Certification Requirements for Data Providers

The following sections describe requirements for certification that are common across all Ed-Fi Alliance certifications.

• General
• Partner Program
• Testing Requirements
• API Integration Best Practices
• Product Availability Information
• Pricing Statement
• Implementation Verification
• Data Mapping
• Re-Certification

Specific certifications describe additional requirements; those can be found in Available Certifications.

Alignment with new Break-Rest Development Cadence

Certification requirements are aligned to the Ed-Fi Data and API Standard Release Cadence

• Support goes from 3 to 4 years
• Certification will continue to be annual
• Vendors should certify on everything that is active, we always encourage on the latest
• There will be some experimental areas of domains to change more rapidly than the cadence (those areas will not be included in testing)

Visit this section for more discussion on the Ed-Fi Data And API Standard Release Cadence.

Ready to Certify?

Providers can request a certification by emailing certification@ed-fi.org