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Channel Platform:How to use ACP/ACE partner benefits

Last Updated:Jan 03, 2025

This article describes how to obtain ACP/ACE partner benefits through the Benefit Center of the Alibaba Cloud Partner Network Console (ACPN) and how to use the acquired benefits at Alibaba Cloud Academy.

Overview

Through the Partner Benefit Center within the Alibaba Cloud Partner Network Console (ACPN), partners can access ACP/ACE benefits, which are provided in the form of exam codes on the website of Alibaba Cloud Academy as shown below. After acquiring an exam code, partners must complete the exam on the Pearson VUE platform.

Alibaba Cloud Academy will establish specific training organizations for each partner. The eligibility for the number of ACP/ACE certificates available in the ACPN Benefit Center is determined by the certificates obtained under each partner's respective organization.

Partners need to obtain exam codes through the Partner Benefit Center and distribute them among their members within their Alibaba Cloud Academy organization for exam completion. Additionally, any exams that partners pay for themselves will also count towards the partner's ACP/ACE certificate tally, as long as the participants belong to the partner's Alibaba Cloud Academy organization.

How to Apply for Benefits

Steps:

  1. Visit the ACPN Partner Benefit Center.

  2. Click on the application link for "ACP/ACE Coupon"

  3. Select the exam name and choose the number of coupons you wish to apply for. Click on Submit. A confirmation prompt will be displayed.

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  4. Click on "Go to Alibaba Cloud Academy," then select the Pearson Exam Code tab on the page. Check the exam codes you have applied for.

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  5. Click on the Exam instruction document to view the exam introduction.

How to Utilize the Exam Code

Once you have obtained the exam code from the partner benefits, log in to the Alibaba Cloud Academy's partner organization management backend. Begin by navigating to the user management interface to invite the necessary Alibaba Cloud accounts to join the partner training organization. After distributing the exam code to the relevant members, they will be able to complete the exam, thereby fulfilling the ACP/ACE qualification requirements associated with partner benefits.

Invite Members to Join Your Organization

Steps

  1. Log in to the partner's working account on the Alibaba Cloud official website and click the following URL to open the Alibaba Cloud Academy website. You can also log in to ACPN first and use the quick link at the top of ACPN to access it:

    https://edu.alibabacloud.com/partner_portal/my/manage

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  2. In Alibaba Cloud Academy, click on "Org Management" in the right navigation menu to enter the Alibaba Cloud Academy's partner organization management backend.

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  3. Click on the "User Management" section on the left side, then click on the "Copy Invitation Link" button on the page.

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  4. Send the copied link to the person who needs to join the partner organization. After the person uses their Alibaba Cloud account to log in and accesses the link, they should fill out the necessary information in the application form and click "Submit."

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  5. After submission, they will receive a prompt. Wait for the partner’s confirmation.

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  6. Log in to the partner training organization with the partner’s working account, go to the "User Management" page, click on "Applicants," find the application record just submitted, and then click "Approve."

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Participate in ACP/ACE Exams

Once the invited account joins the partner training organization, the user can use the exam code to take the exam. The partner needs to inform the member of the exam code and guide them to take exam through the following steps.

  1. Access the following link to create an exam account on the Pearson VUE website:

    https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/alibaba.html

  2. After the user has completed the registration, log in to the Pearson VUE homepage and click on "View exams."

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  3. Choose the exam from the list. Note that the allocated exam code can only be used for the specified exam content, so it is necessary to confirm with the partner which exam the provided code is valid for. Then select the correct exam name.

  4. Select one of the first two options: either take the exam at a test center or choose an online exam.

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  5. If you opt for the test center exam, you will be prompted to schedule an exam time in the subsequent steps. When you reach the final step, click on "Proceed to Checkout."

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  6. In the Voucher/Promotion Code input box, enter the exam code you received, and you can take the exam for free.

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  7. If you select the online exam, the following steps will guide you to test your equipment and choose an online exam time. Finally, you will reach the confirmation page; again, click on "Proceed to Checkout." After entering the exam code, you will obtain a free exam eligibility.