Esports Certification Institute pulls $400 certificate after viral backlash Unsplash \/ Esports Certification InstituteJust 24 hours after its launch, the Esports Certification Institute has removed its controversial exam and begun offering refunds in light of viral backlash. A mere 24 hours after its launch, the ECI\u2019s initial examination \u2014 and its now-viral $400 \u2018esports certificate\u2019 \u2014 has since been pulled, with the institute now offering refunds. The inaugural exam from the Esports Certification Institute consisted of 120 multiple choice questions, one essay, and tests on the following topics: esports knowledge, statistical literacy, and problem-solving. It\u2019s this exam that led to a great deal of backlash online before ultimately being pulled down. \u201cWe hear you,\u201d the official EsportsCI account said in a lengthy Twitter thread on April 29. \u201cWe have plenty to fix and much to iterate through. We messed up. \u201cThe certification exam in its current form, isn\u2019t it. \u201cWe\u2019re pausing and going back to the drawing board in order to retool everything we\u2019ve done. For the many people who have signed up for the exam or paid for the study guide, we\u2019ll be refunding your purchases immediately.\u201d We\u2019re pausing and going back to the drawing board in order to retool everything we\u2019ve done. For the many people who have signed up for the exam or paid for the study guide, we\u2019ll be refunding your purchases immediately, though it may take a few days to return to your account. \u2014 EsportsCI (@EsportsCi) April 29, 2021 While the exam itself was central to the controversy across the internet, the institution remains steadfast in its overall ambitions. \u201cWe launched ECI with the belief that it could further promote professionalism,\u201d the recent Twitter thread continued. \u201cWe hope the conversation generated about hiring practices in esports continues to happen.\u201d Former Clutch, DIG execs launch org to help esports careers The organization was originally created to administer a \u201cmerit-based examination and certification program\u201d for esports, assessing entry-level candidates and outside professionals on their esports expertise. The ambitions of their overall efforts were promoting meritocracy, fostering professionalism, and increasing diversity and inclusion, according to a release. The institute was founded by Dignitas\u2019 former chief of staff Ryan Friedman and Houston Rockets\u2019 former vice of president of esports Sebastian Park, and has appointed plenty of familiar faces in esports as advisors. G2 founder Carlos Rodriguez, Enlight founder Eunice Chen, Evil Geniuses\u2019 Nicole LaPointe Jameson, FlyQuest\u2019s Tricia Sugita, Gen.G\u2019s Chris Park, and Cloud9 VP Donald Boyce were all named to the advisory board at launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Esports Certification Institute pulls $400 certificate after viral backlash Unsplash \/ Esports Certification InstituteJust 24 hours after its launch, the Esports Certification Institute has removed its controversial exam and begun offering refunds in light of viral backlash. A mere 24 hours after its launch, the ECI\u2019s initial examination \u2014 and its now-viral $400 \u2018esports certificate\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}