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Powering progress with secure high-stakes testing
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We design, deliver, and grow computer-based testing programs for certification and licensure bodies around the world.
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Get in touch with our team
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Built around your program
Choose end-to-end support, or bring us in where you need it most.
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Support at every stage
From exam design to day-to-day program management, a single, accountable team works across every stage with you.
Build on what already works
Already working with partners you trust? We step in at the stages where you need us the most, complementing your existing system rather than replacing it.
A path from paper to screen
If your program still operates with paper-and-pencil, we can help you move to computer-based testing that's affordable, accessible, and secure by design.
Built for programs of every size
From established, high-stakes programs to those just getting started with computer-based testing, we provide the security, reach, and support to meet your program’s goals.
From exam design to delivery and beyond
Partner with us across the test delivery journey, from one stage to the full model.
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Design & Develop
Exam development
Defensible exams, from blueprint to item bank.
Build your exam with confidence
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Secure & Protect
Program integrity
360o exam protection—plan, prevent, detect, and respond.
Strengthen exam security
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Deliver Flexibly
Test delivery
Reach candidates where they are: in test centers, online, or both.
Choose your delivery approach
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Manage Simply
Program operations
Program-first, end-to-end support.
Experience true partnership
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Advance & Grow
Program growth
Expand your program with expert services.
Explore growth opportunities
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Products and services for every stage of your testing program
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From content development and exam security to flexible delivery and global test centers,these four offer groups can work together or standalone—so you can build the right model for your program.
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ExamDeveloper™ content development
Collaborate securely with your subject matter experts to create, review, and refine exam content in one place. ExamDeveloper™ , including its AI-enabled Item Assist tool, helps you increase productivity, maintain rigorous standards, and protect your exam content from development through delivery.
Explore ExamDeveloper
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Secure Testing Framework™
Safeguard your program with a unified approach to exam security that operates before, during, and after delivery. Our Secure Testing Framework™ proactively detects and helps prevent misconduct while preserving the fairness, integrity, and credibility of every assessment.
Explore end-to-end protection
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Multi-modal exam delivery
Give candidates the flexibility to test where and when it works for them—at a secure test center, online, or at a custom location—without compromising quality or control. A single integrated platform keeps data unified and your program running seamlessly across every delivery mode.
Explore your options
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Global test center network
Connect with candidates through a globe-spanning network of secure, professional testing environments. With consistent standards, advanced security, and global reach, you can deliver high-stakes exams with confidence—wherever your candidates are.
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The scale behind every exam we deliver
The power of assessment, backed by more than three decades of experience, global reach, and trusted delivery.
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180+
Countries reached worldwide.
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Languages for exam delivery.
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More than 600
Certification programs partner with Pearson.
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More than 18 million
Certification and licensure exams delivered annually.
Considerations when choosing a partner for your exam program
These are the questions we hear most often from certification and licensure organizations as they evaluate their options. If yours isn't here, talk to our team.
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How can we work with Pearson?
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Choose end-to-end support across test development and delivery, or bring us in for the specific stages where you need additional expertise. We integrate into the platforms you already run, so you don't rebuild what's working.
Do you work with smaller credentialing programs, or only global organizations?
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We support testing programs of every size. The same high standards behind global testing programs can scale to fit your goals, budget, and team — with flexible delivery options and expert support throughout.
How do you protect exam content and candidate identity?
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Security at Pearson is built into the full testing experience. Our Secure Testing Framework™ spans every delivery mode and focuses on four connected pillars: plan, prevent, detect, and respond. Identity assurance includes palm-vein biometrics at Pearson test centers, and our specialist teams investigate issues such as content leaks, impersonation, and item exposure — helping protect the fairness, integrity, and credibility of every program.
What delivery modes do you support?
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We offer test center, online-proctored, client-proctored, and unproctored exam delivery. Choose the option that fits your program best, or combine multiple modes for greater flexibility. The Integrated Platform creates a unified candidate record, so you don't lose sight when they move between channels.
Can you move our paper-and-pencil program to computer-based testing?
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Yes, and we do it often. Computer-based testing brings real-time scoring, fewer candidate travel barriers, test-when-ready scheduling, and richer item-performance data. We support the transition plan, candidate communications, and test center enablement — so your program moves without losing its existing pipeline. The result is affordable, accessible, and secure exam delivery by design.
What AI capabilities do you bring to exam development and delivery?
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ExamDeveloper™ with Item Assist helps subject matter experts draft new questions faster, with psychometric quality checks built in. OnVUE uses AI features to streamline the check-in process and to support proctors with real-time risk signals on candidate behavior and environment.
Can you reach our candidates in every market we operate in?
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Pearson delivers exams across 180+ countries and in 47 languages, through a global test center channel and online-proctored delivery. If your candidate base sits in a market we don't currently reach, your Program Manager can work with you on a delivery plan that supports your program goals.
How long does onboarding take?
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Onboarding length depends on program complexity, item-bank readiness, and the delivery footprint you need on day one. Your Program Manager scopes a realistic timeline in the first discovery session and stays accountable to it.
Where do you want to go next?
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Whether you're exploring testing options, supporting delivery, or scheduling an exam, you can find the information you need to take the next step with confidence.
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Discover what’s possible
Tell us where your program stands today, and we'll show you how Pearson fits.
Start a conversation with our team
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Are you a test-taker?
If you're sitting an exam, our test-takers site handles scheduling, exam-day prep, accommodations, and customer service in one place.
Find your exam program
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Run a test center?
If you operate a test center and want to apply to join our network, visit our Test Centers page to find everything you need to join, onboard, and manage your site.
Become a Pearson test center
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