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The Open Professions Milestones


Applications for milestones and milestone certification can be submitted here. 

See below for an overview of the stepwise milestone-based certification.

A STEPWISE PATH TO CERTIFICATION

Certification is awarded through experience-based profile assessments by recognized industry experts, within their appropriate field, so no examination is required. Certification is broken down into three stages – to allow you to manage your certification at a pace that is most suitable to you and to allow you to show evidence for your expertise more quickly.

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Step One - Obtain 4-5 Milestone Badges (four for Levels 1 & 3, five for Level 2). Candidates submit separate Milestone Application Forms, which are then evaluated independently. After earning all the required Milestone Badges, proceed to Step Two.
Step Two - Complete the Certification Application to apply for certification
Step Three - Attend the peer review board

PROGRESS THROUGH CERTIFICATION AT THREE LEVELS

  1. Certified
  2. Master Certified
  3. Distinguished

Apply for a Milestone Badge / Certification

RE-CERTIFICATION

Individuals who have certified through the single-package approach are able to re-certify by earning two badges - a Professional Development badge and an Experience Profile Milestone Badge (or alternatively a Declaration of Continued Practice). Further information on re-certification is available here.

To find out more about the Open Professions Program, visit www.opengroup.org/professional-certifications-experience-based