ISA certificate courses include a certificate exam after successful course completion, which is delivered through our testing partner, Meazure Learning. Certificate exams are offered for the following certificate programs:
- Fire and Gas Mapping Specialist—New!
- Automation Project Management Specialist—New!
- Cybersecurity
- Safety
- CAP Associate
- CST Associate
Scheduling
Within three business days after you complete your course, you will receive your exam invitation (Notice to Schedule Exam) email from candidatesupport@meazurelearning.com. Follow the instructions in the email to schedule your exam online or at a testing center through the Meazure Learning online test scheduling system.
If you have not received your exam invitation within three business days of completing your course, please check your spam or junk folder for an email from candidatesupport@meazurelearning.com. If you still are unable to find your exam invitation, please email certifications@isa.org. In some instances, you may need to provide an alternate email address, as some server firewalls may block the receipt of the exam invitation email.
After you schedule your exam with Meazure Learning, you will receive a confirmation email for your scheduled exam. If you do not receive the confirmation email within two business days of submitting the request, please contact Meazure Learning at +1 919-572-6880 or email candidatesupport@meazurelearning.com for assistance.
Eligibility Period
You can get information about your eligibility period deadline by accessing “My Credentials” in your ISA account.
If you are taking a certificate exam (listed below), you have a six-month eligibility period, based on the day you complete your course, where you must complete all testing, including any reschedules or retests.
- Fire and Gas Mapping (FGM) Specialist
- Automation Project Management (APM) Specialist
- ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals Specialist (SFS)
- ISA/IEC 61511 SIL Selection Specialist (SSS)
- ISA/IEC 61511 SIL Verification Specialist (SVS)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist (CFS)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Specialist (CRAS)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Design Specialist (CDS)
- ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Maintenance Specialist (CMS)
If you are taking an associate exam (listed below), you have a six-month eligibility period, based on the day you complete your course, where you must complete all testing, including any reschedules or retests.
If you take an associate exam only, your eligibility period is based on the day you pay the exam fee.
- Certified Automation Professional Associate
- Control Systems Technician Associate
Fees and Payment Methods
ISA accepts payment for exam fees by check, certified check, money order, PayPal payment, wire transfer in US Dollars, or credit card. Make checks payable to ISA. For wire transfer account information, please contact ISA customer service. The following credit cards are accepted: AMEX, Discover, Master Card, and VISA. Purchase orders are not accepted.- Retest fees: 120 USD for ISA members and 150 USD for non-members
- Reschedule fees: 120 USD for ISA members and 150 USD for non-members
There are no group discounts for course fees.
Displaying Your Certificate Program Credentials
ISA recommends the following for displaying or noting your credentials. As these are certificate programs and not certification programs, you should not list your certificate designations directly after your name. On your business card (signature block, resume, etc.), you should display/include your certificate designation in an area distinctly separate from your name and certificate/licensure/degree designations (e.g., CAP, PE, MBA, etc.). When possible, include "Certificate" or "Certificate Holder" after your designation listing (e.g. ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist Certificate Holder or ISA/IEC 61511 SIL Selection Specialist Certificate Holder).
ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certificate Credentials
- If you have achieved ISA/IEC 62443 Certificate 1: ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist (ISA/CFS)
- If you have achieved ISA/IEC 62443 Certificate 2: ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Specialist (ISA/CRAS)
- If you have achieved ISA/IEC 62443 Certificate 3: ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Design Specialist (ISA/CDS)
- If you have achieved ISA/IEC 62443 Certificate 4: ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Maintenance Specialist (ISA/CMS)
ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Certificate Credentials
- If you have achieved Certificate 1: ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals Specialist. (Do not use ISA84 SFS.)
- If you have achieved Certificate 2: ISA/IEC 61511 SIL Selection Specialist. (Do not use ISA84 SSS.)
- If you have achieved Certificate 3: ISA/IEC 61511 SIL Verification Specialist. (Do not use ISA84 SVS.)
- If you have achieved Certificates 1 and 2: ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals and ISA/IEC 61511 SIL Selection Specialist. (Do not use ISA84 SFS and SSS.)
- If you have achieved Certificates 1 and 3: ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals and ISA84 SIL Verification Specialist. (Do not use ISA84 SFS and SVS.)
- If you have achieved Certificates 1, 2, and 3: ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Instrumented Systems Expert. (Do not use ISA84 SIS Expert.)