Pre-launch · Training and the Level 0 test are open. Proctored exams for Levels 1–5 begin with the first exam window (Q1 2027).

NPSANational Prompting
Standards Authority

Training

Free training tracks

Each level has a written reading track and a practice exam. No video, no subscriptions, no cost.

Level 0
Prompt Engineering Foundations
1. What a prompt is and is not
2. Instruction, context, examples, format
3. Reading outputs critically
4. Iterating without guessing
4 modules · 20-question practice exam
Level 1
Certified Prompt Practitioner
1. Task framing
2. Choosing and writing examples
3. Structured outputs
4. Simple rubrics
4 modules · 30-question practice exam
Level 2
Advanced Prompt Engineer
1. Decomposition
2. Tool use and function calling
3. Retrieval in prompts
4. Evals: building the set
5. Evals: reading the results
5 modules · 30-question practice exam
Level 3
Senior Prompt Engineer
1. Prompts as code
2. Regression and drift
3. Adversarial inputs
4. Cost and latency budgets
4 modules · 25-question practice exam
Level 4
Master Prompt Engineer
1. Writing a prompt style guide
2. Reviewing prompts
3. Porting across models
4. Evaluation programmes
4 modules · 25-question practice exam
Level 5
Grand Master of Prompt Engineering
1. Audit method
2. Research evaluation design
3. Examining candidates
4. Contributing to NPSA-STD-1
4 modules · 20-question practice exam