Education programs
Discover industry-leading courses that lead to Certification and support digital transformation
Upskill your people
It’s never been more important to raise the capabilities of your organization and upskill your people in order to meet digital transformation challenges.
TM Forum’s Certification program covers every aspect of TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture (ODA) and its application. Every Certification is backed by a series of courses. These are available online through a flexible, interactive and self-paced format.
Additionally, instructor-led sessions in virtual classrooms are also available. Courses are targeted at different levels, from understanding the basics through to becoming an expert.
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Explore our course topics
Structured learning and assessments cover the most essential ODA assets and how to apply them in practice. Our course topics are aligned with the key areas of ODA:
- Business to strategize, assess, scope and plan your idea or project using ODA’s Business Process Framework (eTOM), digital business ecosystems, business capabilities and business assurance.
- Information systems in order to design and architect your innovation leveraging key ODA Frameworks covering Information (SID) and Applications (TAM) as well as the Functional Framework.
- Implementation to build every aspect of your project by applying ODA’s Components, Canvas and Open APIs.
- Deployment and Runtime to ensure successful delivery and operations with everything your delivery teams need including AI and Automation, AI operations, AI closed loop architecture, Digital twins for decision intelligence and Autonomous Networks.
Overview of the curriculum
See below how our course topics align with the key areas of ODA.
Find the course that's at the right level for you
Education programs are tailored to progress you and your team from initial awareness to expert level:
- Awareness: Provides an introduction to an area or topic, driving awareness and enabling conversations at all levels for both technical and non-technical roles.
- Fundamentals: Provides the first level of technical information to understand key principles, enabling roles such as technical managers and engineers to make informed decisions.
- Practitioners: Leads to a deeper comprehension in order to start applying the knowledge, suitable for designers, enterprise architects and developers.
- Implementers: A new level for those seeking mastery in order to support other team roles and implementation projects.
- Expert: A future level (in development) aimed for those who want to go even further by specializing in aspects of ODA and contribute to its evolution.
You can also combine a set of courses into a skill paths that takes you on a journey from awareness to practitioner level and beyond.
Learn in the way that best fits your needs
Training courses are intended to suit the approach that’s right for you:
- All Awareness and Fundamentals plus our most popular Practitioner classes are available via our dedicated online learning portal, accessed on demand. You can learn at your own pace at the time that suits you.
- In addition, you can join a course led by a TM Forum expert trainer, either virtually or potentially on-site for larger groups.
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Unlock the power to transform your organization with the free "Introduction to the TM Forum and the Open Digital Architecture" overview. This onboarding masterclass delivers insights into the TM Forum and the frameworks needed to drive innovation and agility.