Which DEC Institute Exams Can You Take Online?

Can you take DEC Institute exams online from home?

Yes - all four of them, verified exam by exam. Pearson's live DECINSTITUTE registration flow lists exactly four public exams, and the delivery-models step for each one was opened in a real browser on 2026-10-08: CBA1.3x (id 51786), CBA2.3x (id 52390), CDAA1.3x (id 51787), and CDAA2.3x (id 52391) each presented both "In-person at a test center" and "Online with OnVUE". Underneath the per-exam checks sit Pearson's DEC Institute program page - which offers both routes explicitly - and the program's dedicated OnVUE page with the full at-home minimums. The at-home route is a real proctored sitting with a strict environment bar, and failing that bar on exam day can cancel the exam and forfeit the fee.

The verified delivery map: all four public exams

The table below comes from a fresh pull of Pearson's live DECINSTITUTE registration flow in a real browser on 2026-10-08 - all four public exam codes exactly as the flow lists them. Every delivery-models step was opened individually, and every one showed the same pair of options: in-person at a test center, or online with OnVUE. No catalog-only rows, no assumptions.

Two notes on reading the map. First, the Level 2 rows are bookable online like the others, but DEC's enrollment gate - a valid Level 1 designation plus a bachelor's degree, current undergraduate enrollment, or six months of industry work experience - must clear before Level 2 scheduling opens; the delivery question and the gate question are separate. Second, DEC's product pages state the scheduling cadence: the online exam is available daily 24/7, while the test-center exam runs weekly - so the home route is usually the faster route to a slot.

How to verify your exam's delivery options yourself

The check takes a few minutes and uses Pearson's own pages. Open the DEC Institute program page on pearsonvue.com and follow the login link - scheduling for DEC runs through your DEC dashboard, which you reach after enrolling in the CBA or CDAA exam on the DEC webshop. Inside the Pearson scheduling tool, select your exam code and stop at the delivery-models step: the two options - "In-person at a test center" and "Online with OnVUE" - are the definitive answer for your sitting, in your country, on that date.

Two things worth knowing before you start. The dashboard-mediated path means you cannot check delivery models without a DEC webshop enrollment first - the per-exam table above exists precisely because that paywall sits in front of the self-serve check. And delivery can vary by country and date, so a same-day check at booking time always outranks any guide, this one included.

What the OnVUE route requires

The at-home option is a real proctored sitting with a published environment bar, not a loose take-home quiz. Pearson's dedicated DEC OnVUE page lists the minimums: Windows 10 or macOS 14 or higher; a working webcam, microphone, and speaker with no headphones or headsets; one display only - multi-monitor setups are not permitted; at least 6 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up; and every application except OnVUE closed.

The prohibited list is just as concrete: virtual machines or beta operating systems; phones, tablets, headphones, earbuds, styluses, and watches; smart devices with recording or AI features; secondary or touchscreen displays; and VPNs, corporate networks, or public or shared networks. The desk must hold nothing but the testing computer, pre-approved comfort aids, and a beverage in an unmarked container; the room must be private with nobody else present or able to view the screen.

Check-in opens 30 minutes before the appointment and includes technology checks, photos of you and your government-issued ID, and a 360-degree room scan. The consequence clause deserves verbatim respect: if any requirement is not met, you cannot test, and your fee is forfeited. Run the system test on the same device and network beforehand - it is the difference between a routine morning and a burned attempt.

When the test-center route fits better

The in-person option exists for a reason, and choosing it is a logistics decision rather than a compliance one. A center sitting makes sense when the home machine cannot meet the spec, when the only reliable network is a corporate one, when the household cannot guarantee an empty room, or when the candidate simply prefers center hardware and staff. DEC's examination-procedure page notes Pearson's network of about 25,000 test centers worldwide, and DEC's product pages note the center exam runs weekly.

The trade-offs are cadence and travel: weekly center slots versus daily around-the-clock OnVUE availability, plus the trip itself. Everything else - the exam content, the 75 questions and 60 minutes at Level 1, the 75% pass level, the two attempts per enrollment - is identical across both routes.

Get the Sitting Handled on Either Route

If the delivery rules are the hard part - the single-display rule, the closed-application sweep, the VPN prohibition on a work machine, the dashboard-mediated scheduling path, or simply finding a calm window for a proctored sitting - Exam Assist handles the DEC exam end to end on whichever route fits: environment prepared at home for OnVUE, or logistics handled for a Pearson test center. You keep the DEC enrollment with its two included attempts; the risk of the sitting moves to the service. The service fee is due only after the agreed result posts - send the exam code, your window, and your deadline for an honest feasibility answer.