The Open Group is grateful for the interest you are showing in The Open Group standards and certifications. Your journey as learner and certified professional is our greatest drive to design and support enjoyable and rich learning paths towards your certification and application of The Open Group standards. The Open Group standards have been applied by organizations of all sizes all over the world to help them go through major changes and improve their efficiency.
Whether you wish to gain new skills, upgrade or validate your current skills, we are happy to guide you through to your new certification with The Open Group. This should help you answer questions such as — Which certification and badge will contribute most to my career? Which learning path should I choose? Which study methods are possible and available?
Read further to find the answers.
You wish to take one of The Open Group learning paths and validate with a certification. To help you decide which learning path is best for you, we recommend that you read the program information pages. Your profession may require a particular badge such as the TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Applied Practitioner badge; in which case attending an Accredited Training Course is required. Other learning paths can also taken through self-study.
- Modeling Language - ArchiMate® Certification
- Digital Practitioner Certification
- Managing Digital Products - IT4IT™ Certification
- Open Agile Architecture™ Certification
- Risk Analysis - Open FAIR™ Certification
- Enterprise Architecture - TOGAF Certification Portfolio
If you are a trainer and wish to deliver Accredited Training Courses, additional qualifications may be required. We recommend to check the requirements in addition to the certification program.
The training courses accredited by The Open Group offer the following benefits:
- a qualified and Authorized Trainer delivers the (virtual) classroom training course or is available for any question related to e-learning training course
- one or more examination vouchers matching the training course and its level are included in the Accredited Training Course fee
- the official The Open Group practice exams are included and provided upon completion of the training course
- the TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Practitioner Accredited Training Courses include additional benefits
- 10 Learning Studies are worked on and discussed in class with the Trainer's guidance
- upon passing the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Level 2 exam you will earn the Applied Practitioner badge
How to recognize an Accredited Training Course?
The Accredited Training Courses are all listed on the respective registers below:
- TOGAF® Accredited Training Courses
- TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Accredited Training Courses and TOGAF Business Architecture Accredited Training Courses
- Open Agile Architecture™ Accredited Training Courses
- ArchiMate® Accredited Training Courses
- DPBoK™ Accredited Training Courses
- IT4IT™ 3 Accredited Training Courses or IT4IT™ Accredited Training Courses
- Open FAIR™ 2 Accredited Training Courses or Open FAIR™ Accredited Training Courses
Find and book a training with one of the Accredited Training Course Providers
You prefer a Study Guide or (online) Self-Study Pack and it can lead you to the certification you need:
- TOGAF® Self-study
- ArchiMate® 3 Self-study
- The IT4IT™ 3 Foundation Self-study
- Open FAIR™ 2 Foundation Self-study
- Open Agile Architecture Practitioner Self-study
Note: self-study do not include the support of a trainer. Only a TOGAF® Accredited Training Course leads to the Applied Practitioner Badge.
Don’t use unauthorized exam practice materials from unofficial websites.
Don't let anyone take control of your computer to take the exam.
Do provide your feedback to your training provider to enable them to improve the learner journey.
Do read all documents on the take an exam page.
Consult the Knowledge-based Certifications Services page to complete your certification.
We will be happy to be of any assistance with your enquiries. Do not hesitate to contact us.