A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for presenting an internet-delivered, performance-based certification exam to a user. The process requests connection details for a remote computing server in response to receiving a login from the user. The process transmits a web form to the user, wherein the web form presents an objective portion of the certification exam to the user. The process initiates a remote computing client to present a practical portion of the certification exam to the user, and responsive to receiving the completed certification exam from the user, the process calculates a score for the certification exam according to a verification script.