Improve your skills and support your community by pursuing Nanite Systems training. The available programs are:

• Bug Hunter: Trained beta testers with the skills necessary to thoroughly evaluate new patches and releases.
• TechGuru: Qualified third-party experts capable of solving most common problems with Companion systems.
• Lore Keeper: Roleplayers familiar with company history and official unit behavior guidelines.
• Developer: Third-party programmers knowledgeable in the APIs used by NS products.
• Technician: First-party field support staff able to diagnose and localize the source of newly-discovered bugs.

Rules. Exams may be taken once every two hours per IP address, to ensure students take the time to study between attempts. A name and valid email address are required to start the exam. The results are reviewed by an instructor to ensure that the student completed the exam honestly. Suspected cheaters and cheating enablers may be stripped of current certificates and barred from pursuing additional certification.

Format. Exams are multiple choice, and have a time limit. Exams cover multiple topics, with 5 questions per topic, randomly selected from a larger pool of questions for that topic. Each question may have up to 5 answers provided to you, also selected from a larger pool of possibilities. Some questions may have multiple completely correct answers, any of which would be considered as correct if chosen. However, some questions may have partially correct answers, e.g. your options may be "A, B, or A and B." In the case of these questions, you must select "A and B," a completely correct answer, to get credit. Questions which are not attempted will be scored as incorrect.

Available exams

Lore Keeper Rank 1: This test will evaluate your familiarity with the history of the company and the art of immersive roleplay. It is based on public NSIS documentation, CPD background information, and the published corporate history. This test was last updated in early 2017. There are 20 questions in this test.

TechGuru Level 1: This test will evaluate your familiarity with operation of Companion-based controllers and common troubleshooting procedures. It is based on Frequently Asked Questions and Companion Documentation. This version of the test is intended for use with Companion 8.4. There are 35 questions in this test, pertaining to seven topics: updating, battery management, command-line management, identity settings, user management, the Arabesque scripting system, and personas.

TechGuru Level 2: This exam follows from TechGuru Level 1 and adds material based on developer documentation, specifically system module responsibilities and fundamental light bus keywords. Upon completing the exam you should be qualified to localize and diagnose most issues. Experience with LSL programming is strongly recommended. 45 questions, 30 minutes.