Re-certification

CWTS

CWTS is a lifetime certification. Because CWTS is an entry-level certification, like A+ and Network+, no re-certification is required.

CWNA

The CWNA certification is valid for three years.  To recertify, pass the current CWNA exam, or pass the current CWSP exam to earn the CWSP certification.

CWSP

The CWNA certification is valid for three years.  To recertify, pass the current CWSP exam, or earn the CWNE certification.

CWNE

Individuals who earned the CWNE certification after 12/31/2006 (including passing exam PW0-300) hold the CWNE certification for life. To maintain your CWNE certification, you must meet the continuing education requirements, which are available here.

CWNT

The CWNT certification is an instructor certification, and must be maintained more rigorously and more often than other certifications.  If you are a CWNT, you must recertify at each level you teach each time that exam is updated.  For example, when PW0-100 was upgraded to PW0-104, each CWNT had 90 days to recertify at the instructor level (80%) for exam PW0-104 in order to be qualified and authorized to teach the CWNA training class.