Earn the CAIN-42 Novice Certificate (required). On the cainstudio.online homepage, score 3/3 on all 28 learning bubbles. You receive a special key; open the CAIN-42 NOVICE EXAM tab and pass 150 questions (including 40 live animated demos) in 45 minutes with 90% or more. The server issues a Novice certificate ID that starts with C42N-.
Choose a Professional track. Study its 5 modules. Every lesson ends with a practice check that explains each answer.
Take the Professional exam. Enter your Novice certificate ID. 20 questions, 30 minutes, 85% (17 of 20) to pass. Questions and option order are drawn fresh for every attempt; the answers never reach your browser.
Receive your certificate. A certificate ID such as C42-CCAS-…, a downloadable certificate, and an email copy when the site's mail server is configured.
Use CAIN-42 free while you study. Novice holders can enrol for a free student key to the whole catalog. It stays active while you keep one continuous 3-hour study session in the Academy every 7 days, and is suspended (not deleted) if you miss one.
Become a Certified Trust Architect. With three Professional certificates from different tracks, take the 30-question, 40-minute capstone exam drawn from every track. 90% to pass.
Rules that keep it fair
Server-side grading and timers; late submissions cannot pass.
Rate limits on exam starts per address and per day.
No answers in any public page or in the exam traffic.
Every certificate ID can be checked on the verify page.
Lesson mastery on the homepage is checked in your browser; the exams themselves are server-graded.