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# Moving From the Previous Programme

What happens to your existing compliance record from the video-and-quiz programme, and by when.

If your engineers passed the previous compliance programme — the set of product videos followed by an open-book quiz — you are **still compliant today**. This page explains what changes, when, and what you need to do.

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### What is changing

The previous programme confirmed that someone had watched the videos. It did not put them in front of Pentaho, and it did not give them a credential. Practitioner replaces it with a hands-on lab, a capstone and a credential the engineer actually holds.

The previous programme is not being switched off overnight. It is retired in stages as each role's Practitioner course becomes available to partners:

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Quarter</th><th>What happens</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Q2 2027</strong></td><td>Pilot partners move to PDI Developer Practitioner. No change for everyone else.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Q3 2027</strong></td><td>Partner Enablement opens to all partners. PDI Developer and Administrator Practitioner available. Previous programme still accepted.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Q4 2027</strong></td><td>Solution Architect Practitioner added. <strong>The previous programme is formally retired for all partners</strong> — the grace period ends here.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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**Placeholder — dates and grace period to be confirmed.** The quarters above follow the Partner Enablement Program roadmap and assume a Q1 2027 start. The exact grace period, and who owns the migration, are open decisions in the proposal. This page is updated once they are agreed.
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### Two routes for existing staff

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#### <i class="fa-forward-step">:forward-step:</i> Bridge assessment

For engineers who passed the previous programme *and* have real hands-on Pentaho experience. A lightweight, lab-based check that confirms Practitioner-level competence without repeating the full 13-hour course.

*Availability, format and eligibility to be confirmed.*
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#### <i class="fa-seedling">:seedling:</i> Full Practitioner

For everyone else — including anyone who would rather have the full course and capstone. Same voucher, same hosted lab, same credential as a new hire.

<a href="/partner-enablement-sandbox/the-practitioner-requirement.md" class="button secondary" data-icon="seedling">The Practitioner requirement</a>
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### What you need to do now

1. **Nothing urgent.** Your existing compliance stands until the retirement date for each role.
2. **Tell your Partner Account Manager** who on your team passed the previous programme, so they can be offered the bridge route when it opens.
3. **Watch** [**Your Organisation's Standing**](/partner-enablement-sandbox/your-organisations-standing.md) once it is live — it will show which staff are still on the previous programme and need to move.

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Questions about a specific engineer's situation? Email <academy@pentaho.com> and include the role they work in.
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