For how long is SAS certification valid?

[paulkaefer]

I'm proud to say I've passed my first SAS certificaion exam. For how long is the certification valid?

If I now have my SAS Base certification for SAS 9, will it be less valuable when SAS 10 is released sometime in the future? Is there a comprehensive list somewhere of all the possible certifications (including historical) and whether or not they are still valid?

(current certifications are listed here)

[beccagre · Accepted solution]

Hello, Congratulations on your recent achievement!  The answer to your question can be found in our FAQs on the certification web site at:  http://support.sas.com/certify/   for your future reference.

Here is the answer to your question: 

Retired Exam Status

Q: Do SAS Global Certification program credentials expire?

A: The SAS Global Certification Program now issues versioned credentials that do not expire. For example, if you earn the SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 credential, you will retain this credential and it will not expire. Please note: Some exams may retire as new software is developed and/or enhanced.

In previously released exams, there were some non-versioned SAS credentials that had a 3-year expiration date. We no longer offer non-versioned credentials. All SAS credentials that were non-versioned have expired. These include

• SAS Certified Base Programmer
• SAS Certified Advanced Programmer
• SAS Certified Warehouse Development Specialist
• SAS Certified Warehouse Architect
• SAS Certified webAF Developer: Server-side.

Retired exams include

• SAS Certified Developer V6
• SAS Certified Predictive Modeler using SAS Enterprise Miner 5
• SAS Certified Predictive Modeler using SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2
• SAS Certified Professional V6
• SAS Certified Professional - Data Management V6
• SAS Certified Professional - Application Development V6
• SAS Certified Professional - Business Intelligence V6
• SAS Certified Professional V8
• SAS Certified Developer V8.

These credentials are still valid for the specified version.

[Astounding]

As long as you have a serious reply, here's my not-so-serious version:  For as long as you can remember the answers.