ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist
®
Application Guide
Revised No 2022
What is the Value in Becoming an ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist®? ...................................3
Which Areas of Knowledge Will the ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® Exam Cover? ........................3
What Are the Objectives of the ISA Certication Program? .................................................3
Who Is Eligible to Apply for the ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® Exam? ................................3
What Is the Process to Apply for the Exam? ..............................................................4
Exam Dates and Locations
Fees
Certication Agreement and Release Authorization
Application Submission
Enrollment Conrmation
Rescheduling Exam or Additional 90-Day Authorization Period Requests
Failure to Attend Examination or Schedule within a 90-Day Authorization Period
What Is the Format of the ISA Certied Arborist Utility Arborist® Exam? .......................................5
Pretesting of Exam Questions
How Should I Prepare for the Exam? ....................................................................5
What Are the Onsite Rules and Conduct Expectations During the Exam? ......................................5
Admission
Site Rules
Inappropriate Application and Examination Conduct
What Is the Process for Attaining Certication?...........................................................7
Completion Requirements
Exam Scoring
Examination Results and Notication of Certication
Request for Regrading Exam
Retaking the Examination
Additional Information About ISA Certication...........................................................8
What Does ISA Certication Represent and Require?
Expiration and Recertication
Denial, Revocation, and Decertication
Impartiality and Conict of Interest
Nondiscrimination
Accommodations for Participants with Disabilities
Appeals and Complaints
Privacy
Contents
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Which Areas of Knowledge Will the ISA
Certied Arborist Utility Specialist
®
Exam Cover?
e certication examination is developed by a panel of industry
experts representing all aspects of utility vegetation manage-
ment. Questions are derived from a job task analysis survey
lled out by arborists from around the world. Questions are
continually analyzed by the ISA Certication Test Committee
using the latest test statistics, and new questions are always being
developed and tested for satisfactory performance. Updated
examinations are created on a regular basis.
e written exam content for the ISA Certied Arborist Util-
ity Specialist® is divided into ve areas of knowledge, and the
percentage next to each area below reects the percentage of
questions associated with that area. ese are subject to change
when a new job task analysis is completed for the exam.
1. Electric Utility Pruning—20%
2. Program Management—13%
3. Integrated Vegetation Management—18%
4. Electrical Knowledge—29%
5. Customer Relations—20%
What Are the Objectives of the ISA
Certication Program?
ISA’s objectives for oering professional credentials are to:
• Advance the knowledge and application of safe work
practices in all arboricultural operations;
• Improve technical competency of personnel in the tree care
industry;
• Create incentives for individuals to continue their
professional development;
• Provide the public and those in government with a means
to identify professionals who have demonstrated by
passing a professionally-developed exam that they have
thorough knowledge and skill in tree care practices.
Who Is Eligible to Apply for the ISA Certi-
ed Arborist Utility Specialist
®
Exam?
e ISA Credentialing Council requires a candidate to be an ISA
Certied Arborist® and have at least 2,000 hours of veriable
work experience directly within electric utility vegetation man-
agement over the past two years or one of the following:
• Full-time employment as an electric utility arborist,
forester, or vegetation manager for at least 36 cumulative
months during the past 10 years;
• Full-time employment on a project as an electric utility
vegetation management contract employee/consultant for
at least 36 cumulative months during the past 10 years.
Documentation of work experience is required with submittal of
application. Letter(s) of reference from your current or previous
employer(s) is acceptable. If you are self-employed or own your
own company, you will be required to submit three letters of
reference with your application. References may be in the form
of copies of invoices, contracts, and/or business licenses. e
documentation provided must include the practical experience
and outline the dates of work required for eligibility. Please
contact ISA for other possible forms of verication.
Examples of experience sources include, but are not limited to,
the following:
• system forester
• vegetation management inspector, planner,
or specialist
• transmission/distribution forester
• vegetation management instructor or researcher
• municipal employee performing relevant tasks
• vegetation management consultant
• division, district, or regional forester
• utility contractor supervisor or manager
• utility contractor or technical support service employee
• utility arborist
By submitting your application, you authorize ISA to contact the
practical experience reference(s) named on your application to
substantiate your eligibility.
What is the Value in Becoming an ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist
®
?
