Custom Certifications

Custom Certifications let you convert any test created in HackerRank for Work into a SkillUp certification experience. These certifications mirror the experience of standard SkillUp assessments, but your team fully owns the content. 

Standard Certifications may not align with your tech stack or internal standards. With Custom Certifications, you can build assessments that reflect your team’s real-world challenges and complement existing SkillUp content.

Companies increasingly build skills-based mobility programs and invest in internal talent development. Whether you prepare junior developers for advancement or reskill engineers in new domains such as cloud, AI, or full-stack development, Certifications help you measure progress with clarity and rigor.

Intended audience

The Custom Certification is designed for: 

• Engineering leaders or learning and development (L&D) teams who design structured learning and certification paths

• Platform owners or HackerRank for Work administrators who manage test content and track outcomes

• Developers and employees who participate in internal upskilling or mobility programs

• Enterprise customers who build custom skill frameworks and signals alongside SkillUp’s standard certifications

Best practices

To get the most out of Custom Certification:

• Use hands-on, real-world problems to measure skills objectively

• Pair the certification with a recommended SkillUp Learn track so developers can practice in advance.

Known limitations

• You need support from HackerRank to activate a test for a SkillUp certification. After you prepare the test in HackerRank for Work, contact your account manager or support@hackerrank.com.

• Library content restrictions apply. You can only use questions available in your HackerRank library, or you can create custom questions.