Certifications for the GRC engineering discipline
One academy, a growing family of credentials, all built by GRC engineers, for the people doing the work. Video training, hands-on labs, real exams, and capstones you submit on GitHub.
Choose your credential
Each certification has its own track, exam, and detail page. Members get them all free.
For GRC analysts, cloud engineers, and security practitioners
The foundation credential. Design, implement, and maintain compliance automation across infrastructure as code, policy-as-code, CI/CD, and continuous authorization. Earned through a real capstone you submit on GitHub.
Free for members · $250 for non-members
Explore CGE-PFor IT auditors and assessors
Read pipelines, sample code-defined controls, and evaluate engineered evidence without becoming an engineer. The first specialty credential, built specifically for auditors working in automated environments.
Free for members and beta · $350 for non-members
Explore CGE-AUDDeeper automation, tooling, and building scalable GRC programs.
Advanced architecture, program leadership, and enterprise-scale GRC engineering.
Focused credentials across AWS, Azure, GCP, AI, and RMF, following CGE-AUD.
Automating evidence, controls, and reporting with Python.
How the Academy works
Every credential follows the same hands-on path. You learn it, you build it, then you prove it.
Video training
Self-paced courses built by working GRC engineers, mapped to the skills employers actually list.
Hands-on labs
Build real systems in real repos. Terraform, OPA/Rego, pipelines, and evidence, not slides and flashcards.
A real exam and capstone
Prove the skill, not recall. Most certs end in a graded project you submit on GitHub against a published rubric.
Different by design
Built by the people who actually do GRC engineering.
Built by Practitioners
Created by working GRC engineers, not vendors or test-prep companies.
Community-Driven
Future courses contributed by community members who are experts in their domains.
Free for Members
Club members get full access to every cert and exam at no extra cost.
Hands-On, Not Theoretical
You build real systems. Labs, projects, and infrastructure, not flashcards.
Questions about the Academy
What is the GRC Engineering Club Academy?
The Academy is a practitioner-built home for GRC engineering certifications. Each credential validates hands-on ability to design, implement, and evaluate engineered compliance, through video training, real labs, and a graded capstone rather than multiple-choice recall.
Which certifications can I earn?
Two are open today: the CGE-P (Certified GRC Engineer, Practitioner), available now, and the CGE-AUD (Auditor Specialty), in beta ahead of its July 15, 2026 launch. The roadmap adds an Associate level, a Professional level, more specialty tracks across AWS, Azure, GCP, AI, and RMF, and a Python for GRC track.
How much do the certifications cost?
Every certification is free for active GRC Engineering Club members ($9.99/month, locked forever for early members). For non-members, the CGE-P is $250 and the CGE-AUD is $350, each a one-time fee that includes the training, labs, exam, and certificate.
Do I need to be a Club member to enroll?
No. Anyone can buy a certification directly. Members simply get every cert and exam included with membership, which is why most candidates join the Club first.
How are these different from CISA, CRISC, or CGRC?
Those certifications test audit and governance knowledge through multiple choice. The Academy tests engineering skill through real work, such as forking a non-compliant Terraform repo, writing policy to catch the violations, fixing the code, and submitting a pull request graded on correctness, compliance mapping, code quality, and documentation.
How do I get started?
Pick a certification above. Start the CGE-P now, or explore the CGE-AUD. To get every cert free, join the GRC Engineering Club first, then enroll from inside the Academy.
Get certified in GRC engineering
Two certifications open today, more on the way. Free for GRC Engineering Club members and beta participants.
Free for Club members and beta participants. Or buy a cert directly: