Google Advertising Professional Exam Information

Google Advertising Professional Exam

The exam costs US$50, which is only payable by credit card and is a non-refundable expense. If you're paying in currency other than U.S. dollars, your credit card company will automatically convert this charge into the equivalent in your local currency. Once your exam is scored, your results will be emailed to you and will be available in your My Client Center within one to three business days. Also, you can log in through the ‘Secure Sign-In’ link to view your score reports.

Requirements for becoming a Qualified Individual ?
To become a Qualified Individual in the Google Advertising Professionals program, you'll need to accomplish the following:
Sign up for the program successfully and be in good standing. This means that you've accepted the Rules of Use and aren't in violation of them.
Manage at least one AdWords account (yours or someone else's) in My Client Center for 90 days.
Build and maintain at least US$1,000 (or your local currency equivalent) total spend for your or your team's My Client Center account during the 90-day period.
Pass the Google Advertising Professional Exam. We suggest that you take the exam after you meet the above requirements. However, you can take the exam at any time.
Please note that you must have met and/or be maintaining all requirements concurrently to become a Qualified Individual. So, if you have not yet passed the Exam by the time you reach the 90-day minimum managed spend requirement, you must still be maintaining that spend level (at least US$1,000 - or your local currency equivalent) when you pass the Exam.

What are the requirements for becoming a Qualified Company?
To become a Qualified Company in the Google Advertising Professionals program, a company must:
Have a billing and mailing address in a country where company qualification is available.
Employ at least two Qualified Individuals in the program. Individuals must be qualified under the main company-registered My Client Center account and not their own account. See the requirements for becoming a Qualified Individual.
Build and maintain the minimum 90-day required total client spend (spend requirements vary by country) for the company's My Client Center account.

How do I prepare for the Google Advertising Professionals Exam?
The best way to prepare for the exam is through our Learning Center. Here you'll find free, comprehensive training lessons which cover the breadth of the AdWords program. Each training lesson includes a set of AdWords topics that contain valuable information for becoming an AdWords professional, including tutorials and quizzes. We'll continue to update these materials as our program matures so you can expand your knowledge along with it.
We suggest you take training lessons in sequential order. Or, open training lessons on topics you are either unfamiliar with or want to learn more about. Because each lesson is self-paced to meet your personal skill level and learning process, you can skip between topics or end a lesson at any time. When you think you've mastered the concepts, register for the exam.

More information available at https://adwords.google.com/select/professionalwelcome