Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)

The Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) Certification indicates a broad working knowledge of the LabVIEW environment, a basic understanding of coding and documentation best practices, and the ability to read and interpret existing code. NI offers the Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) exam using either LabVIEW or LabVIEW NXG.


Review the Requirements

Step 1.

The Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) certification is an entry-level certification that is valid for 2 years. Recertification is required to maintain credentials. Benefits include the use of the professional certification badge logo and related digital credentials. 


NI recommends that you have six or more months of LabVIEW development experience. Completing the LabVIEW Core 1 and LabVIEW Core 2 courses may substitute for three months of LabVIEW development experience.


Exam Details

  • Prerequisite:   None
  • Format:   Multiple Choice
  • Duration:   1 hour
  • Location:   Online

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Schedule the Exam

Step 3.

Once you have completed your exam preparation and have met all prerequisite requirements, you are ready to schedule your exam. 


We highly recommend you review the Test Taker Guide before scheduling your exam to get familiar with the process.


Schedule or Manage Your Exam Appointment

Share your success

Step 4.

  1. When you complete the CLAD exam, you will be advised if you passed or failed.
    • If you passed, and after any flags have been reviewed by our certification team,  you'll receive a notification email with your digital credential. This email may come within a few minutes of passing, but it can take 24 hours.
    • If you have not received your notification email within 3 days of passing the assessment, email certification@ni.com.
  2. To share your badge, please follow these instructions:
    1. Log into your account at Credly
    2. Click on the profile icon at the top right-hand corner of the page and go to “Badge Management”
    3. Click on the badge you are looking to share
    4. Scroll down and click “Share”
    5. You will be brought to the “Share Badge” screen where you can find different tabs directing you to connect your social media accounts and share your badge


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Recertify

Step 5.

To recertify as a Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer, simply retake and pass the CLAD exam.


Recertification Interval

  • 2 years


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