ISA Certication is a voluntary program that tests and certies
your achievement of a professional level of knowledge and skill
in the eld of arboriculture. When you become an ISA Certied
Arborist Utility Specialist®, you are recognized by your peers
and the public as a tree care professional who has attained a
specialty in utility arboriculture with a generally-accepted level
of knowledge in other areas within the tree care profession,
such as tree biology, diagnosis, maintenance practices, safety,
as identied through periodic job task analyses. Hiring an ISA
Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® provides tree owners and
government decision makers the opportunity to become better
informed about proper tree care and their selection of services
based on the expertise represented by your credential.
Achieving a specialty level of ISA Certication also
builds your self-image. By studying for and passing the
certication exam, you demonstrate a dedication to your
own professional development and the advancement of
proper tree care practices. e process of becoming ISA
Certied and maintaining the designation provides you
with personal incentive to continue your arboricultural
education and training. Presenting your ISA credential to
potential employers makes you more competitive in the job
market, and for employers, encouraging ISA Certication is
a tool to assist in training their existing tree care personnel.
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What Is the Process to Apply for the
Exam?
Exam Dates and Locations
ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® exams are sponsored
by an ISA chapter or associate organization or oered through
a Pearson VUE testing center. For information on dates and
locations of certication exams in your area sponsored by ISA
chapters or associate organizations, contact ISA or visit the ISA
Events Calendar. To nd out if a Pearson VUE testing center is
close to you, visit http://www.pearsonvue.com/isa/locate/.
Fees
Candidates who are members of ISA and an ISA chapter or
associate organization receive an exam discount. If the exam
is sponsored by an ISA chapter or associate organization and
your ISA Certied Arborist® credential expires within:
• 25 to 36 months, the fee is $120 USD for members and
$260 USD for nonmembers;
• 13 to 24 months, the fee is $95 USD for members and
$235 USD for nonmembers;
• 0 to 12 months, the fee is $75 USD for members and $215
USD for nonmembers.
In addition to the exam fee, there is a computer-based testing
administrative fee of $125 USD for those who elect the
computer-based option. e administrative fee applies each
time a computer-based exam is scheduled.
To be eligible for the discounted rate, a candidate must be
a current member of ISA and a current member of an ISA
chapter or associate organization. In the event that a local
chapter or associate organization does not exist where you
reside, you may receive member pricing by being a current
member of ISA only. ISA certication fees are separate and
distinct from ISA membership dues and from ISA chapter or
associate organization dues.
Certication Agreement and Release Authorization
All applicants are required to review and accept the Certi-
cation Agreement and Release Authorization. Your signature
conrming review and acceptance of these terms is required
for certication.
Application Submission
Becoming a candidate for an ISA certication is a two-step
process through your online MyISA Dashboard.
1. First, apply online or submit a completed application.
2. When you receive notice that your application is
approved, you may then enroll through your website
account to take an exam.
If you do not have an ISA website account, you may create one
at the MyISA Sign-In page.
A completed application must be submitted by going to MyISA
Apply for an ISA Certication and then by selecting Create
Application. Once your completed application has been
reviewed, you will be notified by ISA of your application
approval or denial by email. You may Review Application
Status at any time to determine your status or Review Old Ap-
plications. If denied, you will not be able to enroll into an exam
until you provide additional documentation demonstrating
that you meet the eligibility criteria.
Only once your application has been approved, you are eligible
to enroll for a computer-based or paper-based exam.
Paper-based exams are oered through ISA chapter or
associate organization sponsored exam events, the deadline
for EXAM ENROLLMENT in these events is twelve (12) US
business days prior to the exam event scheduled date. You may
enroll into the exam by selecting either the enrollment link
within the approval email or go to the Enroll to Take Exam
web page. Enrollment will include the processing of applicable
exam fees. Enrollment and payment must be received on or
before the deadline date. ISA does not provide refunds for
exam enrollments. ere are no exceptions to this policy.
If you have questions or diculties with the application or
enrollment process, contact ISA.
Due to the complexity of the application process, onsite
registration is not available for ISA exams.
ISA has the right to contact any person or organization as part
of the review of your application. By applying, you authorize
the release of any information requested by ISA for the
purpose of reviewing your application. ISA has the right to
notify appropriate organizations if your application contains
false information.
Enrollment Conrmation
You will be notied when your enrollment has been processed.
