Technology & HR Certification Maintenance

Check whether an expiration date is within a 90-day planning window for AWS’s 2026 eligible maintenance option; eligibility also depends on credential type.

Add one year to the current expiration date to visualize the additional maintenance period described for eligible AWS credentials.

Check whether an expiration date is within Microsoft’s six-month renewal window for eligible role-based and specialty certifications.

Add one year to an eligible certification expiration date to visualize the next cycle after renewal.

Return the current recertification CE target for a selected Cisco certification level.

Calculate remaining Cisco Continuing Education credits from the target for your selected certification level.

Track remaining Professional Development Credits against SHRM’s current 60-PDC three-year recertification requirement.

Calculate the monthly PDC pace needed to complete a SHRM recertification cycle on time.

Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current aPHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.

Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current PHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.

Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current SPHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.

Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current PHRca total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.

Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current GPHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.

Track the SPHR business-credit subrequirement separately from the total HRCI recertification requirement.

Track the California-specific recertification-credit component for PHRca.

Track remaining CPEs against the current 120-CPE three-year CISSP requirement.

Track remaining CPEs against the current 90-CPE three-year CCSP requirement.

Track remaining CPEs against the current 60-CPE three-year SSCP requirement.

Count down to the published December 4, 2026 Winter ’26 maintenance deadline; required modules still depend on the credential.

Eligible certification holders may have a 2026 maintenance pathway using curated Skill Builder training/labs; eligibility and timing depend on the credential.

Eligible associate, expert, and specialty certifications renew annually through a free online assessment in the renewal window; Fundamentals credentials do not expire.

Current CE target for Associate-level recertification is 30 credits; certification-specific pathways should be checked with Cisco.

Current CE target for Specialist-level recertification is 40 credits.

Current CE target for Professional-level recertification is 80 credits.

Current CE target for CCIE/CCDE Expert-level recertification is 120 credits.

60 professional development credits are required during a three-year recertification cycle.

60 professional development credits are required during a three-year recertification cycle.

Current HRCI total is 45 recertification credits for aPHR; always verify the current activity/category rules.

Current HRCI total is 60 recertification credits for PHR.

Current HRCI total is 60 credits, including a California-specific subrequirement.

Current HRCI total is 60 credits, including a Business-credit subrequirement.

Current HRCI total is 60 credits, including a Global-credit subrequirement.

CISSP currently requires 120 CPE credits over a three-year cycle.

CCSP currently requires 90 CPE credits over a three-year cycle.

SSCP currently requires 60 CPE credits over a three-year cycle.

Maintenance requirements are credential- and release-specific; LearnWithShery tracks the current published season/deadline and links to Trailhead for the exact module.

AWS introduced an additional maintenance option in June 2026 for eligible certification holders using curated Skill Builder training and labs.

For the new eligible maintenance path, timing near expiration matters; verify your credential’s eligibility and current maintenance window in AWS Certification.

Eligible Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications can be renewed through a free online assessment during the six months before expiration.

Microsoft states that Fundamentals certifications do not expire, unlike eligible role-based and specialty certifications that renew on a cycle.

Cisco’s current CE targets increase by certification level, from Practitioner through Associate, Specialist, Professional, and Expert.

If a Cisco certification expires, ordinary recertification options change and you generally need to complete the certification process again. Verify the current policy before acting.

SHRM currently requires 60 Professional Development Credits during a three-year recertification cycle for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP.

Before the end of a SHRM cycle, confirm your PDC total, activity eligibility, reporting records, and recertification submission status.

HRCI recertification totals and specialty-credit requirements differ across aPHR, PHR, PHRca, SPHR, GPHR, and other credentials.

SPHR recertification includes a Business-credit subrequirement inside the overall HRCI credit total.

PHRca includes a California-specific recertification-credit component inside the total requirement.

ISC2 currently uses a 120-CPE three-year maintenance total for CISSP, alongside current category, reporting, and annual maintenance requirements.

ISC2 currently uses a 90-CPE three-year maintenance total for CCSP, with activity eligibility and reporting governed by the current ISC2 CPE policy.

ISC2 currently uses a 60-CPE three-year maintenance total for SSCP, with activity eligibility and reporting governed by the current ISC2 CPE policy.

Salesforce publishes release-specific maintenance requirements; Winter ’26 maintenance currently has a December 4, 2026 deadline for applicable credentials.