Finally got my Certified Accessibility/Governance credential after two failed attempts and honestly I'm still a little shocked. I work in IT compliance for a mid-sized healthcare company and my manager basically told me I had six months to get certified or lose my lead role. No pressure, right? My first two attempts I scored in the low 60s — close but not close enough. What changed for me was actually slowing down and finding a solid CAG practice test that mimicked the real question style, not just the topics. The official materials are dense and dry, and I kept zoning out.
Second thing that helped was building a proper study guide instead of relying on random notes. I broke it out by domain, spent about 90 minutes a day for eight weeks, and actually tracked which areas I kept getting wrong. Governance frameworks and policy implementation were my weak spots — took me forever to get those straight.
Happy to share my full breakdown if anyone's prepping right now. Specific exam tips or resources, just ask. This community helped me a ton when I was drowning so figured I'd give back.