CSVtoCSA learning resources

Certification materials & exam

Study ten CSV and CSA topics, work through practical examples, and complete a 50-question assessment.

Download complete learner packZIP · 1.4 MB · PDF and editable Word files

Study, then assess your understanding

01 · Study material

CSV and CSA Study Handbook

Learning objectives, topic-specific explanations, worked examples, evidence expectations, and revision exercises. Includes an Agile PLM capstone on GxP Quality documents and change approvals.

26 pages · 10 modules

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02 · Assessment

50-Question Certification Exam

Five single-best-answer questions per module, including 40 application questions and 10 foundation questions. The final page includes a candidate answer sheet for recording your responses.

12 pages · Form A · Answer sheet included

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The complete learner pack also contains the ten original Word modules and instructions for using the materials.

Prepare for the assessment

Exam format

Study the handbook and complete its exercises before taking the exam. For an administered assessment, follow your course administrator’s instructions.

Suggested duration
75 minutes
Suggested conditions
Closed book
Proposed pass mark
40 / 50 · 80%
Scoring
1 point per correct answer

Wrong, blank, or multiple responses receive zero points. There is no negative marking. These are proposed course settings, not regulatory certification requirements.

What you’ll study

Ten modules, from fundamentals to AI

  1. CSV and CSA Fundamentals

    Connect intended use, risk, controls, and objective evidence.

  2. Intended Use and GxP Assessment

    Define the process, system boundary, regulated records, and decision reliance.

  3. Requirements and Traceability

    Write testable requirements and connect them to risk and evidence.

  4. Functional Risk Assessment

    Evaluate failure modes, impact, control effectiveness, and uncertainty.

  5. Risk-Based Testing

    Choose scripted, exploratory, negative, boundary, and regression testing.

  6. Supplier Assessment and Existing Evidence

    Assess supplier capability and identify gaps in evidence for local use.

  7. Data Integrity, Electronic Records and Signatures

    Screen Part 11 applicability and assess attribution, history, and record retention.

  8. SaaS, Interfaces and Data Migration

    Verify data meaning, completeness, exception handling, and change impact.

  9. Maintaining the Validated State

    Address changes, incidents, access, recovery, periodic review, and retirement.

  10. AI-Enabled GxP Systems

    Define decision authority and evaluate critical misses and human review.