Certifications

Hitachi Vantara Certified Professional Program

The Hitachi Vantara Certified Professional program provides knowledge and skills validation through a variety of exams in the areas of storage solutions architecture, implementation, and administration.

Certification Program Structure

Hitachi Vantara Certified Professional Program Catalog

The catalog helps you identify available certification and recommended training paths to support your learning and certification journey.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Testing with KRYTERION

Refer to the test taker user guide to access Kryterion’s Webassessor test delivery system and register for an exam.

Register for an exam in Webassessor

Sign up for a proctored or unproctored exam with Kryterion.

Track your certifications with CM Connect

This self-service tracking system lets you view your certification status and history, download certificates, and more.

Rules and regulations

View the rules and agreement that govern the Hitachi Vantara Certified Professional program.

Digital badges

Communicate your credentials and achieve your goals in an ever-expanding online marketplace easily with digital badges.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hitachi Vantara Certified Professional (HVCP) Program is a globally recognized certification framework that validates your knowledge, skills, and abilities across Hitachi Vantara’s technology ecosystem. It’s a role-based program with a two-tier assessment structure—qualification-level tests and certification-level exams—covering areas like IT architecture, implementation, administration, and support of Hitachi Vantara solutions.

This program is ideal for anyone working with Hitachi Vantara technologies—whether you're in sales, presales, installation, implementation, support, or storage administration. It's designed for customers, partners, and employees alike who want to demonstrate their technical competency or strengthen their career in digital infrastructure and data solutions.

The HVCP Program offers four levels of credentials across two categories:

 

  • Qualification Credentials (Associate & Professional): Earned via medium-stakes HQT-XXXX exams—either unproctored or proctored online tests focusing on foundational and role-based knowledge.
 
  • Certification Credentials (Specialist & Expert): Earned through high-stakes HCE-XXXX proctored exams, designed to validate hands-on, real-world skills beyond classroom training.

 

Credentials are valid for 2–3 years depending on the track.

All exams are administered through Kryterion's Webassessor platform. Some qualification tests are open-book and unproctored (available anytime online), while others, including all certification exams, are closed-book and proctored—either onsite at Kryterion test centers or via remote webcam. Registration requires a Hitachi Vantara account and can be completed through their SSO portal.

Upon passing a test or exam, you’ll receive a printable certificate and a digital badge via Credly that you can share online. You can track your certification status, access logos, and download transcripts through the CM Connect portal. This centralized platform provides full self-service credential management, including history, recertification dates, and badge access.