Workplace Ethics and Professional Conduct Certification

The Workplace Ethics and Professional Conduct Certification is a free 10-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests workplace ethics — conflicts of interest, confidentiality, gifts, honesty, harassment and respect, speaking up and whistleblowing, data handling and using AI ethically at work. Score 70% or more on its 10 questions to earn a verifiable Workplace Ethics and Professional Conduct certificate (SOA-WEPC). Every question is based on published standards and research — including COSO frameworks (COSO), Employers: EEOC guidance (US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), General Data Protection Regulation (full text) (gdpr-info.eu) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the two skill areas on this page, then take the 10-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 Workplace Ethics and Professional Conduct 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: COSO frameworks (COSO); Employers: EEOC guidance (US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission); General Data Protection Regulation (full text) (gdpr-info.eu); Leading effectively (Center for Creative Leadership); What is GDPR? (GDPR.eu); OECD AI Principles (OECD). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Two skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Integrity (Conflicts of interest, Confidentiality and Gifts and honesty); Respect and speaking up (Harassment and respect, Whistleblowing and Ethical AI and data use). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

Any employee, Manager, HR professional, Compliance officer and New starter. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Workplace Ethics and Professional Conduct skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

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/.

10 questions — 5 from each of 2 skill areas — with a 10-minute limit. You need 70% (7 of 10) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Beginner: no experience needed: fundamentals and clear reasoning. It has 10 scenario questions — 5 from each of 2 skill areas — and a 10-minute limit. You need 70% (7 of 10) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Workplace ethics means doing the right thing at work when rules are unclear or pressure is high: avoiding conflicts of interest, protecting confidential and personal data, treating people fairly, preventing harassment, speaking up about wrongdoing, being honest in records and using AI responsibly. In India, workplaces must have internal committees for sexual harassment complaints. Practise with real dilemmas and verify your judgement with a free 10-minute test. Our full career guide covers the hiring process, interview loop, pay and a prep plan: scienceofapps.com/blog/workplace-ethics-career-guide/

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.