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 Why use The Open Group’s certification programs?
In most of today’s corporate organizations, the demand for experienced IT specialists continues to grow in line with an increasing number of projects that are focused on aligning IT strategy to business requirements. The need for compliance and the expectation of a high quality of service also means that it is crucial to find the right expertise for these projects.
The Open Group has developed the IT Architecture Certification (ITAC) and IT Specialist Certification (ITSC) programs to help address this problem. These certifications require no training courses or examinations and focus purely on the skills and experience that an IT professional has developed while working on relevant IT projects. The fact that they are peer reviewed, globally recognised and vendor neutral makes them unique within the IT industry and they are fast becoming much sought after certification programs.
Both programs focus on the proven achievement of a certain level of professionalism and experience in a chosen area of specialization. This allows for a more accurate comparison between the actual skills of IT professionals from different backgrounds and facilitates the effective staffing of large international projects. The various levels of certification can also serve as milestones in the professional development of IT specialists and provide some independent recognition of their abilities.
The Open Group’s programs have been designed in such a way that they can easily be incorporated into the Learning and Development platforms of most organizations. This provides Human Resources departments with a free of charge, ready to accredit IT program that can be used in the personal development process.
Benefits of the programs
- Help with the staff recruitment and retention process
- Avoid the cost of developing and operating an in-house certification program
- Set benchmarks for skills and capabilities against open, global standards
- Ensure employees can demonstrate an understanding of technology, can apply those skills and are professional
- Allow for the development of individuals towards an industry standard
- Raise the brand value of your organization
ITAC and ITSC Consultancy Services
The Open Group can help you to develop and implement our programs with the help of our consultancy partners. Current partners are:
Partners can provide ITSC/ITAC advice and support in the form of various services such as:
- The benefits of Open Group certification tracks for your organisation
- The best approach to achieve Open Group certification for your employees
- The development of competences and skills listed in the Open Group certification tracks through ITSC/ITAC compliant training
- The formation of development and training courses to guide your employees towards Open Group certification
- Employee assessments to determine which employees already qualify for Open Group certification or to identify the remaining gaps
- How the Open Group’s certification tracks might replace or complement your organization’s internal certification tracks
- The accreditation of your organization’s internal certification tracks by the Open Group
- Provide guidance and best practices to organizations who want to set up and operate an internal professional framework program.
Contact
For further information, please contact Steve Philp on +44 (0) 118 902 3047 or e-mail s.philp@opengroup.org
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