also didn't respond.

[Tyler]

This is a long one, and doesn't actually answer the question definitively so maybe ignore this unless you're interested in my personal opinion.

I'd be willing to bet the massive decrease in demand between the Associate and Professional MATLAB certifications is due to the lack of testing availability, essentially a feedback loop of disinterest. That is, if not the significant increase in testing fee. If I'm not wrong, it looks like the cost to take the next upcoming Certified MATLAB Professional Exam is $800 USD. That doesn't include taxes, and it's taking place multiple states away from where I live meaning I'd have to plan a road trip or book a plane ticket just to get to the testing center. I consider myself smart, but I could have a bad day and get nothing out of the fee or the journey. I could also have a delayed flight or a flat tire, resulting in me missing the exam and wasting the fee. Long story short, I have no issues with MathWorks's business practices, software, or anything else about the way they operate, but I wish they could make their certifications slightly more accessible. As a sort of silver lining, I am eligible for the academic discount, but I would only use it if a test were taking place in my own or an adjacent state. My advice for MathWorks (coming from a kid that doesn't even have his high school diploma yet so don't take it too seriously): increase the fee but reinvest the extra earnings to make the actual logistics less uncertain for test takers. My advice for those looking to take a professional level certification exam: Don't ignore the opportunity because of the price, just maybe wait a little and see if you actually are required to have it for your job or if there's a more convenient location to take the exam.