Experience Design XD Practitioner

An industry-first Experience Design Practitioner short course pioneered by Immersion Group, led by subject-matter experts and delivered in a vibrant and interactive format. Design experiences that create long lasting memories for behaviour change.

Immersion Group offers expert human-centred design solutions, creating the right vision for the digital experience our clients want for their employees and customers; and bring this to life. Through human-centred experience design and focusing on what the user wants now and in the future, we’re able to gain a rich understanding of the world from their point of view. 

Find out more at https://immersionlearn.co.uk/courses/

Whether you're new to UX, an existing CX professional or even if you're leading multi-disciplined teams within your organisation - this course was created to give you the know-how to make better-informed decisions, create experiences within a larger enterprise ecosystem, and to work within various design disciplines, knowing exactly when to pull expertise in from each discipline to deliver on your users expectations.

Yes, training is mandatory. There are 3 online training modules (Envisioning the Experience, Blueprinting Experiencescapes and Staging Experiences) which candidates can work through at their own pace. After completing the 3^rd module you will be ready to take the Experience Design Practitioner exam. To register for the training, please visit: https://immersionlearn.co.uk/courses/

Training for Experience Design Practitioner is available from Immersion Group: https://immersionlearn.co.uk/courses/. The self-paced online training is divided into 3 modules: Envisioning the Experience, Blueprinting Experiencescapes and Staging Experiences.

The Experience Design Practitioner exam can be taken anywhere in the world, from the comfort of your home or workplace, with online proctoring.  A proctor will access your exam as you take it to monitor the exam environment through your computer's desktop, webcam and microphone.

Once you have booked an exam, you will be given a registration email to schedule an appointment with your live proctor via our Candidate Portal. Our online proctoring system allows you to take your exam anytime as sessions are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information, please click here: https://apmg-international.com/exams

Each of the 3 training modules cost £325 (excluding tax). Once you have completed each module you will be provided with a digital badge to show that you have completed the course. The cost of the Experience Design Practitioner exam is £135 (excluding tax). Therefore, the total price to complete the course and exam is £1,110.

Candidates do not need to purchase any books as the Experience Design Practitioner course is not supported by any publications. 

The Experience Design Practitioner exam is available in English.

For individuals self-studying it is almost impossible to say. As all candidates have different experience and amount of time available for study, it varies from person to person. However, the recommended study time is 3 days per training module.

The structure of the Experience Design Practitioner examination is below:

• Complex multiple choice
• 4 questions, each worth 20 marks
• 2½ hour duration
• Pass mark: 80% (64 out of 80 marks)
• Open book (candidates can use any reference materials during the exam)

Yes, candidates can use any supporting or reference materials during the exam.

Yes, all candidates can access a sample exam paper to practice on via the Candidate Portal. Access to the Candidate Portal is given once you have purchased the exam.

The Experience Design Practitioner exam does not expire.

A provisional mark will be provided on-screen at the end of your exam. APMG will issue formal notification of your exam result via your Candidate Portal within 2 working days of your exam.

Candidates will be able to claim their electronic certificate and digital badges from within the Candidate Portal within two business days of their exam results being released. Step-by-step guidance is available to download from the ‘Badges and Certificates’ area in the Candidate Portal.

If you have not received your certificate and badge within this timeframe, please contact our Customer Interaction Team - servicedesk@apmg-international.com

Electronic certificates are environmentally friendly, but can be printed if required. It is also very easy to share them with employers and other third parties.

You can always access all your electronic certificates and badges via the APMG Candidate Portal. Once you have logged on to the Candidate Portal, click on the ‘Badges and Certificates’ option from the menu bar at the top of screen. From here you should click on the ‘Create Badge/Certificate’ button. This will take you to the Credly platform to create and account and download your badge and certificate.

Step-by-step guidance is available to download from the ‘Badges and Certificates’ area in your Candidate Portal.

If you have any problems with accessing your digital certificate, please contact our Customer Interaction Team - servicedesk@apmg-international.com

The pass mark for the Experience Design Practitioner examination is 64 out of 80 (80%).

Individuals are not permitted to use the Immersion Group logo, however, all individuals who pass the exam are awarded with a digital badge which can be shared on social media and embedded into your CV/resume.

Candidates who have passed the Experience Design Practitioner examination can put that they are Certified in Experience Design on their business cards.