Esports Certification Institute Exam: $299.95 Price and June 19-20 Date

What Is the Esports Certification Institute?

The Esports Certification Institute (ECI) recently came onto the scene with an offer: it says that by paying $299.95, you can earn a certificate telling employers in the esports industry that you understand the esports scene, basic business terms, marketing concepts and statistical problems, and that getting the ECI certificate can help you find your "dream job" and get noticed by employers.

While the certificate has support from a number of esports organization CEOs and professionals, many other CEOs are not convinced that an entry-level $300 certification exam is something job applicants need on their resumes.

Team Liquid digital producer Patrick Coyne said: "We hope this gets memorized for a minute and then rightly turns into obscurity," while ECI co-founder Ryan Friedman, who previously worked at the esports organizations Dignitas, Clutch and Immortals, says his goal is not to create a barrier to working in esports but to remove barriers, including financial ones.

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In Friedman's view, the Esports Certification Exam will let "qualified entry-level job applicants get the attention they deserve among a large number of other candidates, even if they have no professional experience and are not in a position to intern for months," he said, defending the project's legitimacy.

What Is in the Esports Certification Program?

The study guide, which you can get for free from the ECI website, covers general information about esports as well as basic business management and marketing concepts. For example, it explains what the terms "return on investment," "click-through rate" and "key performance indicator" mean, offers a short history of esports, outlines the relevant game genres, explains tournament formats and provides an overview. There is also a data literacy section covering basics such as esports business concerns like player contracts, how to read pie charts and slightly more complex analysis.

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Esports Certification Institute Scholarship Program

ECI co-founder Sebastian Park says unemployed people who want to get into the esports business should contact the company about scholarship opportunities.

Esports Certification Program Exam Price

ECI is currently accepting registrations at a discounted rate of $299.95, which will rise to $399.95 within a week and then stay fixed.

Esports Certification Institute Exam Date

The Esports Certification Institute's first exams will be held on June 19 and 20. The company says that those who pass the exam will become ECI members and will be entitled to "continuing education and networking opportunities" at no additional cost.