ACI Avid Certification Standards & Requirements 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which prerequisite certification must an instructor candidate hold before applying for ACI status in Pro Tools?
- Avid Pro Certified User
- Avid Certified User (ACU) in Pro Tools (Correct answer)
- Avid Pro Certified Expert
- Avid Media Composer Certified User
Correct answer: Avid Certified User (ACU) in Pro Tools
Candidates must hold the Avid Certified User (ACU) credential in the relevant product before pursuing ACI status.
Question 2: How long is an ACI credential valid before renewal is required?
- 1 year
- 2 years (Correct answer)
- 3 years
- 5 years
Correct answer: 2 years
ACI credentials are valid for two years, after which instructors must complete renewal requirements.
Question 3: Which organization administers and oversees the Avid Certified Instructor program?
- The Recording Academy
- Avid Technology, Inc. (Correct answer)
- CompTIA
- Adobe Systems
Correct answer: Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid Technology, Inc. owns and administers the ACI certification program and all related standards.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of the ACI credential from a market perspective?
- To grant discounts on Avid software licenses
- To verify that instructors can teach Avid products to a validated standard (Correct answer)
- To allow instructors to resell Avid hardware
- To provide access to Avid's internal development roadmap
Correct answer: To verify that instructors can teach Avid products to a validated standard
The ACI credential signals to students and institutions that the holder can deliver Avid product training to Avid's validated quality standard.
Question 5: To maintain ACI status, an instructor must demonstrate continued competency by doing which of the following?
- Publishing at least one tutorial video per year
- Recertifying with updated product exams on the renewal cycle (Correct answer)
- Attending an annual Avid developers conference
- Submitting three student testimonials per semester
Correct answer: Recertifying with updated product exams on the renewal cycle
ACI renewal requires passing updated product certification exams to confirm the instructor is current with software changes.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes the relationship between an ACI and an Avid Learning Partner (ALP)?
- ACIs must be employed by an ALP to use the credential
- ALPs are required to have at least one ACI on staff to maintain partner status (Correct answer)
- ACIs and ALPs are entirely independent programs with no connection
- ACIs automatically become ALPs upon certification
Correct answer: ALPs are required to have at least one ACI on staff to maintain partner status
Avid Learning Partners are required to employ or contract certified ACIs to maintain their authorized training center status.
Question 7: An instructor who lets their ACI credential lapse must typically do which of the following to regain certified status?
- Pay a reinstatement fee with no additional testing
- Reapply and pass the relevant certification exams again (Correct answer)
- Submit a letter of appeal to Avid's certification board
- Complete 40 hours of community teaching and submit proof
Correct answer: Reapply and pass the relevant certification exams again
Lapsed ACI holders must reapply and re-pass the certification exams rather than simply paying a fee.
ACI Avid Certification Standards & Requirements 2
Which prerequisite certification must an instructor candidate hold before applying for ACI status in Pro Tools?