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Certification for Laravel

Prove Laravel competence, from Mid through Artisan, with proctored live coding exams.

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The Laravel Certification from certificates.dev is a proctored, leveled credential for Laravel developers, including the Artisan track above Senior. Built with Certification for Laravel and BitterBrains, it tests real framework competence with live coding challenges across the Laravel stack.

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Examinations have been created in collaboration with some of the most well-known experts, guaranteeing that the competencies tested are those necessary to achieve the effective use of Laravel.

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Alex Kyriakidis

Founder & CEO Vue School Author of the first book on Vue.js

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Steve McDougall

Freelance Laravel & API Consultant | DevRel Engineer | Public Speaker | PHP-FIG committee | YouTuber @JustSteveKing | Certification for Laravel Lead

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Technical Education Lead

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Team Lead PHP at byte5

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Senior Information Technology @UniPa / PhD Computer Science

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Laravel Dev. at Goedemiddag!

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Development Team Lead at Red Chameleon Web Agency

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Exam content is created by veteran Laravel developer, Steve (King) McDougall.

Certification content is created by Steve McDougall, a veteran Laravel developer with over 15 years of PHP experience. He sets global PHP standards through his work with PHP-FIG and writes for Laravel News. His hands-on approach ensures the certification reflects real, modern Laravel practices.

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Examination question sets and coding challenges are developed and peer-reviewed by a global team of Laravel practitioners. CFL is community-driven (100+ contributors worldwide) with a structured review process to ensure every question is:

  • Accurate for the latest targeted Laravel version
  • Unambiguous (clear wording, no “gotcha” answers)
  • Practically relevant to real-world Laravel development
  • Aligned to the intended level (Junior / Mid / Senior / Artisan)
  • Supported by correct code samples and verified solutions

This community model ensures the certification validates competencies that matter in production Laravel work, architecture decisions, framework fundamentals, and day-to-day problem solving.

Since 2018 CFL has certified 3500 Laravel developers (as of 2025).

Benefits of getting your Laravel Certification

Demonstrate your Laravel competency

Earning a Laravel certification showcases your ability to build, maintain, and ship applications using one of the world’s most widely adopted PHP frameworks. It validates your framework knowledge, your professional discipline, and your commitment to modern best practices, helping you stand out with a credible, verifiable signal.

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Enhanced Career Opportunities

Laravel’s adoption across startups, agencies, and enterprises means demand remains strong for developers who can deliver reliably. Certification differentiates you from “self-claimed” skill profiles, supports stronger job applications, and can unlock more senior responsibilities by proving your capabilities with a standardized assessment.

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How Certifications can Benefit your entire team

Laravel Certification strengthens your development team by creating a shared language around quality and best practices. It supports continuous learning, improves collaboration (consistent patterns and terminology), and increases delivery confidence—especially when onboarding new developers or scaling a codebase.

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Steps to Certification

Step 1
Exam Preparation

Review the preparation guide to understand the domains, skills, and expectations for your chosen level.

Step 2
Optional Training

Use self-study resources and practice exams to close knowledge gaps. Teams can also standardize prep with internal study sessions.

Step 3
Take Examination

Complete the online proctored certification exam, typically combining knowledge-based questions with practical, scenario-driven tasks (level dependent).

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Laravel Certificates Levels

Junior Laravel Developer

60 min

50 Questions

Validate your Laravel fundamentals with this certification. Demonstrate your ability to work with core concepts like routing, Eloquent ORM, Blade templating, and basic application structure. This certification confirms your readiness for junior Laravel developer roles and provides a solid foundation for your career growth.

Mid-Level Laravel Developer

115 min

40 Questions and 75 minutes of Coding Challenges

Prove your proficiency in advanced Laravel concepts and real-world application development. This certification showcases your ability to tackle complex projects using middleware, queues, events, testing, and more. Ideal for developers looking to take on more challenging Laravel roles and projects.

Senior Laravel Developer

135 min

30 Questions and 105 minutes of Coding Challenges

Demonstrate your expertise in Laravel architecture and large-scale application development. This certification verifies your ability to lead Laravel projects, architect enterprise-level applications, and implement advanced patterns including service containers, custom packages, and performance optimization.

Artisan Laravel Developer

150 min

150 minutes of Coding Challenges

The pinnacle of Laravel certification. This level is designed for expert Laravel developers who architect complex systems, build custom packages, optimize performance at scale, and mentor teams. The Artisan certification validates mastery of the entire Laravel ecosystem through hands-on coding challenges only.

