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What the CAIP Actually Tests

CertNexus publishes the CAIP's current shape on its official exam page: exam code AIP-210, 80 multiple-choice and multiple-response items in 120 minutes at Pearson VUE, with a US$367.50 voucher. The credential certifies an AI practitioner who can translate business problems into AI solutions - the blueprint spans the full applied-AI lifecycle from data preparation through model deployment and monitoring. CertNexus does not publish the raw pass mark; scoring is pass/fail against a set standard.

CAIP — Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner — is CertNexus's vendor-neutral, practitioner-level AI and machine-learning credential, accredited under ISO/IEC 17024. Per the official exam details, it validates selecting, training, evaluating, and supporting AI solutions: machine-learning concepts, model training and evaluation, data preparation, implementation considerations, and responsible AI practice.

The AIP-210 structure is published exactly: 80 items, multiple choice and multiple-response, 120 minutes total - and that time includes the 5-minute Candidate Agreement and the 5-minute Pearson VUE tutorial, so the real working time is closer to 110 minutes. The passing bar is 60%, or 59% on some forms, which CertNexus publishes openly; there is no hidden curve.

The exam is 80 multiple-choice and multiple-response items in 120 minutes, and the 120 minutes is not all exam time — 5 minutes go to the Candidate Agreement and 5 to the Pearson VUE tutorial, so the working budget is closer to 110 minutes for 80 items.

This is an applied-judgment paper, not a definitions quiz. Items are built around choosing modeling approaches, diagnosing a poorly performing model, and matching evaluation metrics to business constraints — the daily work of practitioners who select and support AI systems.

OnVUE at Home or a Test Center: Same Exam, Your Room or Theirs

CertNexus delivers the AIP-210 through Pearson VUE, with two published options: in person at a Pearson VUE test center, or online via Pearson OnVUE online proctoring — confirmed on the official exam details and on CertNexus's OnVUE catalog listing.

The voucher's delivery mode is PearsonVUE/OnVUE, so an at-home CAIP sitting runs under Pearson's published OnVUE rules - the same equipment minimums, one-display rule, closed-application requirement, and recorded session model as every Pearson-delivered exam - with two accepted ID documents at check-in.

CertNexus publishes both delivery routes for AIP-210: a Pearson VUE test center or OnVUE online proctoring from home. The at-home route carries Pearson's published minimums - Windows 10 or macOS 14 or higher, webcam, microphone and speaker with no headphones, one display, at least 6 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up - and check-in includes photos of your ID and a 360-degree room scan. Unmet minimums mean no exam and a forfeited voucher.

The OnVUE route makes your environment part of the exam. Plan on a private room, a working webcam and microphone, government ID that passes automated verification, and a check-in process that photographs your workspace. The $367.50 voucher is redeemed against your Pearson VUE scheduling, and vouchers expire 18 months from purchase.

Results and scheduling run through your Pearson VUE account under your CertNexus credential ID. For candidates on a job-offer or contract deadline, we pick the delivery mode with the sooner reliable appointment, then work the environment checklist until check-in is routine.

What the CAIP Costs Before Any Service Conversation

The exam voucher is $367.50 at the CertNexus store. Vouchers are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-exchangeable, and expire 18 months from purchase — so buy against a real testing window, not a vague intention.

The voucher economics deserve attention before you book: the AIP-210 voucher costs $367.50, is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-exchangeable, and expires 18 months from purchase. The recertification side is published too - a three-year term from your certification date, cleared either by retaking the most recent exam version or by earning 90 CECs, with a one-time $150 continuing-education enrollment for the full three-year period.

Passing is not the end of the spend. CertNexus certifications run on a three-year term: you recertify by retaking the most recent exam version before expiry, or by earning 90 continuing-education credits (CECs) within the three years — CAIP is one of the credentials currently eligible for the CEC route, with a $150 one-time enrollment for the full period.

There is no published free retake. A failed sitting means buying another voucher at full price, which is why the first attempt deserves a prepared one.

Where CAIP Attempts Actually Fail

Pattern one is the multiple-response item: AIP-210 mixes multiple-choice with multiple-response items, and partial selections score zero. Candidates who treat every item as single-answer bleed points across the whole 80-item form.

Pattern two is the clock misread: 120 minutes sounds generous until you subtract the 5-minute agreement and 5-minute tutorial. The working time is roughly 110 minutes for 80 items - about 82 seconds each - and the 60% bar leaves little slack.

Pattern three is voucher drift: the 18-month voucher expiry and the non-refundable terms mean a delayed sitting risks the entire $367.50, not just a reschedule fee.

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Discretion is operational, not theatrical. Communication stays on your chosen channel, nothing posts publicly, and your CertNexus and Pearson VUE details are used for your sitting and nothing else.

If something about your situation makes the sitting a bad risk — a voucher close to its 18-month expiry, ID that will not pass verification, an unusable home setup — we say so at intake, not after.

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