Open Professions Conformance Requirements Documents
The Conformance Requirements document for a profession is to be used in conjunction with The Open Group Professional Certification Program Certification Policy and the corresponding Configuration Document for the profession.
The Conformance Requirements document for a profession defines the skills and experience that a professional must possess to achieve certification within the profession. The Conformance Requirements documents support the milestone-based stepwise certification process. The Configuration Document for the profession defines the specific requirements, derived from the Conformance Requirements, that are required to earn each of the Milestone Badges and certification.
The current Conformance Requirements used in the Open Professions program are listed below.
- Architect: Open CA Conformance Requirements (Version 4.0, June 2023)
- Data Scientist: Open CDS Conformance Requirements (Version 2.0, June 2023)
- Technical Specialist: Open CTS Conformance Requirements (Version 3.0, March 2020)
- Trusted Technology Practitioner: Open CTTP Conformance Requirements (Version 1.1, November 2020)
Prior versions used for Milestone badges and certifications:
Architect: Open CA Conformance Requirements Version 4.0, February 2021
Architect: Open CA Conformance Requirements Version 3.1, December 2018
Data Scientist: Open CDS Conformance Requirements Version 1.1, June 2022
Data Scientist: Open CDS Conformance Requirements Version 1.0, December 2018