Optional Preparation Training Products

Self-Study Training
Prepare at your own pace using structured self-study materials designed to support exam preparation. Access on-demand lessons, coding exercises, and quizzes aligned with:

  • Mid-Level Certification
  • Senior Certification
  • Artisan Certification
Live Bootcamps
Prefer an instructor-led learning experience? Our live bootcamps provide focused, hands-on training led by experienced Laravel practitioners. Choose from:

  • 3-Day Mid-Level Bootcamp
  • 3-Day Senior Bootcamp

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Be among the first developers certified at the new Artisan level, validating expert-level Laravel knowledge and real-world decision making.

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Examination Board

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Steve (King) McDougall

Laravel & API Consultant, DevRel Engineer, Public Speaker

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Daniel Kelly

Lead Vue School Instructor, Vue.js Forge Master of Code

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Alex Kyriakidis

Founder & CEO Vue School, Author of the first Vue.js book

FAQs

Professional credibility

A Certification for Laravel credential demonstrates a developer's knowledge and practical ability with the Laravel framework, strengthening professional credibility.

Competitive edge

Adding a recognized Laravel certification to a developer's resume creates a clear differentiator versus candidates who only self-report experience.

Career advancement

Investing in Laravel certification can unlock stronger job opportunities and more senior responsibilities, especially in teams that value validated, portable skill signals.

Validation of skills

Certification provides objective validation of a developer's proficiency in Laravel. CFL is community-driven and peer-reviewed by a global team of Laravel practitioners, so the certification is aligned to real-world Laravel development expectations.

Increased team capabilities

Offering Laravel certification motivates developers to deepen their framework skills, build and ship better software faster, and standardize best practices across the team. This shared baseline increases confidence, improves knowledge retention, and raises delivery quality.

There are 4 levels available in our Certification for Laravel program: Junior, Mid-Level, Senior-Level and Artisan-Level. Our preparation guides for each exam provide an outline of what is tested at each level. Use these guides to help inform your decision. Note that to obtain the most advanced Certification, the Artisan-Level for Laravel, you need to first pass the Senior-Level exam.

Hiring decisions are based on your skills and experience relative to the role requirements. A Laravel certificate is intended to demonstrate verified competence with the Laravel framework and help you stand out as a candidate with validated skills.

The Certification for Laravel program offers Junior, Mid-Level, Senior-Level and Artisan-Level certifications. Currently, the below elements are available per level:

  • Exams for certification (Junior - MCQ only, Mid-Level & Senior - MCQ & coding challenges, Artisan - coding challenges only).
  • Preparation Guides - available for every level to outline what is tested in each level.
  • Self-study training chapters - at launch, there are 2 chapters available per level that include a curated list of official documentation, pop quiz MCQs and code challenges for training. More chapters are being released per level each week.
  • Trial exams - these will be made available across all levels after launch.

Please send an email to our team at team@certificates.dev.

When you purchase an examination voucher, it is valid for 3 years, meaning you will have 3 years to take the exam in your own time if you are not ready immediately.

Your Laravel Certification is valid for 3 years from the date of passing the exam.

We give certifications for anyone who passes our exams. We add new questions every year to keep it up to date with the latest developments. You are able to upgrade your certificate with every new version of Laravel by re-taking the latest exam at a reduced rate.

If you pass the test, we will give you a PDF certificate and your status can be validated on our website. You can list the certificate on your resume and use the title if you want.

When hiring a Laravel Certified Developer, teams can be sure he or she knows the ins and outs of building web applications with Laravel. It helps build confidence in clients and employers that an agency has the skills and expertise to build apps.

There are many things to consider when hiring someone: Do they fit in with the company? Do they have good communication skills? Is their salary expectation in line with their abilities? We don't test for any of these qualities; that's still up to hiring managers.

And, sometimes it makes sense to hire a developer who's interested in learning Laravel, even if they haven't used it before.

Our Certification for Laravel Program is a great way to let employers or clients know that you have the skills they're looking for.

No. Certification for Laravel is a community-driven certification program and is not an official Laravel LLC product.

We currently support Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Credit Card payments.

Yes. The Certification for Laravel program is committed to making certification accessible worldwide. We offer student pricing and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) options (where applicable) to help align pricing with local economic conditions.

If your country is not supported and you believe it should be, contact team@certificates.dev.

Yes. If you are a student, please reach out to team@certificates.dev.

You will need to provide either a copy of your student ID or send us an email from your student email address to confirm your student status.

We do indeed offer team discounts. You can purchase directly from the website by selecting the "teams" option on the pricing cards.

If you would like to obtain a price for large teams of 10 or more, send an email to team@certificates.dev with your requirements, and we will create the necessary quotation and invoices for corporate purchases.

