Open Professions Legal Agreements

The following agreement is entered into by candidates for all activity in the Open Professions program, including for Milestone Badge applications, Experience Applications (for certification), and the Open CA Declaration of Continued Practice (for Open CA re-certification).

Problem Reporting and Interpretations

During the certification and accreditation processes or during the preparation phase, you may encounter a problem that inhibits or will inhibit your certification effort. You can file a Problem Report via this website to obtain resolution to the issue. The Open CA Certification Authority is the sole interface that you need to deal with for such problem reporting, although other parties may be involved in determining the resolution.

The types of problems that may be found include:

Recognized Methods for Architecture

Directory of Certified Data Scientists

The Open Certified Data Scientist (Open CDS) program launched in January 2019. There are no Certified Data Scientists yet.

Prior to achieving certification, individuals must obtain Milestone Badges (4 or 5, depending on the level of certification). These Open Badges are published with The Open Group's partner, Acclaim. Learn more about The Open Group's Open Badges program.

Open Professions Milestone Badge and Certification Fees

Milestone Badge Fees

The Milestone Badge Fees are per badge registration and due at the time the Milestone Badge Application is submitted to the Certification Authority. To pay your fee, select the badge name to be taken to our shop.