Recertification
Earned the certification?Keep it current.
Understand renewal requirements, continuing education, expiration timelines, fees, and recertification options before your credential expires.
Keep your certification current
Start with the certification provider.
Check renewal timing
Know when your credential needs attention.
Understand CE, CPE, and PDU options
Learn what professional development may count.
Review provider requirements
Compare how major certification providers handle renewal.
Renewal questions
Know what happens after you earn the badge.
Certification renewal varies by provider. ThirdBadge helps you understand what to check before your credential approaches expiration.
When does my certification expire?
Understand the certification validity period and when you should begin preparing for renewal.
What counts toward renewal?
Identify continuing education, training, exams, professional activities, or other approved renewal options.
Do I need to retake an exam?
See whether your certification can be renewed through education or whether a current exam is required.
How much time do I have?
Understand renewal windows, submission deadlines, and when renewal activities must be completed.
Certification providers
Explore renewal by provider.
Choose your certification provider to review renewal requirements, timelines, continuing education options, and official resources.
Continuing Education & Renewal
CompTIA
Explore CompTIA renewal options, Continuing Education requirements, renewal activities, and certification maintenance.
Recertification
Cisco
Explore Cisco recertification requirements, Continuing Education options, exams, and certification renewal paths.
Certification Renewal
Microsoft
Understand Microsoft certification renewal, eligibility, online renewal assessments, and credential maintenance.
Recertification
AWS
Review AWS certification validity periods, recertification options, and ways to keep AWS credentials current.
CPE & Maintenance
ISC2
Understand ISC2 CPE requirements, annual maintenance expectations, renewal cycles, and credential maintenance.
CPE & Renewal
ISACA
Review ISACA Continuing Professional Education requirements and renewal expectations for professional certifications.
PDU & Renewal
PMI
Understand PMI Professional Development Units, certification renewal cycles, and Continuing Certification Requirements.
Certification Renewal
GIAC
Explore GIAC certification renewal, certification maintenance, continuing professional experience, and recertification options.
Certification Currency
Red Hat
Review Red Hat certification validity, credential currency, and options for maintaining current certifications.
Recertification
Google Cloud
Understand Google Cloud certification validity periods, recertification requirements, and renewal expectations.
More Providers
Can't find your provider?
ThirdBadge is continuing to expand its recertification coverage. Tell us which certification provider you would like to see added next.
Renewal Help
Renewal Terms Explained
Confused by CE, CEU, CPE, PDU, maintenance fees, renewal windows, or recertification? Learn what the most common renewal terms mean.
Renewal policies can change.
ThirdBadge provides independent educational guidance. Always confirm renewal deadlines, fees, accepted activities, and certification-specific requirements with the official certification provider before taking action.