After purchasing a team package, you will receive an email listing each team member's voucher code. Distribute those codes to colleagues, who will create an account and redeem their voucher to access the purchased product(s).

Yes. After payment, you'll receive a confirmation email with purchase details and the amount paid.

Log in to your account and update your details in the Profile section.

If you are not satisfied, contact team@certificates.dev within 14 days of your first purchase.

*Note: If you fail the exam and/or the retake, you are not eligible for a refund. Only start the exam once you've completed the preparation guidance.

We recommend you read our preparation guides and learn the official Laravel Documentation, in combination with our Laravel Developer self-preparation study material. These are a series of chapters, quizzes and challenges that recap the relevant topics.

Every level has a preparation guide available that outlines what will be examined. Some self-study training chapters are available per certification level and will be improved and added to over time with additional challenges and practice questions (where offered).

A structured collection of study material, which can include practice questions, quizzes, and coding-oriented exercises aligned to the exam domains — designed to increase confidence before attempting the certification.

Yes, self-study preparation can be purchased as an add-on to an existing order (if offered for that level).

Yes, in some packages we offer a trial exam, this is to experience the type of questions and our exam software UX before taking the real exam and to find out if you are ready to take the Laravel Developer Certification Exam. The practice exam does not count as a certification exam.

Once you purchase a Bootcamp bundle, you can check your dashboard for bootcamp dates. The Bootcamp may consist of 3 days of active participation and training in a live, online workshop environment, led by a Laravel expert OR may be a prerecorded, async Bootcamp that you can work through in your own time, supported with live Q&A session with an expert.

Yes, bootcamps can be added to a previous purchase (if offered for that level).

Bootcamps run at scheduled times. You can register for a different scheduled session. If you cannot attend, notify support so we can remove you from the register and allow you to select a replacement session. Alternatively, we may have async, prerecorded bootcamps that you can work through in your own time, supported by live Q&A sessions with an expert.

Consult the Preparation Guide for the chosen level to confirm the curriculum and prerequisites. Beginners typically start with the Junior level depending on experience.

The exams are designed to be rigorous and practical — testing the knowledge and judgment required to use Laravel effectively in real-world development. Each level is progressively more difficult, with Artisan-Level being the most challenging exam, suitable for highly experienced and seasoned Laravel developers.

Each exam has a Preparation Guide detailing the full curriculum and technologies tested. Typical Laravel domains include (level dependent):

Routing, Controllers, Requests/Validation, Eloquent & Relationships, Migrations, Auth, Testing, Queues/Jobs, Events/Listeners, Caching, API patterns, Security fundamentals, Performance considerations, and application architecture.

Exams are typically a combination of knowledge-based multiple-choice questions and practical coding challenges.

  • Junior-Level exam: MCQs only
  • Mid-Level & Senior-Level exams: MCQ & coding challenges
  • Artisan-Level exam: Coding challenges only

Yes, all examinations have a time limit which is specified in the preparation guides.

There is no limit to the number of retakes, but you must purchase a retake voucher for each additional attempt.

Yes, there will be an additional cost to retake an examination. Exam retake vouchers are available at a discounted rate.

Cheating results in disqualification of the attempt. Repeated cheating may lead to permanent account restrictions after repeated violations, with no exceptions.

Yes. A webcam is required to meet online proctoring requirements.

Currently, the certification program is only available in English.

You can take the exam online at any time that is most convenient for you; however, you will be required to provide identifying information and cannot leave the tab during the exam.

The exam is based on Laravel 12 and will be updated in line with any Laravel updates over time.

If you fail the exam, you'll have the opportunity to use a retake. All bundles that include training come with retake vouchers or they can be purchased separately.

There are 2 main reasons for failing the exam.

  • A candidate can fail the exam if the proctor review determines that the rules of the examination were not followed. This can include talking to others during the exam or the webcam becoming unavailable during the examination process. Should a proctor review fail we perform an investigation with the candidate to determine what behavior we take.
  • Exams can be failed as a result of an insufficient score. Scores are calculated by measuring the amount of correct answers against the amount of incorrect answers. You need to have a minimum of 70%. Correct and incorrect answers will not be shared. This is part of an industry-standard policy for maintaining the integrity of the exam.

No, the additional self-study training and Bootcamps are completely optional. There are many ways to prepare for the examination, including reading the Laravel documentation, taking online courses, and building hands-on projects, either in your personal capacity or at work.

The Artisan-Level exam is the only level that first requires you to pass the Senior-Level exam. Junior, Mid-Level and Senior-Level exams can be taken at your own discretion if you are ready for the level.

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