Teradata 12 Certification - Security and Privacy
The Teradata Certified Professional Program (TCPP) security and privacy statements and initiatives are conveniently published for your review prior to scheduling Teradata Certification Exams. The policies protect the integrity of Teradata’s intellectual property and the value of Teradata Certifications you’ve earned.
Please read the information in each section listed. Lack of awareness regarding TCPP security policies will not serve as justification for security policy violations or subsequent appeals.
At Teradata, we take enormous pride in our Certification Program. Beginning in 1999, the Teradata Certified Professional Program (TCPP) has been certifying Customers, Partners, Consultants, and internal Teradata employees on Teradata technology.
Teradata invests a great deal of time, money, and resources in the Certification Program, including marketing, program implementation, customer services, and by providing some of the best Teradata experts for new exam development. Our goal is to provide a high quality, high value Certification that is meaningful to both employers and employees and that validates and recognizes Teradata knowledge and skills needed to maximize the power of Teradata technology.
Teradata is committed to maintaining the value and integrity of every Teradata Certification granted through our program. Any behavior which could undermine the value and integrity of the Teradata Certified Professional Program certification process will not be tolerated.
These are some of the ways in which Teradata monitors and ensures program integrity, keeping your investment in our program secure:
- Worldwide Test Center monitoring (ID verification, check in/out procedures, video monitoring etc.).
- Test Center Secret Shopping to ensure Prometric testing centers adhere to all security protocols.
- Web patrolling to determine whether Teradata exam content is being discussed, illegally traded or sold on the Internet, and acting swiftly and definitively to remove all such content.
- Enforcement of the retake policy to ensure Candidates have taken the appropriate amount of time to study between exam administrations and to further protect the exposure of Teradata’s intellectual property.
- Requiring every Candidate read, agree, and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before starting any Teradata exam.
- Requiring every individual working with Teradata Certification content to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
- Utilizing data forensics to monitor testing centers and individual exam results.
The TCPP staff appreciates your commitment to and investment in achieving Teradata certifications. Further information about our security processes and procedures will be made available on the TCPP website in the future.
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The Teradata Certified Professional Program (TCPP) has implemented security policies to protect your investment in our program, the value of Certifications earned, and the integrity of Teradata’s intellectual property (IP). Security violations could result in exam score invalidation and, in some cases, program bans. Please review the following security information to ensure compliance with TCPP’s security protocols.
The following are considered TCPP security violations:
- Taking unauthorized materials into the testing center
- Violating the Teradata Certified Professional Program Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in any way
- Violating Teradata’s retake policy
- Soliciting assistance with exam answers from others (including Test Center staff) before, during, or after an exam
- Disclosing the Teradata Certification Program intellectual property (IP) in any way
- Misrepresenting Exam Results, Certificates; utilizing logos in unauthorized ways
- Falsifying your identity or engaging others to take an exam on your behalf
- Discussing exam content with others in any written or verbal way
- Using unauthorized materials in an attempt to satisfy Certification requirements
- Requesting access to unauthorized exam materials
- Violating Prometric’s Exam Agreement in any way
Any individual or combination of violations above could result in the invalidation or revocation of your Certification and/or a ban from the program. Please note: Teradata does not refund exam fees for invalidated exams, revoked Certifications, etc.
Teradata utilizes data forensics to monitor testing centers and individual exam results. Data forensics is the statistical analysis of exam data. Statistical evidence is used to corroborate evidence of anomalous test results. Teradata reserves the right to request that a Candidate retake an exam, at Teradata’s expense and selected test center, due to indeterminate exam results.
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To appeal an exam invalidation or program ban, please send an email to TCPP.Security@Teradata.com.
The Teradata Certified Professional Program team will review all information and render a decision in a timely manner. Teradata reserves the right to make all final exam validation and program banning decisions.
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- You may retake a Teradata 12 exam after a 21 calendar day waiting period.
- You will be required to schedule a new appointment and pay the exam fee.
- You may retake an exam twice (2 times) during a 6-month period
- Re-taking the same Teradata 12 exam after passing that exam will not be allowed and is considered a security violation.
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The Teradata 12 Certification Candidate Agreement (including NDA clauses) is new for the release of Teradata 12.0 Exams. While based on the Candidate Agreement for Teradata V2R5 certification exams, it now reflects our current program policies. All Candidates must agree to the Candidate Agreement prior to beginning any Teradata Certification Exam.
We recommend that you review the TCPP Candidate Agreement (v4.1) for Teradata 12 exams PRIOR to your test date.
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Privacy of your test results and demographic information is handled per Section 3.0 of the Teradata Certified Professional Program Candidate Agreement (v4.1).
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Questions regarding the TCPP Security Policies can be emailed to: TCPP.Security@teradata.com
Security violations should be reported anonymously to: TCPP.Security@teradata.com
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