CredenTrek
Independent roadmaps for accredited credentialsEdition 2026.2 · Register verified 9 October 2026
The CredenTrek Series · Ten credentials · One method

Choose it right. Pass it smart. Turn it into a career.

Practical roadmaps for accredited credentials. Each book maps the whole exam, records what has changed, and checks every changeable fact against the body that issues the credential.

01Register

What each book covers, and when it was last checked

The register lists every title, the exam version it covers and the date its facts were confirmed. Titles marked Watch have a version change ahead; the update register says how each will be handled.

No.CredentialIssuing bodyVersion statusEditionVerified
01PMPPMIOutline of July 2026 in force2026.29 October 2026
02IELTSIELTS partners2026 changes covered2026.29 October 2026
03TOEFL iBTETSJanuary 2026 redesign covered2026.29 October 2026
04Security+CompTIAWatchV8 (SY0-801) expected about 17 Nov 20262026.29 October 2026
05AWS Cloud PractitionerAWSCLF-C02 current2026.29 October 2026
06AZ-900MicrosoftSkills measured as of 20 Jul 20262026.29 October 2026
07CCNACiscoWatchv2.0 from 3 Feb 20272026.29 October 2026
08CompTIA A+CompTIAV15 current since 25 Mar 20252026.29 October 2026
09CISSPISC2Outline of 15 Apr 2024 current2026.29 October 2026
10CFA ProgramCFA InstituteWatch2028 curriculum to follow2026.29 October 2026

Dates are when the edition was verified, not when it was printed. See the update register →

02Library
03Method

Six stages, from decision to career

Every book follows the same six stages, and each stage ends with something in your hands: a decision record, a dated plan, a budget, a checklist, a CV line or a renewal plan.

I

Understand

What the credential proves, who asks for it and what the work looks like.

II

Decide

A fit test, the right version and a written go or no-go decision.

III

Prepare

The full exam map, the study route and a plan built on your real hours.

IV

Book and Sit

Booking, identity rules, costs and how to reach the issuing body.

V

Leverage

Where it is valued, how to read salaries and how to prove the skill.

VI

Sustain and Grow

Renewal, continuing credits and the sensible next credential.

How the method works →

04Standards

Editorial standards

The series works like a review panel with one rule: if the issuing body has not published it, the book does not state it as fact.

S1

The issuing body comes first

Every changeable fact (fees, versions, weights, retake rules, ID rules) is checked against the issuing body's own pages and documents. Third-party sources are used only to fill a gap, and the book says so.

S2

Every fact is dated

Each book carries an edition number and a verification date. You always know when a fact was last true, and what to confirm before you act.

S3

The whole exam on one map

Every domain, objective or task appears in plain English, with its weight. Nothing is left out because it is dull or hard to teach.

S4

Original practice, never leaked items

Practice questions are written for the book in the style of the exam and mapped to its outline. None is copied from a live exam.

All six standards →

05Author

Mustafa K. Al-Dori

Creator and author of CredenTrek. The series began with one observation: most candidates do not fail the exam itself; they lose months around it, through the wrong version, the wrong plan or a missed rule. CredenTrek exists to close that gap.