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Editorial methodology

HoldPoint publishes independent credential guides and preparation roadmaps. This policy explains what we treat as authoritative, how we date reviews, and where our responsibility ends.

Independence

Credential facts are not product claims

HoldPoint is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of ICC, AWS, API, ACI, ASME, or other credentialing and standards organizations. Credential names identify the subject of independent preparation content. The credentialing body controls eligibility, applications, exam delivery, scoring, certification, and policy changes.

Review standard

How pages are checked

  • Official sources first

    Credential requirements, exam administration, and policy claims are checked against the responsible credentialing body whenever a direct public source is available.

  • Stable review dates

    A review date changes only when a page is substantively checked. It is not automatically refreshed on every build or crawl.

  • Product status is explicit

    A credential guide or course roadmap is not a purchasable course. Pricing and checkout appear only for published products with reviewed payment configuration.

  • Corrections over concealment

    Material errors should be corrected promptly and the affected page should receive a new factual review date.

Source hierarchy

What readers should verify

Official credentialing-body pages take priority over HoldPoint summaries for current outlines, editions, references, eligibility, fees, deadlines, and testing policies. When a direct source is unavailable or ambiguous, we limit the claim rather than infer a rule.

Corrections

Report an issue

If you find a factual error, include the page URL, the statement at issue, and the official source that supports the correction. Use the contact channel listed in your HoldPoint account while a public corrections inbox is being established.

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