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Cathouse
May 14, 2020
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QBO Advance Certification Exam

  • May 14, 2020
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I am BEYOND frustrated!!!  I just got locked out of the QBO Advanced Certification Exam for 60 days.  I found questions (or answers) could be taken more than one way and typos leading to ambiguity.  I have taken the Advance test all 3 times.  I have passed all sections but one and now I am locked out.  I have been through the self paced training more than once AND bootcamp and have spent countless hours and days studying and revisiting.  When taking the test, I have the supplemental guide open as reference to ensure I have all of the answers and still I fail based on ambiguity.  To have to take this test in its entirety over again in 60 days fills me with anger.  If I was not a good test taker or considered myself stupid, maybe I would be more accepting of the result but I am neither.   I am over it!!  So much for being Advance Certified.  I have better things to do with my time than try to pass this test.  My clients need me present more than I need to be Advance Certified.  Pity!

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    Ryan_M
    May 14, 2020

    Hi @Cathouse,

     

    I can understand where you're coming from. 

     

    The QBO Advanced Certification Exam requires you to pass all sections of the exam, and you have up to 3 attempts to pass the whole exam. At this time that you're currently locked out to take the exam, I suggest preparing for it until the 60 days are up. This is to ensure you pass every section of the exam. 

     

    You can also visit this page if you have other questions about ProAdvisor Certification: Frequently Asked Questions about ProAdvisor Certification. This includes tips on how to about the Advanced Certification path.

     

    Feel free to drop a reply below, in case you have other questions in mind. I'll be sure to get back to you. 

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    CathouseAuthor
    May 14, 2020

    I am sorry to be rude but find the response laughable.  I almost know the material by heart.  I have prepared more the this certification more than I did writing & defending my thesis.   How about QBO takes the time to review the test for typos and ambiguous questions/answer?   At this point, I do not feel I should waste anymore of my time and effort.  

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      janeknows
      September 22, 2020

      Is there anyway you can point me to the source for the PDF study guides for Advanced Cert prep 1 and 2 ?  I have passed the last three modules, after attending a webinar and receiving the provided supplemental guides.  Currently I cannot find any webinars that are live that are for any of the first 7 modules.   There are past webinars, which are great, but the training materials are not provided, only a screen recording of the webinar.  

       

      Thanks very much ! 

       

      jane 

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        Christina729
        January 19, 2021

        I  completely agree!  I am not so stupid that I don't understand the ins and out of QB.  The test isn't hard - it's poorly written and only loosely based off the provided "training", if you can call it that. It's more like "how to sell quickbooks" than how to use the program. The information is NOT PROVIDED IN THE TRAINING. How much more loudly do people need to scream this for QB to listen and provide accurate, helpful training and corresponding exams.  Clients don't even care about the certification!

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          BethFrisco
          July 25, 2023

          I won't waste my time on the Advanced Cert until QB makes their tests more straight forward.  Accounting is straight forward and usually there is right and wrong.  It is a logical field of study.  QB just makes it difficult on the most primary level, it seems on purpose because they want to seem exclusive.  I have lost all my QB Certification history - Poof - all gone.  My most recent QBO On Line Cert is from Oct 2022 (History doesn't appear on my ProAdvisor account any longer). Plus, it is just absurd that these certifications wouldn't last a full year.  And you are right about learning a sales pitch.  I want training on how to use the program not how to sell it. If I knew more about using it, I might WANT to sell it, but the support sucks and these training modules suck and the exams are poorly written.  You are just lucky if you pass them. 

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