Zscaler Academy Updates
Find information on previous and upcoming changes to Academy.
March 5, 2024 Updates
The promotional period for ZDTA exams ended on 2/29/24.
- The retail cost of the exam is $300 for customers, and is reduced to $100 for Partners-- which went live on 3/1.
- This is Zscaler's first proctored industry leading certification.
- Paid exams are not required for partners to complete partner learning paths.
February 29, 2024 Updates
There are 3 new sets of courses available in Partner Academy:
- Ransomware Protection (EDU-232)
- Ransomware Protection (EDU-232) [eLearning]
- Ransomware Protection (EDU-232) Self Guided Lab
- Browser Isolation (EDU-233) - Exam
- Zscaler Deception (EDU-238)
- Zscaler Deception - Fundamentals [elearning]
- Zscaler Deception - Admin Portal [elearning]
- Zscaler Deception (EDU-238) Self Guided Lab
- Zscaler Deception (EDU-238) - Exam
- Intro to Networking for Cyber Professionals (EDU-101)
- Introduction to Networking for Cyber Professionals (EDU-101)
- Introduction to Networking for Cyber Professionals (EDU-101) Exam
February 14th, 2024 Updates
Zscaler Ascent deprecation planned for May 2024.
Our program is undergoing a shift to improve overall customer experience so stay tuned for updates in the coming months.
We encourage you to engage with Zscaler Community (https://community.zscaler.com/s/ ) to get questions answered, learn new things, connect with your peers, and start building your profile. Important dates:
- Feb 14: Points can no longer be accumulated for learning. Formal platform certifications, including ZDTA, will be available in Credly. All other certifications (Sales, Technical Sales, Support, Demo & Delivery Specialist) and Certificates of Completion are available for download in Academy on your user profile.
- Feb 14-April 15: Users will be able to redeem points as usual, while supplies last.
- May: Ascent will be inaccessible.
February 6th, 2024 Updates
We're excited to announce an upgrade to our Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) Delivery Specialist paths! This revamp elevates the learning experience and aligns with our platform's latest advancements.
- What's New?
- Our new Delivery Specialist path spans 58 hours of comprehensive content. It includes:
- Zscaler for Users - Essentials and Advanced eLearning and Practical Labs.
- An in-depth advanced exam as part of Zscaler for Users – Advanced.
- A new Zscaler Certified Delivery Specialist track with 6 hours of learning and 8 hours of instructor-led labs.
- Our new Delivery Specialist path spans 58 hours of comprehensive content. It includes:
- Timeline:
- If you’re already enrolled in the current ZIA or ZPA Delivery Specialist path, you will have until April 30, 2024 to complete the learning path and earn your certification. Beginning May 1, 2024, the separate ZIA/ZPA Delivery Specialist paths will be replaced with the combined/updated "Zscaler Certified Delivery Specialist" path.
- New Recertification Path:
- Recertify when your current ZIA/ZPA Delivery Specialist certifications expire. When you recertify, your exam will be a combined ZIA/ZPA exam under the new path: Zscaler Certified Delivery Specialist 2024
January 26th, 2024 Updates
- We're excited to announce an upgrade to our Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) Delivery Specialist paths! This revamp elevates the learning experience and aligns with our platform's latest advancements.
- What's New? Our new Zscaler Certified Delivery Specialist (ZCDS) path spans 58 hours of comprehensive content, and includes:
- Zscaler for Users - Essentials and Advanced eLearning and Practical Labs.
- An in-depth advanced exam as part of Zscaler for Users – Advanced.
- A new Zscaler for Users Delivery Specialist track with 6 hours of learning and 8 hours of instructor-led labs.
- Timeline:
- If you're already enrolled in the current ZIA/ZPA Delivery Specialist Paths, you will have until April 30 to complete the learning path and earn your certification.
- Beginning May 1, 2024, the separate ZIA/ZPA Delivery Specialist paths will be replaced with the combined/updated "Zscaler Certified Delivery Specialist" path.
- What's New? Our new Zscaler Certified Delivery Specialist (ZCDS) path spans 58 hours of comprehensive content, and includes:
January 25th, 2023 Updates
- The Zscaler for Users - Essentials (EDU-200) exam has been replaced by the ZDTA proctored exam via Certiverse. See the Zscaler for Users - Essentials page for the full path.
- Certiverse Exams have separate exam policies - see: Zscaler Certification Exam Retake Policy
- For more information on the ZDTA certification, see the Zscaler Digital Transformation Administrator page
- Zscaler Certified Cloud Professional - Internet Access (ZCCP-IA) and Private Access (ZCCP-PA) have been replaced by Zscaler for Users Advanced and Essentials (see update from September 18th for more information).
December 5th, 2023 Updates
New Certification Zscaler Technical Associate
- A short 90-minute course that provides a high-level overview of the Zscaler Platform and Solutions such as Cyber Threat Protection, Data Protection, Zero Trust Connectivity, and Business Analytics.
- Use Cases and Discovery Questions are provided as a downloadable resource to enable our partners to excel in their business meetings.
- Demonstrations of how to present real scenarios and use cases within the Solutions Demo Center.
- A Certification Exam at the end (10 questions in 15 minutes) will allow you to prove your understanding and knowledge of how to articulate the value, use cases and discover your customer's pains. While enabling you to demonstrate these solutions to your customers.
September 18th, 2023 Updates
- Two new learning paths have been released to replace ZIA/ZPA/ZDX Administrator and ZIA/ZPA Professional.
- Zscaler for Users - Essentials (EDU-200) is a single path meant to replace all three Admin paths.
- Access to the Admin paths was disabled on August 1st, 2023
- Your current certifications will still remain valid, but when you recertify, you will enroll in the new Zscaler for Users - Essentials path.
- The new certificate path is ~25 hours instead of the 4-8 for each Admin path. This may impact your continuing education hours.
- Zscaler for Users - Advanced (EDU-202) is a single path meant to replace both Professional paths.
- Access to the Professional paths will be disabled on November 1st, 2023
- Your current certifications will still remain valid, but when you recertify, you will enroll in the new Zscaler for Users - Advanced path.
- The new certificate path is ~20 hours instead of the 9-13 for each Professional path. This may impact your continuing education hours.
May 1st, 2023 Updates
- A new version of the Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer (ZCSE) learning path and certification test has been released, replacing the existing ZCSE learning path and certification test.
- If you are enrolled in the previous ZCSE, please finish by June 2nd, 2023 to avoid losing any progress, or we encourage you to enroll in the new ZCSE course for an improved learning experience.
- Your current certification will still remain valid but when you recertify, you’ll enroll in the new ZCSE path.
- The exam remains 3 attempts per exam enrollment.
- If you do not pass you’ll need to email partner-training@zscaler.com and your course will be reset so you can retake the exam.
- The learning path is now 4.5 hours instead of the previous 7.5 hours, potentially impacting your continuing education hours.