Aer you have been successfully enrolled, you will receive a
conrmation packet with a letter containing the location, date,
time of the exam, and the name of the appropriate contact
person. For computer-based exams held through Pearson VUE,
you will receive instructions via email on how to schedule
a date and time with the computer-based testing vendor.
e vendor will then send you a conrmation including the
location, date, and time of the exam. You are provided a 90-day
authorization period to schedule and take the exam.
Rescheduling Exam or Additional 90-Day Authorization
Period Requests
If circumstances change aer you have applied for the
examination, you may be able to reschedule your exam or
request an additional 90-day, computer-based authorization
period. If your request is approved by ISA, a fee of $50
USD will apply to make the change. If you are requesting to
reschedule a computer-based exam within your current 90-day
authorization period, you will not be subject to the fee.
Requests to reschedule exams sponsored by ISA chapters
or associate organizations must be received prior to the
12-business-day deadline. Additional 90-day, computer-
based authorization requests must be received within the
candidate’s current 90-day authorization period. If the request
is not received by ISA before the ISA chapter’s or associate
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organization’s exam deadline date, or is beyond the 90-day
authorization period, or the candidate fails to schedule an
exam within the 90-day authorization period, the candidate
will be considered a no-show and all exam fees will be
forfeited. If the scheduled date that was missed was your free
retake, your free retake will be forfeited.
If you need to reschedule an exam date within your current
90-day authorization period with the computer-based testing
vendor, you may do so by contacting Pearson VUE via phone
or through the Pearson VUE website. If rescheduling during
the weekend, you must do so directly through the website.
Requests must be received no later than one business day prior
to the scheduled exam date. If contact is less than one business
day, you will be considered a no-show and all exam fees will be
forfeited. Registrations are not transferrable to another person.
Failure to Attend Examination or Schedule within a 90-Day
Authorization Period
No refunds or discounts will be issued if you do not attend
or complete the examination. ere are no exceptions. If you
do not reschedule your appointment or request an additional
90-day authorization period, and you do not show up to take
the exam at your scheduled time and location, you will be
considered a no-show and the exam surrendered, as well as
any exam fees and/or computer-based administrative fees
associated with the exam you missed. If this happens, you will
have to re-enroll along with paying the required retake fees
and, if elected, the computer-based administrative fee of $125
USD.
You will have only one year from the rst scheduled exam date
to retake the exam at the retake fee of $75 USD or utilize your
free retake. Once you have exceeded the one year, you will be
required to pay the full exam fee, along with the $125 USD
computer-based administrative fee if you elected the computer-
based option.
ISA Reserves the Right to Cancel a Paper-Based Exam
ISA reserves the right to cancel any paper-based examination
event that does not meet the minimum enrollment requirement
or for other reasons. If your paper-based exam is cancelled by
ISA, you will be notied by email and your enrollment will be
moved to pending status. You may elect to have your pending
exam enrollment status moved to any other paper-based
examination event available for no charge or you may request to
enroll in a computer-based exam by paying the computer-based
administrative fee. While your registration is in a pending status
you will not be able to enroll for another examination. Please
contact our team at isa@isa-arbor.com to request a change for an
available examination location and date.
What Is the Format of the ISA Certied
Arborist Utility Specialist® Exam?
e examination is made up of 115 multiple-choice questions.
Each question has four possible answers listed, only one of which
is correct. You will have two hours (120 minutes) to complete the
written exam. You must pass the exam to obtain the certication.
Pretesting of Exam Questions
Within the written exam, there will be 15 new questions
that have not been used on previous exams. Responses to
these questions are not used in determining individual exam
scores. ese 15 questions are not identied and are scattered
throughout the exam so that candidates will answer them with
the same care as the questions that make up the scored portion
of the exam. is methodology assures candidates that their
scores are the result of sound measurement practices and that
scored questions reect current practice.
How Should I Prepare for the Exam?
ISA’s Utility Specialist Certication Study Guide is intended to
serve as a recommended program of study. Additional references
are as follows:
• ACRT Line Clearance Manual from ACRT Inc.
(www.acrtinc.com)
• ANSI A300 Standard for Tree Care Operations (Part 1) –
Pruning
• ANSI A300 Standard for Tree Care Operations (Part 7) –
Integrated Vegetation Management a. Electric Utility Rights-
of-way.
