The Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer examinations are intended for engineers who design, develop, and/or operate Ruby-based systems, consultants who make Ruby-based system proposals, and instructors who teach Ruby. Those who are certified are recognized for their skills as Ruby engineers and as having high levels of Ruby-based system development capabilities. Those who pass the examination are certified by the Ruby Association as a Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer.

There are 2 level of certification: Silver and Gold.

Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer Silver version is a basic skill-level certification of the knowledge on the background, grammar, classes, objects, and standard libraries of Ruby.

The Revised Ruby certification exam for Ruby 3 was released on October, 2022.