CertificationUnited StatesMixed membership

Moz Academy

Training arm of Moz offering structured SEO courses and certifications, including the long-running SEO Essentials and technical SEO tracks. Moz's educational material shaped a generation of SEO vocabulary through the Beginner's Guide to SEO and Whiteboard Friday.

Why it matters to search

SEO Essentials certification; Beginner's Guide to SEO.

Moz Academy is a certification based in United States.

Related organizations

6 other certifications, plus others based in United States.

CertificationSingapore

Free training platform from Ahrefs with courses on SEO fundamentals, advanced link building, blogging for business, technical and local SEO, plus an Answer Engine Optimization course and a 67-question certification exam. It is notable as one of the first vendor academies to ship formal AEO curriculum alongside classic SEO.

ahrefs.com
CertificationJapan

Japanese incorporated association that has run SEO training seminars nationwide since 2002 and awards the SEO検定 (SEO Kentei) certification across multiple levels. It is one of the few country-level SEO-specific certifying bodies anywhere, with a network of accredited SEO consultants in Japan.

ajsa.or.jp
CertificationUnited Kingdom

UK chartered professional body for marketers, awarding Chartered Marketer status and running accredited qualifications from foundation to postgraduate level. It is the main route by which UK search practitioners obtain a chartered professional credential rather than a vendor certificate.

cim.co.uk
CertificationUnited States

Subscription training platform with more than 100 on-demand courses and ten minidegree programmes covering conversion optimisation, digital analytics, growth marketing, SEO and paid media, taught by practitioners. Its analytics and CRO minidegrees are the most common formal training route for SEOs moving into measurement and experimentation.

cxl.com
CertificationIreland

Global digital marketing certification body with over 300,000 members and more than 75,000 certified professionals, offering a Search Marketing Specialist certification alongside professional, expert and postgraduate diplomas. Its curriculum is validated by an industry advisory council and delivered through university and college partners worldwide.

digitalmarketinginstitute.com
CertificationUnited States

Non-profit that certifies AI companies whose training data is sourced with creator consent and licensing rather than uncredited scraping. Its certification is one of the few third-party signals available to publishers deciding which AI crawlers and model providers to permit.

fairlytrained.org