• ISA, 2008. Best Management Practices: Tree Pruning.
• ISA, 2004. Best Management Practices: Utility Pruning of
Trees.
• ISA, 2010. Trenching and Tunneling: A Video Guide DVD
and Workbook.
• ISA, 2010. Utility Pruning: A Video Guide DVD and
Workbook.
• ISA, 2011. Recognizing Tree Risks and Avoiding Tree &
Utility Conicts (Consumer Information Brochures).
• ISA, 2017. ANSI Z133 Standard for Arboricultural
Operations – Safety Requirements.
• OSHA Regulations 1910.268, 1910.269, 1910.331-1910.335
(United States Department of Labor)
Note: e Utility Specialist Certication Study Guide,
published by ISA, should NOT be considered the sole source
of information for the certication examination. e Utility
Specialist Certication Study Guide and the ISA Certied
Arborist Utility Specialist® exam are written by separate entities.
e exam tests a body of knowledge rather than knowledge
obtained solely from a specic resource.
The publications referenced above can be purchased from
ISA in the ISA web store, by calling +1.678.367.0981, or
by emailing isa@isa-arbor.com. You may also purchase
these resources through your local ISA chapter or associate
organization. The ACRT manual and OSHA regulations are
NOT available from ISA.
What Are the Onsite Rules and Conduct
Expectations During the Exam?
Admission
• Arrive at the testing site 30 minutes before the start
time of the exam and have your identity conrmed by
providing two forms of valid identication—a valid photo
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identication card and an identication card displaying
your signature. (See your exam conrmation packet for
exact time, date, and location of the course.)
• e exam host will check your photo ID. If you do not
have a photo ID with you at the check-in time of the exam,
you will not be allowed to sit for the exam and will be
considered a no-show.
• ere will be audio and video taping at the testing centers.
If you are not prepared to be taped, you will not be allowed
to test at the facility.
Site Rules
• Dress appropriately. While every attempt is made to
provide a comfortable classroom atmosphere, indoor
temperatures and outdoor weather conditions may vary.
• Visitors are not permitted in the exam area.
• Books, papers, and other reference material will not be
allowed in the testing area.
• No cell phones or other mobile devices will be allowed in
the testing area.
• No food or beverages may be taken into the exam.
• No smoking will be allowed in the testing area.
• You will be permitted to take restroom breaks on an
individual basis. Time spent on breaks will be considered
part of the time permitted for completing the exam.
• Writing on the test booklet is not allowed during the exam.
• If you are caught looking at another individual’s exam or
talking during the exam, your score may be invalidated or
exam materials conscated.
• Applicants who are impaired by the use of alcoholic
beverages or illegal drugs, or use them at the examination
site, will immediately be disqualied from taking the exam.
• It is of utmost importance that you carefully follow
all directions and regulations. Listen carefully to all
instructions given by the exam administrator and follow
the directions completely.
Inappropriate Application and Examination Conduct
ISA intends that participation in its certication programs
will be a professionally relevant, informative, and rewarding
experience for all candidates. All participants in ISA certication
exams are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate
and professional manner and to refrain from any objectionable,
improper, or unprofessional conduct. To ensure fairness in an
examination environment, the following policy and rules apply:
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• When an ISA or ISA-designated representative nds that
a candidate has engaged in inappropriate conduct or
behavior, ISA reserves the right to respond with actions
including, but not limited to:
• Rejecting an application for certication
• Preventing or precluding a person from participating in
an examination, including removing a person from the
testing site
• Invalidating or nullifying examination results
• Issuing and enforcing any other lesser response or
action determined to be appropriate or necessary
• Inappropriate conduct or behavior includes, but is not
limited to, misrepresentation; failure to disclose requested
information; cheating; unauthorized possession, use, or
distribution of copyrighted or legally-protected material;
verbal or physical disturbances of the examination;
failure to pay fees in a timely manner; and any other
objectionable, improper, or unprofessional actions by a
person participating in the ISA certication process.
• By submitting an application for certication, each
participant acknowledges that he/she understands and
agrees to the terms of this policy.
What is the Process for Attaining
Certication?
Completion Requirements
To obtain ISA certication, you must achieve the required
passing score for the examination. e current passing score is
75 percent. Please note that when a job task analysis of the exam
is performed, the overall passing score is subject to change.
