Currently, only the UTC certification card needs to be renewed regularly. There is no need to renew the certification paper. You can check the date of expiration on your certification card.

Normally, it takes 30 working days to issue a card. To avoid impacting regular use, please contact your local training center to apply for certification renewal in time.

If you have no time to apply in person, you can send an email to your training center and submit your application. Please attach two photos; one of the previous certification, and the other of you holding your certification card. Please make sure the information on the two photos is clear without any obstruction.

No, currently, there’s no additional exam. You can directly contact the local training center and submit your application.

You can submit your application directly to the local training center in your country or region. All the contact information is listed on the UTC official website. We highly recommend you to contact the training center from which you graduated. If it is not convenient, you can also choose the nearest training center.

Step 1: Apply for certification renewal.
There are two ways:
a) Go to your training center with your old certification and apply for the certification renewal in person.
b) Send an email to your training center with two photos; one of the previous certification, and the other of you holding your certification card. Please make sure the information on the two photos is clear without any obstruction.
Step 2: Verify the information.
After the application, the training center will check the certification information with you and help you with payment afterward.
Step 3: Settle the payment.
Please follow the instructions of your training center and settle the payment on time.
Step 4: Reissue the new certification.
After the payment, UTC HQ will start to issue the new certification. When the certifications are ready, UTC HQ will ship them to the local training center. The training center will ship the certification to you afterward, or you can pick it up in person. Normally, it takes 30 working days to issue a card. You can contact your training center to check the status.

To contact DJI Academy customer service, email service@uastc.com. To inquire about business partnerships, you can email marketing@uastc.com.

DJI Academy authorizes training centers across the globe to conduct courses, and every instructor must be trained at DJI Academy headquarters before teaching at their respective centers. Currently, we have a faculty of over 1000 certificated teachers.

No. You can only receive training at the training center you registered for.

Every training center must meet our strict standards, so all of them are equally suitable and qualified for training.

You must finish the course within three months of registration.

This depends on your location. Consult your local training center for more information.

For all UTC exams, the pass rate is near 90%. Students who fail the exam will have two chances to try again.

Please send your request to the local training centers you graduated for certificate renewal three months before the expiration date. We will only charge a small fee to reprint the certificate.

If your certificate is lost, contact the training center from which you graduated, then submit the required materials for re-application.

It will take approximately 30 working days to receive your certificate after successfully passing the exam. Your certificate, along with others, will be shipped from UTC headquarters to each training center before your training center ships it to you.

The tuition for each course covers textbook fees, training fees, exam fees, and expenses for making certificates after students successfully pass the exam.

Log in to the official website, choose a nearby training center, then go to the profile page of the training center.

Regulations can vary depending on country or region. Pilots in some countries need to be licensed before operating UAVs. The holder of a UTC certificate is qualified in terms of practical skills and flight safety, but if you want to fly a drone legally, you should check and abide by all local rules and regulations.