TM Forum Online Education and Certification

This comprehensive online awareness course is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills necessary to harness the power of the ODA Canvas. The Canvas concept is a pivotal element within the TM Forum ODA Framework, providing a structured approach to digital architecture design and management. Click HERE for more details. Read more

TM Forum’s ODA Components (12-month-access) certification provides deep dive in to of why the industry is moving to a microservices based architecture, what this means, why it’s important and why the TM Forum is so involved. It aims to  provide attendees with a good grasp of the basic concept of what an ODA component is and why the TM Forum members are developing them. After attending this course students will be able to understand the concept, the jargon, the business drivers, and the ultimate objectives of introducing and using ODA Components. This certification includes the related Fundamentals-Level exam to gain TM Forum Knowledge Certification. Within one week, you will be granted access to TM Forum's online training portfolio of Awareness-level courses from the portal Catalog, allowing you to self-enroll in and complete other trainings that might be of interest to you over the duration of your learning path access. *Note: Awareness courses are high-level introductory courses that do not offer certification, while Overview and Fundamentals trainings do offer certification, which can be purchased separately. To enquire about purchasing additional certification packages contact onlinetraining@tmforum.org Click "Content" tab for more details. Read more

This course is an essential first step in establishing your understanding of TM Forums ODA Components. At the heart of the Open Digital Architecture are the TM Forum Components. These are reusable, plug-and-play software building blocks that perform IT and network functions, exposing their functionality through Open Application Programming Interface (APIs). This course aims to provide a high-level overview of the principle and terminology used ODA components, discussing what are they, where do they live, how are they built and the benefits a member can obtain by the Components Marketplace.  Click HERE for more details. Read more

The TM Forum Open Digital Framework (ODF) comprises tools, code, knowledge, and standards, developed by TM Forum member organizations. This training journey upskills people to understand the extent of the ODF library and to be able to put into practice assets and best practices in it that are associated with a specific set of Skill Paths. Take this Kickstarter bundle of 6 courses to introduce you to the Open Digital Architecture (ODA) Skill Path.  The ODA systems skill path brings together the main viewpoints of the Open Digital Architecture portion of ODF and provides the opportunity to look at the whole solution, allowing the best practices to be embedded with a complete system overview This bundle includes the related Foundation-Level exams to gain TM Forum Knowledge Certifications, however, to obtain the full Skill Path Certification you will need to complete the Practitioner-Level course and related exam. Click the "Content" tab for more details. Read more

This course is an essential first step in establishing your understanding of TM Forums Open APIs. TM Forum’s Open API program is a global initiative to enable seamless connectivity, interoperability and portability across complex ecosystem services. It has been at the forefront of the challenge to find the right mechanism for CSPs and vendors to work together in a faster and more flexible way. This course aims to provide a high-level overview of the principle and terminology used in the Open API project, discussing what are they, where do they live, how are they built and the benefits a member can obtain by certifying the conformance of their APIs.  Click HERE for more details. Read more

This (12-month-access) Awareness-Level certification is designed to provide a high-level overview of the next-generation management architecture for telecom service providers. You will learn how TM Forum’s Open Digital Framework (ODF) library supports project delivery lifecycles, why TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture (ODA) is needed and understand its principles and building blocks. This path includes the related Awareness-Level certification exam to gain TM Forum Knowledge Certification. Within one week, you will be granted access to TM Forum's online training portfolio of Awareness micro courses from the portal Catalog, allowing you to self-enroll in and complete other trainings that might be of interest to you over the duration of your learning path access. *Note: Awareness micro courses are high-level introductory courses that do not offer certification. To enquire about purchasing additional certification packages contact onlinetraining@tmforum.org Click "Content" tab for more details. Read more