Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs) play a vital role within Scrum Alliance. CSTs represent guide-level expertise in both Scrum/agile knowledge and training skills. Stringent certification requirements are imposed on prospective CSTs to make certain that only those who are fully qualified to meet this commitment are entrusted to provide services as designated by the Certified Scrum Trainer® credential.
- You may apply for CST as a Scrum Master (via CSM path, submitting SM experience and CSM materials) or via Product Owner (via CSPO path, submitting PO experience and CSPO materials).
- You must hold an active CSP-SM or CSP-PO certification (depending on application path), and meet ALL the CST prerequisites listed here. PLEASE read all the CST guidelines on the Scrum Alliance website before proceeding.
- Please submit your application using the Scrum Guide version and learning objectives version(s) that are effective at the time of your application submission.
Please wait to submit until you are fully ready for review, meaning you are finished iterating on your application and have a fully completed application. You cannot attach additional documents to your application after it has been submitted. We recommend that you submit when you are fully ready, rather than rush to make a certain deadline. We have created a Guidance Form to assist aspiring CSTs an opportunity to self-evaluate their preparedness to submit their CST application for formal review. If you are an aspiring CST, who has already started their journey, but may desire or need additional guidance please complete this form.
Scrum Alliance strives to be inclusive and accommodating to all candidates. If you require special accommodations for any reason, including disabilities, language or other communication barriers, or other challenges to participating in the CST application process, please contact cstapplications@scrumalliance.org with a description of the issue and Scrum Alliance will do our best to work with you to find an acceptable solution.
Scrum Alliance Trainer applications are intended to provide personalized insights into your own experiences and abilities in your own words and style. As such, Scrum Alliance does not permit use of generative artificial intelligence tools to generate your answers to application questions. However, you may use assistive technology to aid in communication, such as grammar checkers, translation tools, and similar software, even if the technology incorporates artificial intelligence. In other words, you must do your own work but may use AI tools to improve it.
Scrum Alliance General Application Appeal Process can be found here.
The Scrum Guide is © 2020 Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland. Content from The Scrum Guide is used by permission of Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland under the terms of the Creative Commons – Attribution – Share-Alike License v. 4.0. which is accessible at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode and also described in summary form at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs) play a vital role within Scrum Alliance. CSTs represent guide-level expertise in both Scrum/agile knowledge and training skills. Stringent certification requirements are imposed on prospective CSTs to make certain that only those who are fully qualified to meet this commitment are entrusted to provide services as designated by the Certified Scrum Trainer® credential.
- You may apply for CST as a Scrum Master (via CSM path, submitting SM experience and CSM materials) or via Product Owner (via CSPO path, submitting PO experience and CSPO materials).
- You must hold an active CSP-SM or CSP-PO certification (depending on application path), and meet ALL the CST prerequisites listed here. PLEASE read all the CST guidelines on the Scrum Alliance website before proceeding.
- Please submit your application using the Scrum Guide version and learning objectives version(s) that are effective at the time of your application submission.
Please wait to submit until you are fully ready for review, meaning you are finished iterating on your application and have a fully completed application. You cannot attach additional documents to your application after it has been submitted. We recommend that you submit when you are fully ready, rather than rush to make a certain deadline. We have created a Guidance Form to assist aspiring CSTs an opportunity to self-evaluate their preparedness to submit their CST application for formal review. If you are an aspiring CST, who has already started their journey, but may desire or need additional guidance please complete this form.
Scrum Alliance strives to be inclusive and accommodating to all candidates. If you require special accommodations for any reason, including disabilities, language or other communication barriers, or other challenges to participating in the CST application process, please contact cstapplications@scrumalliance.org with a description of the issue and Scrum Alliance will do our best to work with you to find an acceptable solution.
Scrum Alliance Trainer applications are intended to provide personalized insights into your own experiences and abilities in your own words and style. As such, Scrum Alliance does not permit use of generative artificial intelligence tools to generate your answers to application questions. However, you may use assistive technology to aid in communication, such as grammar checkers, translation tools, and similar software, even if the technology incorporates artificial intelligence. In other words, you must do your own work but may use AI tools to improve it.
Scrum Alliance General Application Appeal Process can be found here.
The Scrum Guide is © 2020 Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland. Content from The Scrum Guide is used by permission of Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland under the terms of the Creative Commons – Attribution – Share-Alike License v. 4.0. which is accessible at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode and also described in summary form at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.