Developer Qualification is a recognition of professional expertise pertaining to Google and Open Source APIs, and issues specific to them. In order to achieve this level of recognition, Qualified developers within the program have passed the Qualification exam as well as having met other requirements.
By attaining qualification, the developer receives:
To obtain qualification in the Google Qualified Developer program, you'll need to accomplish the following:
Please note that you must continuously maintain all requirements to retain your Google Qualified Developer status. This means that you may need to re-take the qualification exams if they expire. Current exams will expire whenever they are replaced by an exam update. Updates will be created whenever there is a significant change to the relevant developer product. You will be notified when the exam is updated, and will be given 60 days to take the updated exam. In some cases a delta exam containing only updated content may be available.
No. The content areas in the exam are detailed, but developers are responsible for learning the materials themselves. More information on qualification requirements is available in the Study Guide, and there are useful references and tutorials on codesite.
The Google Qualified Developer program requires that you demonstrate your eligibility in several different qualification areas. In addition to passing the qualification exam, you must provide examples of development work, evidence of community participation, and references from clients with whom you have worked.
You will be given a score in each area. In order to become a Google Qualified Developer, you will be required to achieve and maintain at least 3000 out of a possible 5000 points on your Google Qualified Developer score.
Your score will be based on:
Your work is what counts here. Show us what you've got, and you'll earn up to 1000 points towards your Google Qualified Developer score.
Google Qualified Developers are expected to act as technical leaders within the developer community. Show us how you've participated in developer communities, and we'll reward you with up to 1000 points towards your Google Qualified Developer score.
The esteem of your clients is your best measure of success. Earn up to 1000 points towards your Google Qualified Developer score by providing personal references for your work.
The Qualification Exam covers general knowledge about the API and issues specific to creating applications with it (check the Study Guide for detailed information on specific exams). The exam consists of 50 questions for a total possible score of 2000 points towards your Google Qualified Developer score.
The Developer Directory provides a reference listing of developers whose solutions integrate and extend Google's communication, collaboration, search and enterprise products. Developers who have received Google qualification are identified by a badge in their listing and their qualifications noted.
The Learning Center is an external website from which we administer the qualification exams and track other qualification requirements. Upon being accepted to the program, the developer will be given access to the Learning Center with instructions on how to access it.
The Google Qualified Developer program is an evaluation model only. The candidate developers are fully responsible for preparing themselves to meet qualification requirements. More information on qualification requirements is available in the Study Guide.
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