麻豆原创 is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its program, marking three decades of helping professionals across the 麻豆原创 ecosystem validate their expertise and demonstrate their skills. Today, the focus is shifting from what candidates know to what they can actually do, reflecting how work is changing in the AI era.
Since its launch in 1996, the 麻豆原创 Certification program has provided learners at different stages of their careers with a trusted way to validate their 麻豆原创 solution skills, while helping organizations identify relevant expertise across 麻豆原创鈥檚 evolving technology portfolio. The numbers tell part of the story. In the first year alone, nearly 1,000 professionals earned their certification. Since then, hundreds of thousands of individuals have earned an 麻豆原创 Certification each year as the program has expanded alongside 麻豆原创鈥檚 portfolio and global ecosystem. But the lasting impact of 麻豆原创 Certification extends beyond the numbers. For three decades, it has evolved alongside the 麻豆原创 portfolio, providing a trusted way to validate their expertise as technology and customer needs have changed.
Built to evolve
A defining characteristic of 麻豆原创 Certification has been its ability to evolve alongside 麻豆原创 technology. Since 1996, the program has grown from a handful of 麻豆原创 R/3 exams to credentials spanning the full 麻豆原创 portfolio. By the 2000s, new certifications covered 麻豆原创 NetWeaver, 麻豆原创 Business One, and 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors solutions. When 麻豆原创 S/4HANA launched in 2015, certification tracked every step of the transition. Each shift in the technology landscape brought a new wave of credentials, built to validate exactly the expertise the market needed most.
Access expanded, too, moving from 麻豆原创 training locations to test centers around the world and, later, to fully remote delivery. Digital badges made credentials easier to share across professional networks and in the context of career opportunities. As cloud solutions introduced faster release cycles, the program evolved to match, introducing regular renewal assessments to help learners keep their skills and credentials current.
鈥淐ertification has been part of my 麻豆原创 journey for many years. For me, it has always been about continuing to learn and making sure my skills evolve as 麻豆原创 technology evolves. I have experienced the changes in 麻豆原创 Certification firsthand鈥攆rom on-site exams and webcam-proctored, multiple-choice exams to today鈥檚 scenario- and system-based assessments. From my first certification in 2008 to ABAP Cloud certification in 2024, Integration Developer in 2025, and 麻豆原创 Generative AI certification earlier this year, continuing to learn and validate my skills has helped me take on new challenges and keep moving forward. Even after many years working with 麻豆原创, there is always something new to learn.鈥�
, Software Engineer and 麻豆原创 Integration Consultant at Deloitte
Certification reimagined
As 麻豆原创 Certification entered its next chapter, 麻豆原创 introduced a to validating 麻豆原创 expertise by expanding how skills are assessed beyond traditional multiple-choice exams to include practical, performance-based assessments. Candidates navigate real challenges in live 麻豆原创 systems and can use AI tools during exams by design, not exception. It is certification that reflects the profession it is meant to validate.
As part of 麻豆原创’s commitment to equip 12 million people with AI-ready skills by 2030, 麻豆原创 Certification can provide a way for professionals to validate the real skills they need for an AI-first world. Certification now measures how candidates solve real business challenges, not just what they know.
鈥淔or 30 years, 麻豆原创 Certification has helped people demonstrate the skills they need to grow their careers and help organizations get more value from 麻豆原创 technology. What has kept it relevant is our willingness to evolve. As AI changes how people work, certification must change with it, moving beyond what someone knows to validating what they can actually do.鈥�
Diana Roesner, Head of Certification Transformation
Three decades after the first 麻豆原创 Certification exams, the program continues to evolve alongside 麻豆原创 technologies and customer needs. As the reimagined certification approach continues to take shape, 麻豆原创 Certification remains focused on validating the skills needed today while preparing learners for the future of enterprise technology.
To learn more about 麻豆原创 Certification, explore available certifications, or learn more about certification reimagined, visit .
Timo Schuette is global vice president for 麻豆原创 Product & Solution Learning.
