Global Mobility & Expat Assignment Management Certification

The Global Mobility & Expat Assignment Management Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests global mobility and expatriate assignment management — assignment types from long-term and short-term to commuter, rotational and permanent transfers, business travellers and remote work abroad, mobility policies and cost projections, compensation approaches such as balance sheet, host-based and localisation, allowances, tax equalisation and protection, home and host tax and social security with totalisation agreements, permanent establishment risk, immigration and work permits, relocation, duty of care and security, family support and repatriation, compliance tracking, and measuring assignment ROI — written to OECD, ILO and global mobility practice for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Global Mobility & Expat Assignment Management certificate (SOA-GMEA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including International labour standards and fundamental conventions (International Labour Organization), Taxation of mobile workers and tax treaties (OECD), Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) (OECD) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Global Mobility & Expat Assignment Management Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests assignments and policy, pay, tax and social security, people and compliance and governance and value with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Global Mobility & Expat Assignment Management certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: International labour standards and fundamental conventions (International Labour Organization); Taxation of mobile workers and tax treaties (OECD); Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) (OECD); General Data Protection Regulation (full text) (gdpr-info.eu). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Assignments and Policy (Assignment types, Policy design and Cost planning); Pay, Tax and Social Security (Compensation approaches, Tax policies and Social security and PE); People and Compliance (Immigration, Relocation and family and Duty of care and repatriation); Governance and Value (Vendors and data, Metrics and ROI and Equity and future trends). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Global mobility or HR professional, Reward or tax adviser, Expatriate or assignee, Talent or workforce planner and HR student specialising in international HR. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Global Mobility & Expat Assignment Management knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

MBAs and engineers aiming at PM, founder and C-suite roles want the next layer above the product basics we already cover. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

A policy where the employer ensures an assignee pays roughly the same tax as if they had stayed at home. The company covers extra host-country tax and recovers a hypothetical home tax from pay.

A bilateral social security agreement that prevents workers paying into two systems at once for the same work and helps them qualify for benefits across both countries.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.