--- title: "Passing the Nutanix NCP Exam: Free Training & My Experience" description: "I saw a tweet a couple of weeks ago mentioning that Nutanix were offering a free go at the Nutanix Certified Professional exam." date: 2020-07-02T15:20:30+00:00 modified: 2026-05-31T11:36:26+00:00 author: James Kilby categories: - Nutanix - Personal - Consulting - Hosting - Cloudflare - Wordpress - Homelab - VMware tags: - #Certification - #Nutanix url: https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/07/nutanix-ncp/ image: https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nutanix-logo-HI-REZ_reverse-w-carrier.jpg --- ![Nutanix Logo Hi Rez Reverse W Carrier](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nutanix-logo-HI-REZ_reverse-w-carrier.jpg) [Nutanix](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/nutanix/) | [Personal](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/personal/) # Passing the Nutanix NCP Exam: Free Training & My Experience By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk)July 2, 2020 · Updated May 31, 2026 • 📖1 min read(230 words) 📅 **Published:** July 02, 2020• **Updated:** May 31, 2026 I saw a tweet a couple of weeks ago mentioning that Nutanix were offering a free go at the [Nutanix Certified Professional](https://www.nutanix.com/support-services/training-certification/certifications#ncp) exam. They are also offering free on-demand training to go with it. In my current role, I haven’t used Nutanix however I have good experience using it as the storage platform with vSphere and have also run the Nutanix CE software both physically and nested to give me a better overview of the AHV platform. The online training is delivered over a pretty modern platform and is done in a way to keep you engaged. The Labs aren’t super complicated but are buried in the training as opposed to a separate task. I think I prefer this approach. This was the first online proctored exam for me so the experience was a bit different. I initially had some issues getting the software to recognise my web camera. After a bit of troubleshooting, this was resolved and the exam began. The questions were fair and followed the blueprint and the time allocated was ample for me. I wasn’t confident when I pressed the submit button but the results came back instantly and luckily I passed. They also give you a breakdown of how you scored in the various sections. This is a really useful piece of feedback that several tests deprive you of. 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