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NVIDIA Certifications Guide in English

NVIDIA certifications cover AI infrastructure, AI operations, AI networking, generative AI, agentic AI, accelerated data science, and OpenUSD development. This guide compares the current certification routes and links each credential to its NVIDIA page.

This is an independent reference guide, not an NVIDIA page. Certification names, exam codes, availability, prices, languages, registration rules, and exam policies may change. Confirm current details on NVIDIA before registering.

In this guide

1. NVIDIA certification overview

NVIDIA certifications are role-oriented credentials for technical learners working with accelerated computing, AI infrastructure, generative AI, data science, and OpenUSD workflows.

Use NVIDIA Certification Programs as the primary source for current credential availability.

2. Certification list

Code	Certification	Level	Track	NVIDIA page
NCA-ADS	NVIDIA Accelerated Data Science Associate Certification	Associate	Accelerated data science	NVIDIA
NCA-AIIO	NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and Operations Associate Certification	Associate	AI infrastructure and operations	NVIDIA
NCA-GENL	NVIDIA Generative AI LLMs Associate Certification	Associate	Generative AI	NVIDIA
NCA-GENM	NVIDIA Generative AI Multimodal Associate Certification	Associate	Generative AI	NVIDIA
NCP-AAI	NVIDIA Agentic AI Professional Certification	Professional	Agentic AI	NVIDIA
NCP-ADS	NVIDIA Accelerated Data Science Professional Certification	Professional	Accelerated data science	NVIDIA
NCP-AII	NVIDIA AI Infrastructure Professional Certification	Professional	AI infrastructure and operations	NVIDIA
NCP-AIN	NVIDIA AI Networking Professional Certification	Professional	AI infrastructure and operations	NVIDIA
NCP-AIO	NVIDIA AI Operations Professional Certification	Professional	AI infrastructure and operations	NVIDIA
NCP-GENL	NVIDIA Generative AI LLMs Professional Certification	Professional	Generative AI	NVIDIA
NCP-OUSD	NVIDIA OpenUSD Development Professional Certification	Professional	OpenUSD and simulation	NVIDIA

3. Which NVIDIA certification should you choose

Goal	Consider
Starting with NVIDIA AI infrastructure	NCA-AIIO
Professional AI infrastructure design	NCP-AII
Production AI operations	NCP-AIO
AI networking and cluster connectivity	NCP-AIN
Starting with LLMs	NCA-GENL
Professional LLM systems	NCP-GENL
Multimodal generative AI	NCA-GENM
Agentic AI systems	NCP-AAI
Starting with accelerated data science	NCA-ADS
Professional accelerated data science	NCP-ADS
OpenUSD and Omniverse development	NCP-OUSD

4. NVIDIA certification paths

Track	Start here	Then consider	Notes
AI infrastructure and operations	NCA-AIIO	NCP-AII, NCP-AIO, NCP-AIN	Infrastructure, operations, and networking for AI systems.
Generative AI	NCA-GENL, NCA-GENM	NCP-GENL, NCP-AAI	LLMs, multimodal AI, and agentic AI systems.
Accelerated data science	NCA-ADS	NCP-ADS	GPU-accelerated analytics and machine learning workflows.
OpenUSD and simulation	Product and 3D workflow experience	NCP-OUSD	OpenUSD, Omniverse, simulation, and 3D pipelines.

5. Price, registration, and language support

Price, registration process, remote or test center availability, language support, exam duration, and question count can change by exam and region. Open the exact NVIDIA certification page before registering.

NVIDIA certification pages are treated as English primary sources in this package. For the Traditional Chinese version, LoSimplifica uses zh-hant site pages but still links to NVIDIA English pages unless a localized NVIDIA certification page is verified.

6. Associate vs Professional

Associate credentials are entry or mid-level credentials focused on vocabulary, tool awareness, and role foundations. Professional credentials expect deeper hands-on judgment, architecture awareness, troubleshooting, and production context.

7. What is not included

This guide does not include every NVIDIA course, workshop, DLI lab, partner training option, or product-specific documentation page. It focuses on the certification pages and the reference links most useful for deciding a route.