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Important News: The Open Group has transitioned its Open Professions program to step-wise milestone evaluation.

Note that due to the transition to stepwise milestone-based certification, submission of the single package approach (using the templates and registration form below) is only available from September 1, 2020 to those individuals who have previously registered and paid for their Open CA certification.

To learn more about milestone-based certification and register for a milestone badge, visit: https://certification.opengroup.org/open-professions

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Please read the documents below prior to starting:
•    The Open CA Conformance Requirements
•    The Certification Policy
•    The Open CA Fee Schedule

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