1. Learning and Certification:
keep up with the changes
Michiel van der Voort

2. About ISQI®
 Headquartered in Germany, offices in Potsdam,
Erlangen and Amstelveen
 Founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of the German
Association for Software Quality and Further
Education
 1.100+ members in Germany, Switzerland, and
Austria, Individuals, small and medium
enterprises as well as international companies
such as Microsoft, HP and SAP
 Well known for its international certification
programs in Software Testing, Requirements
Engineering and Agile

3. Let’s start mapping! (SFIA)

4. Individual (Plymouth – SFIA)

5. Certificate (APMG)

6. Course (QA)

7. Curriculum (University Of Northampton Business School)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON BUSINESS SCHOOL
SFIA in Higher Education – A Win Win Solution
• Compare and align SFIA grid to curriculum
• Evolve course content to reflect industry
needs
• Analyse Learning Outcomes and set assessed
work to prove that Learning Outcomes and
SFIA skills have been achieved
• Provide students with transcript of SFIA skills
• Attract more students to Computing and
Service Management Field
• Create Continual Professional and Personal
Lifelong Learning
• Give industry the graduates it needs

8. Job or roles (Open University)

9. Job or roles (Open University)

10. Let’s create a service!
• Assessment
• Gap analysis
• Career advice
• Register

11. Assessment

12. Assessment (LinkedIn)

13. Assessment (SFIA)

14. Assessment (Frameworks)

15. Career Advice tool (EU CEN/ISSS)

16. Gap Analysis (Pink Elephant)

17. Register

18. Conclusions
• From IT skills towards skills for
Professionals in IT
• From certification of the individual
against a method or product towards
certification of the individual
• From a Framework to a range of Services

19. Thank you for your attention