Before a student can take a TestOut Pro Certification exam, the following prerequisites must be met:

• The student must have an active license for the corresponding TestOut training product.
• To schedule the TestOut PC Pro Certification exam, you must be authorized for both the TestOut A+ Essentials and the TestOut A+ Practical Application courses. 
• To take the TestOut Network Pro Certification Exam (Beta), the student must be authorized for the TestOut Network+ course.
• The computer must have Microsoft Silverlight installed. Exams can only be taken using the browser interface, which requires Microsoft Silverlight.
• Teachers must have scheduled the exam, with the scheduled time period started. 
• The student must not have previously attempted the exam. Currently, students can only take each exam once.

Students are encouraged to budget their time and keep moving through the exam so that they complete it within the time limit.

1. At the scheduled exam time, students open a Web browser and go to http://www.testout.com/login. 

   Note: Students may only take the exam using the browser version of LabSim.

2. Log in with the LabSim username and password.

3. In the Assigned Exams section, click 1 New Exam.

4. Click Begin to begin the exam.

Note: If students don’t often use the browser version of LabSim, TestOut recommends encouraging students to log in to browser-based LabSim prior to exam time to ensure that Silverlight is properly installed and configured. 

Unlike the training exams built into the LabSim courses, the TestOut Pro Certification exams are assessment exams that do not allow students to check their answers or get instant feedback.