Individuals

Enhance your career, grow in your role

Are you looking to develop new skills and gain knowledge to be more effective in your role? Perhaps you’re looking to further your career? Or seeking new challenges? 

You may want to extend knowledge of Open Digital Architecture (ODA) or apply it by participating in our Missions, collaboration projects or innovation opportunities.

Research suggests that between 20% and 40% of current staff are in roles that won’t be there in a decade. Gaining certification in our industry-acclaimed standards enables you to grow in your role, enhance your career and acquire valuable knowledge.

Get certified to gain skills and knowledge

TM Forum's Certifications ensure that you validate all new skills and knowledge. 

Our education programs help you to get certified. These cover every aspect of ODA and its application through a wide range of topics.

Whether you’re a developer, enterprise architect, in a delivery role or elsewhere, you’ll find a program that is relevant for you.

Certifications are designed for different levels covering Awareness, Fundamentals, Practitioner, Implementer and Expert levels. You’ll learn new knowledge that is stimulating and thought-provoking and is ready be put into practice.

Our education programmes include a range of courses that are all available on-demand through our dedicated learning portal. You can progress at your own pace at a time that suits you, pass each exam, and achieve certification across different topics.

Start your journey

Choose the right Certifications for your role

Different certification topics are relevant for different roles:

Enterprise or Solution Architects learning how to bring industry standard frameworks into their work might get certified in: 'ODA Overview', 'Business Process Framework Fundamentals' and 'Information Framework Fundamentals'.

A software engineer in the IT Dept  charged with working on new systems designed to be interoperable with multiple external partners, might get certified in: 'ODA Overview', 'Information Framework Fundamentals', 'Open API Fundamentals' and 'ODA Components'.

A Network Engineer looking to develop their skills in network automation, might get certified in: 'AI & Automation Overview', 'Intent Driven Autonomous Network Fundamentals', and 'Autonomous Network Levels - fundamentals'

A Product Managers or Business Analyst who plays a critical role in working across technology and the business might get certified in: ' ODA Overview', 'Business Process Framework', 'Digital Business Ecosystems Fundamentals' 'Managing Digital Transformation with the Open Digital Framework'  and 'Business Capabilities'. 

Transformation Leaders or CXOs looking to influence strategy and purchasing decisions could get certified in: Open Digital Framework Overview, AI and Automation Overview – Deploying in ODA, Managing Digital Transformation with ODF, AI and Customer Experience Awareness, Digital Maturity Model (DMM) Fundamentals

Different Certifications can be 'mixed and matched' to fit your role, but our most popular paths are detailed in our course bundles below.

Create the pathway that's right for you

To help you find the best skills option for your role, we’ve bundled certifications together on particular topics. There are significant cost savings on each bundle too!

Showcase your skills, learn from your peers

Want to gain confidence and experience in applying your new skills and knowledge while also showcasing your industry expertise?

TM Forum provides a range of exciting opportunities to put your knowledge into action and deepen your learning by collaborating with peers across the industry.

In Catalyst projects, Members work together to produce proof-of-concepts and reference code to address specific challenges. Collaboration projects bring together teams to patternize these solutions and add to the ODA's unique body of knowledge.