Pilot cohort · $499 for the first 8 students

Get Cold Standard Certified.

Pick your tier, create your account, and start the curriculum today. This is a real credential — roughly 25–30 hours of self-paced coursework, an AI instructor on every lesson, a proctored 100-question final, a practical capstone, and a verifiable badge the brands you service recognize.

The standard ~25–30 hrs · 8 modules at 80% to advance · Proctored final · Practical capstone · 3-pillar credential

Choose your certification.

Pricing is live from our catalog. Pilot seats are limited — public enrollment opens at full retail once the pilot closes.

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What enrollment includes.

A real certification built by the people doing the work — not a paper mill.

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8-module curriculum

Plunge anatomy, cold-water chemistry, chiller diagnostics, brand-specific service, commercial compliance, SOPs, and business operations. ~30 hours, self-paced.

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AI instructor, every lesson

Stuck on a concept? The Cold Standard AI instructor is grounded in the lesson you're reading and answers in plain field language — 24/7.

Proctored final exam

A serious, server-graded final with a real pass bar. The credential has to mean something to manufacturers — and to you.

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Verifiable credential

Every certificate gets a public verification URL and QR code. Customers and manufacturers can confirm your status in one click.

The honest version

This one is supposed to be hard.

Most "certifications" in this space are a video and a checkbox. Ours isn't. You'll put in real hours, you can fail the exam, and you have to prove you've done the work with your own hands. That difficulty is the value — it's why the badge means something to the manufacturers and customers who see it.

Pillar I

Pass every module

Eight modules, each gated at 80%. A module unlocks the next only when you pass its quiz. No skipping ahead, no skimming.

Pillar II

Pass the proctored final

100 questions, 120 minutes, drawn fresh from a 250+ bank, server-graded at an 80% bar. Three attempts, with a 7-day cooldown between each.

Pillar III

Submit a real capstone

Document your own work — a real diagnostic, a compliance log, worked dosing math — reviewed against a rubric and signed off by a human.

25–30
Hours of coursework
80%
To pass — no curve
100
Proctored final questions
3
Pillars, all required

We publish the whole standard up front — the exam blueprint, the passing bar, the attempt and retake policy, and the code of ethics. Read it before you pay.

Read the candidate handbook

Built by The Cold Standard — San Diego's first dedicated cold plunge service company and Ora Wellness preferred partner. Questions before you enroll? Email service@coldstandardservice.com.