How do I get an Apple Tech ID?

suggest you email

svc.trng@apple.com

also read

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3431

To register for Apple Service Certification Exams you need:

• Your Tech ID. (To get one go to the Certifications website)
• Method of payment: VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, or purchase order*

* Please see the Frequently Asked Questions below for full explanation regarding when you may register using purchase orders.

You are required to have an Apple Tech ID number before registering for an exam. You can apply for a Tech ID by following the instructions at the Apple Certifications website. Provide this Tech ID when registering at an Apple-Authorized Training Center or when registering online with Pearson VUE. The exam registration process is described in Accessing Pearson VUE Service Exams (HT5718).

The Link is working, I have just clicked on the link and got my tech ID I dont need (lol)

Ditto here. It was probably a momentary server glitch.

Were are you located? The Great Firewall of China could be an impediment, if that's where you live. Pennbank appears to be in the UK and I am in Mexico and have had no issue in logging in with our regular AppleID and getting a TechID assigned automatically upon first entry.

Quite odd. Are you attempting using Safari on a Mac and clicking on the "Apple Certifications website" link that pennbank inlined in his first reply? For me, it automatically creates a session id that reflects and fills in my AppleID in the Global Certifications Exchange portal, just requiring my password to enter (and get my TechID assigned automatically the first time I logged in):

I am having the same problem and I have applied for a new apple ID with yahoo email, still no success

Has anyone actually resolved this issue? I've gone through the suggestions listed here, even created a new apple id not tied to anything, with the same message.

is this some kind of secret pre-certification test? because if so, the nice folks on the apple support line failed it when i called them

I'm having exactly the same problem! I'm in the UK, so I'm not behind some massive firewall (not to my knowledge at least!). Anyone got any further with this?

thanks