Take your Pro Tools® training to the next level, and become a Certified Pro Tools Operator or Certified Pro Tools Expert. The Digidesign® Training and Education program offers a comprehensive curriculum to give you the skills you need to work with Pro Tools in a professional environment. Specialize in music, post production, or both. Becoming a Certified Pro Tools Operator or Certified Pro Tools Expert can be an important step toward landing your next gig and building a professional career in the audio industry.
Once you complete your certification, you’ll receive a frame-worthy certificate and you’ll be listed in the online Digidesign Certification Directory so peers and potential clients can find you quickly. You’ll get to keep your course materials for future reference, and you’ll also receive discounts in the Digidesign Education Store on selected software and Pro Tools LE™ hardware. And of course, you’ll get some free DigiWear clothing to keep you looking good in the studio.

Certified Pro Tools Operator
A certified Pro Tools Operator can competently operate a Pro Tools|HD® system in a professional environment.
How do I become a Pro Tools Operator?
- Complete all 100- and 200-level courses and course projects/exercises at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass each course completion exam and pass the final Pro Tools Operator certification exam at an official Digidesign training partner facility
What kind of schools offer 200-level courses?
- Certified Training Locations
- Authorized Pro Schools
What areas can I specialize in?
Music, post production, or both
How long is certification?
Pro Tools Certification does not have a fixed duration. Instead, you are certified for a particular version of Pro Tools software. Certified Pro Tools Operators and Experts have an option to update their certification by taking the Pro Tools 220 update course and exam.

Certified Pro Tools Expert
A certified Pro Tools Expert is a user who has reached the highest level and can operate a Pro Tools|HD system in a professional, fast-paced environment at an above-average skill level.
How do I become a Pro Tools Expert?
- Complete all 100-,200-, and 300-level curriculum and course projects/exercises at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass each course completion exam and pass the final Pro Tools Expert certification exam at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass the Expert-level proficiency project
What kind of schools offer 300-level curriculum?
What areas can I specialize in?
Music, post production, or both
How long is certification?
Pro Tools Certification does not have a fixed duration. Instead, you are certified for a particular version of Pro Tools software. Certified Pro Tools Operators and Experts have an option to update their certification by taking the Pro Tools 220 update course and exam.

Certified ICON Mixer
A certified ICON Mixer has achieved expert-level status to operate ICON and Pro Tools|HD systems in a professional environment.
How do I become a certified ICON Mixer?
- Complete all 100- and 200-level courses, course projects, and exercises at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass each course completion exam at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass the final Pro Tools Operator certification exam at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Complete the Pro Tools 310I course, course projects, and exercises at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass the Pro Tools 310I course completion exam at an official Digidesign training partner facility
- Pass the final ICON Mixer certification exam at an official Digidesign training partner facility
Where can I take the Pro Tools 310I: Advanced ICON Mixing Techniques course?
What areas can I specialize in?
ICON mixing for music or post production
What is the duration of the certification?
ICON Mixer certification does not have a fixed duration.
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