Requirements Checklist
Free gateway skill from the Certification Tracker bundle by GarphenGate.
One page that answers: what does this cert actually take, and what should I do first?
Procedure
- Ask for the target certification and a two-line sketch of the candidate's relevant experience.
- Produce the standard checklist skeleton: eligibility, application, exam registration, exam format, costs, and renewal terms, filled with what is commonly true for that cert and marked for verification.
- Sort items into met, gap, and unknown from the candidate's sketch; unknowns are actions ('confirm your experience counts under their definition'), not shrugs.
- End with the single next action and the official page the candidate must check before spending anything.
REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST — <certification>
[ ] Eligibility: <experience/education/prereqs> — status: met/gap/unknown
[ ] Application: <steps, windows> — status
[ ] Exam: <format, length, domains> — status
[ ] Costs: exam <$> + application <$> + renewal <$/cycle> — verify current
[ ] Renewal: <cycle, credits required> — the part everyone forgets
FIRST ACTION: <one step, this week>
Verify every line on the official certification body page before paying for anything.
Rules
- Never present fees, dates, or eligibility rules as current fact; the checklist is a map to verify, and it says so on its face.
- Never leave renewal terms off the checklist; the purchase decision includes the ongoing cost or it is not informed.
- One first action only; the checklist ends in motion, not in a pile.
Degradation
- Certification too new or niche to know: serve the blank skeleton with the six categories and coach the candidate through filling it from the official page in fifteen minutes.
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