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JobTayo Academy assesses in two places, and they work differently. Each foundation course ends in a quiz, scored automatically against a fixed answer key, and passing it opens the next course. Each specialisation ends in a live assessment call with a person, charged separately from the subscription. This guide explains how both are run, and what passing does — and does not — claim.
What passing actually says
Passing says one thing: this person sat an assessment they could have failed, and met the standard on the day. A quiz shows they can recognise the right answer about the material. A specialisation assessment is a live call, where a person checks what they can actually do. It is a record of work that was checked on a particular day, not a guarantee of employment, income or client results.
How it's earned
- Work through a foundation course — the sessions, then the exercise that goes with them
- Sit the quiz — scored automatically against a fixed answer key, 67% to pass, one sitting with a 60-minute limit and no back button
- Retake it if you need to — unlimited retakes after 24 hours, questions and answers reshuffled each time, and your best score is the one that counts
- Then the specialisation assessment — a live call with a person rather than a quiz, ₱1,000 per exam, billed separately from the subscription
A quiz on its own only proves you can pick the right answer, which is worth something and is not everything. That is why a specialisation assessment is a call with a person rather than another quiz, and why passing all three foundation quizzes is what opens it. None of the three specialisations can be booked today, because none of them is built yet. We would rather say that than show you an empty course. Passing is never guaranteed, and the two fees buy different things: the subscription buys the teaching, the ₱1,000 exam fee buys the attempt. Neither buys the result.
The standard the work is held to
This is the standard the courses teach you to build to, and the one to check your own work against before anybody else sees it.
| Criterion | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| It works | The build runs end to end with realistic, messy input |
| It fails safely | Errors are handled and visible, not silent |
| It's understandable | Another person could take it over from your documentation |
| It respects data | Permissions tested per role; no exposed keys or leaked records |
| It's explainable | You can justify each design decision in your own words |
A build that only works in a demo is not finished. If it breaks the moment real data hits it, it will break in front of a client — and a standard that ignored that would be worth nothing to an employer.
Why employers pay attention to it
Hiring managers screening freelancers face the same problem every time: everyone claims to "know AI." Passing compresses that screening a little. It says somebody sat an assessment they could have failed, against a standard that did not move to accommodate them. It is not proof on its own, which is why the portfolio still matters: an employer can look at the work rather than take our word for it.
Where it shows up
- Graduates who pass a specialisation assessment may enter the JobTayo talent pool, once the specialisations open
- On your own site and in proposals, next to the work it is based on
What it doesn't do
We're deliberately clear about this. It doesn't make you a security engineer or a senior software developer. And it doesn't stay accurate forever — the tools change, and so should your portfolio. It is evidence of a standard met at a point in time, and the work you can show is what backs it up.
Passing does not promise a job, a rate, or a client. Entry to the talent pool is not an offer of work, and not a promise that any employer will make contact.
Keeping it meaningful
A standard is only as strong as the weakest person who passed it. That is why the quiz is marked the same way for everybody, why retakes reshuffle the questions and the answers, and why a specialisation assessment is a live call rather than a form to fill in. Keep adding work to your portfolio afterwards. Passing opens the conversation. The work is what closes it.