When you receive your exam results, please remember that the
domains are weighted, and the average of the domains will not
be equal to the overall score. If you do not achieve an overall
passing score, you must retake the exam until an overall passing
score is achieved.
Once certied, you will receive the designation of ISA Certied
Arborist Utility Specialist®. Your certication is personal to you
and may not be transferred or assigned to any other individual,
organization, or entity. When publicizing your credential, you
must comply with the requirements of the ISA Branding and
Style Guide.
Exam Scoring
e computer-based exams are graded by Pearson VUE, the
testing vendor. Written exams sponsored by ISA chapters or
associate organizations are graded at ISA Headquarters. ISA
will notify you of your results in detail. You may access a brief
overview of your exam results by logging into MyISA on the ISA
website and selecting My CEUs.
Examination Results and Notication of Certication
Computer-based exams provide result notication immediately
upon completion of the exam. Your formal results will be sent
approximately six weeks aer your exam date. You will be notied
of your pass/fail result; percentage scores will be provided for
each domain for your information. ose who pass will receive a
congratulatory letter, score sheet, certicate, identication card,
hard-hat decal, and patch. Your results are condential. Results
cannot be obtained over the phone or by fax.
If you have questions concerning your exam results, direct them
in writing to the ISA Credentialing Department at isa@isa-
arbor.com. Because of the need to maintain test security, exam
questions and answers cannot be made available for review, and
the ISA Credentialing Department does not provide a list of
questions that were answered correctly or incorrectly. e only
information available regarding your performance on the exam
is provided on your score report.
Request for Regrading Exam
If you believe that an error was made in the grading of your
exam, you may request to have your exam regraded. A fee of
$35 USD applies for each hand-graded score report. Requests
for regrading may take up to six weeks for completion. If you
request to have your exam regraded, you may not schedule
another exam until aer you receive the regrading results. If
you wish to have your exam regraded aer receiving your initial
score report, please contact isa@isa-arbor.com.
Retaking the Examination
If you do not pass the exam, you will receive a failure notication
and details for retaking the exam. You may re-enroll by logging
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into MyISA on the ISA website and returning to the Enroll to
Take Exam web page. You are allowed one free retake and then
will be charged a $75 USD fee per retake up to one year from
the original date that you took the exam. If you do not attain a
passing score within one year of the original exam date, you will
be required to pay the full fee amount. Each time a computer-
based exam is selected, the $125 USD administrative fee applies.
Additional Information About ISA
Certication
What Does ISA Certication Represent and Require?
By passing the exam, holders of ISA certications have
demonstrated a broad knowledge base in the area in which they
are certied. No other conclusions may be drawn concerning
certication holders. ISA certications do not represent
licensure, registration, or other authorization to practice or to
conduct business activities for a fee or otherwise.
e ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® credential is subject
to ongoing requirements, such as participation in continuing
education activities and abiding by the Certication Agreement
and Release Authorization.
Expiration and Recertication
ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® certication is valid for
three years. To retain certication aer each three-year period,
an ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® must be a current
ISA Certied Arborist® and recertify. Notify ISA promptly if
your contact information changes. We are not responsible for
undeliverable recertication notices.
e ISA Certication Program oers two methods of
recertication. e rst method is to retake and re-pass the
certication exam. e second option is to accumulate at least
36 continuing education units (CEUs) over the three-year
certication period that are related to the ve tested domains
on the exam and pay the recertication fee. irty of the CEUs
are for the ISA Certied Arborist® credential, and a minimum
of 6 CEUs are for the ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist®
credential. e 6 CEUs must be related to the ve domains.
e CEU requirement varies for your rst certication period as
an ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist®. During that time, if
your ISA Certied Arborist® credential expires within:
• 25 to 36 months, you are required to obtain 30 CEUs for
the ISA Certied Arborist® credential and a minimum of
6 CEUs for the ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist®
credential;
• 13 to 24 months, you are required to obtain 30 CEUs for
the ISA Certied Arborist® credential and a minimum of
3 CEUs for the ISA Certied Arborist Utility Specialist®
credential;
• 0 to 12 months, you are required to obtain 30 CEUs for the
ISA Certied Arborist® credential and no CEUs for the ISA
Certied Arborist Utility Specialist® credential.
