Flux Certification Tiers

Six tiers. One framework. Find your level.

Each Flux tier certifies a specific level of professional capability -- how independently you can deliver business outcomes, at what scale, and under what time pressure.

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The six tiers

From proof of ignition to the highest tier.

Flux-0

Entry

5 minutes

Open -- retry daily until you pass

Proof of ignition.

Demonstrates that a professional can use AI to accomplish a meaningful task that would be impossible to complete at quality without it. The entry point to Symetrec membership and the Flux Standard.

WHAT THIS ENABLES YOUR ORGANIZATION

Establishes a baseline of AI readiness across your workforce. Every professional who holds Flux-0 has crossed the threshold from occasional AI user to capable operator.

Entry-level membershipLearn more

Flux-1

Apprentice

1 hour

~50% of candidates pass

The entry point for serious operators.

Certifies professionals who have genuinely integrated AI into their daily workflow. They deliver more in a morning than most deliver in a week -- across research, analysis, communication, and execution.

WHAT THIS ENABLES YOUR ORGANIZATION

Individual contributors who hold Flux-1 can cover the output of 2-5 traditional employees. In a team of 10, 3-4 Flux-1 professionals meaningfully change what the team can accomplish without adding headcount.

$120K--$300K displacement valueLearn more

Flux-2

Journeyman

2 hours

~25% of candidates pass

Multi-domain delivery under pressure.

Certifies professionals who operate across multiple business functions simultaneously -- strategy and execution, analysis and communication, planning and delivery. One in four candidates who attempt Flux-2 pass.

WHAT THIS ENABLES YOUR ORGANIZATION

A Flux-2 professional can own an entire business function independently. Marketing, operations, finance, product -- a single Flux-2 holder can run what used to require a department of 5-15 people.

$300K--$900K displacement valueLearn more

Flux-3

Artisan

4 hours

~10% of candidates pass

Organizational scale. Full-stack delivery.

Certifies professionals operating at the scale of a 30-person organization -- delivering outcomes across every business function that used to require entire companies. The top 10% of Flux candidates.

WHAT THIS ENABLES YOUR ORGANIZATION

A Flux-3 Artisan is the organizational equivalent of a self-contained business unit. Strategy, operations, finance, customer, product -- one professional, full coverage. Organizations with Flux-3 holders can expand scope without expanding headcount.

$1.2M--$3M displacement valueLearn more

Flux-4

Master

8 hours

~2% of candidates pass

Institutional scale. The top 2%.

Certifies professionals with the strategic depth of a leadership team and the delivery speed of an entire organization. The credential that changes compensation conversations.

WHAT THIS ENABLES YOUR ORGANIZATION

A Flux-4 Master can replace a division. Enterprise transformation, new market entry, organizational redesign -- capabilities that used to require entire leadership teams and multi-year timelines can be driven by a single Flux-4 professional.

$3M--$12M displacement valueLearn more

Flux-5

Architect

12 hours

~0.05% of candidates pass

The highest tier in the Flux Standard.

Certifies Spacers who operate at enterprise scale -- launching venture-ready companies and enterprise product lines from scratch in 12 hours. Approximately 1 in 2,000 candidates pass. Like all rubric tiers, Flux-5 maintains via FEUs over a 24-month window.

WHAT THIS ENABLES YOUR ORGANIZATION

A Flux-5 Architect operates at a level most organizations never achieve with entire teams. New ventures, enterprise platforms, market-defining products -- built and launched by a single professional.

$6M--$60M displacement valueLearn more

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Certify your capability. Or bring the standard to your organization.

For professionals

Get Flux certified.

Earned in sequence. No study guides. A real business problem, a real time limit, and a fair result. Start with Flux-0 -- free during early access beta.

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For organizations

Bring Flux to your team.

Assess your workforce against the Flux Standard. License certification seats. Build a Flux-certified team.

For Organizations