Candidates who are members of both ISA and their local
chapter or associate organization receive a discount on their
recertication fees. e non-member recertication fee is $205
USD. For members, the recertication fee is $65 USD. Your
signed Certication Agreement and Release Authorization must
be on le in the ISA oce prior to your recertication fee being
accepted. Additionally, a condition of recertication is to report
any unethical conduct as it relates to the ISA Certied Arborist®
Code of Ethics.
You have the option of tracking the CEUs you have earned
online via the ISA website. To obtain a username and password
to access to your CEU report, please email ISA at isa@isa-arbor.
com. CEUs and proper payment must be received in the ISA
oce in a timely manner. Allow four to six weeks for processing
and posting to your account.
Please visit the ISA website for detailed information on
maintaining your credential. You may contact ISA at isa@isa-
arbor.com if you need further clarication.
Denial, Revocation, and Decertication
Your certication may be denied or revoked for any of the
following reasons:
• Falsication of application
• Violation of testing procedures
• Misrepresentation of your identity or other information
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In the event that your ISA certication is denied or revoked or
you otherwise become decertied, you must immediately stop
using and/or displaying the ISA certication mark, credential,
and any other designation indicating an aliation with the ISA
Certication Program. You must comply with any additional
directives of the ISA Certication Program.
Impartiality and Conict of Interest
ISA commits itself to impartiality in its certication activities
and understands how critical impartiality is to carrying out
its certication activities. ISA manages conict of interest and
ensures the objectivity of all certication activities. All persons
involved in certication activities, including ISA Headquarters
sta and member volunteers, accomplish this through
compliance with ISA’s structure, policies, and procedures related
to certication activities.
Nondiscrimination
e ISA Certication Program does not discriminate in
determining eligibility on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic
protected by law.
Special Accommodations
It is the intent of ISA to provide accessibility to ISA exams to any
qualied participant with a documented disability or condition
upon reasonable notice and without requiring ISA to take action
which would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of
the exam or an undue nancial burden to ISA.
If you have a special need and require an accommodation for
an exam, please complete the Special Accommodations Request
Form and submit it with each enrollment request. Your request
will be reviewed, and you will be notied of a determination.
Approved accommodations are provided through our computer-
based vendor at no additional charge to you.
Appeals and Complaints
Appeals and complaints are accepted and resolved in accordance
with the ISA Credentialing Appeals and Complaints policy.
Privacy
By applying for an ISA certication, you authorize ISA to make
your contact information available to your local chapter or
associate organization and our professional aliates so they can
share information with you about educational seminars and
other events. ISA shares your contact information, pass/fail exam
result, expiration date, and other relevant details with your ISA
chapter or associate organization so that they may monitor your
credential status and administer credential-related services. Your
name, city location, and credential will be available to members
of the public on the ISA and TreesAreGood™ websites.
Some credential holders do not wish their names to be
distributed to the public or to other interested parties (vendors,
potential employers, etc.). If you do not wish to have your
name included on the ISA and TreesAreGood™ websites or on
distribution lists, contact the ISA Credentialing Department at
isa@isa-arbor.com. ISA maintains the right and responsibility
to verify a credential holder’s certication status to the public
or to other interested parties.
You will be notied of whether or not you passed the
certication examination, but your score will not be disclosed
to any third party except as noted above. Your status as a
certication holder, past or present, and dates of certication
may be disclosed to third parties.
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Reference Links:
ISA Events Calendar https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/certication/becomeCertied/examDatesAndLocations?mode=exams
Certication Agreement and Release Authorization https://www.isa-arbor.com/Portals/0/Assets/PDF/Certication/CA-Certication-Agrm-
nt-and-Release-Auth.pdf
Create an ISA Website Account https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/MyAccount/createAccount
Apply for an ISA Certication https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/myaccount/myprole/CAPS
MyISA Sign-In/Dashboard https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/myAccount/login
Review Application Status https://www.isa-arbor.com/Credentials/Apply-Now/Review-Application-Status
Enroll to Take an Exam https://www.isa-arbor.com/Credentials/Apply-Now/Enroll-to-Take-Exam
Pearson Vue Testing Center https://www.pearsonvue.com/isa/locate/ or https://www.pearsonvue.com/isa/contact/
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