COBIT®5 Foundation Certification

The COBIT 5 certification is highly-credible and well-established. The qualification also has a rigorous accreditation process, necessitating high-quality training. This course offers high value to individuals who wish to establish a career associated with the governance of enterprise IT.

This online training course is ideal for anyone associated with the governance of IT enterprises. This includes business managers, IT/IS auditors, Information Security practitioners and IT managers.

COBIT 5 is a comprehensive framework that helps organizations to maintain high-quality information in order to support business decisions. Training employees in COBIT 5 enables enterprises to:

• Connect IT and wider business operations through a common language
• Maximize the value generated by IT
• Align IT with strategic goals
• Achieve compliance with industry standards
• Improve the integration of information security

Module 1: Introduction
The first module offers an explanation of the context for COBIT 5, and its position as a single and integrated framework. It provides an overview of the COBIT 5 architecture and the ISACA material, as well as other frameworks that it encompasses.

Module 2: IT Governance and Control Frameworks
This module looks at what IT governance means in practice, as well as several common IT-related issues faced in organizations. It also provides an overview of three key viewpoints: Organization, Executive Board and Management, and IT Management.

Module 3: COBIT Principles Overview
This module takes a detailed look at the five principles underpinning COBIT 5, as well as the associated processes and methodologies.

Module 4: Meeting Stakeholder Needs
This module explores how to translate the needs of the stakeholder into specific, actionable and customized goals.

Module 5: Covering the Enterprise End-to-End
Module five examines the components of a governance system and how the components interact.

Module 6: Applying a Single Integrated Framework
This module explores the COBIT 5 architecture and its role as a single and integrated framework.

Module 7: Enabling a Holistic Approach
This module examines the enablers defined within COBIT 5 that underpin an effective IT governance and management system.

Module 8: Separating Governance from Management
This module provides a clear description of the differences between governance and management, which distinguish COBIT from all other frameworks.

Module 9: Enablers
‘Enablers’ provides a detailed description of COBIT’s seven categories of enablers, which determine whether something will work.

Module 10: Process Capability Model (the Process Assessment Model)
This penultimate module examines the facts, terms and concepts associated with the Process Capability Model.

Module 11: Introduction to COBIT® 5 Implementation
Module 11 provides an overview of the implementation and continual improvement life cycle, including how to recognize pain points and create appropriate environments.

The course includes a FREE exam voucher for the COBIT 5 Foundation examination. The exam is taken online, using a cloud-based service provided by APMG called ‘ProctorU’. On completing the training, students should contact the Orbus support team to request their COBIT 5 Foundation exam voucher.

Exam Format

• Multiple-choice
• 50 questions
• 40 minutes (additional time will be available if English is not your first language)
• Pass mark is 50% or 25/50
• Closed-book

Please ensure that your device meets the system requirements before booking your exam. You can do so via this https://test-it-out.proctoru.com/. Please visit the APMG International website for more information and guidance.

Originally developed and released by ISACA, COBIT is a widely-recognized framework designed to enable world-class governance of enterprise IT.

The examining institute, APMG International, has been in partnership with COBIT’s founder ISACA since 2012 to deliver COBIT 5 certifications.

Yes, the COBIT 5 Foundation certification course is accredited by APMG International and delivered by Orbus’ training partner, Good e-Learning.

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

This course provides over 15 hours’ worth of training materials, designed to prepare learners for the COBIT 5 Foundation exam. This includes learning modules, module-level assessments, revision modules, practice exams and additional reference materials.

Learners receive 6 months of access from the purchase date of the course.

Exam vouchers are valid and can be used for 12 months.

The course includes an exam voucher for the COBIT 5 Foundation examination. The exam is taken online, using a cloud-based service provided by APMG called ‘ProctorU’. On completing the training, students should contact the Orbus support team to request their COBIT 5 Foundation exam voucher.

Please ensure that your device meets the system requirements before booking your exam. You can do so via this online test. Please visit the APMG International website for more information and guidance.

The course does not require a manual. However, we recommend having a copy of ‘COBIT 5 – A Business Framework’, authored by ISACA, to complement your training and practice.

The online tracker provides an ideal time duration to complete the course and gives users a reminder when they go off-track. Please note that the tracker is an optional feature that works on a recommended timeframe. It does not have any impact on the duration of user access.

The purpose of the exam simulator is to provide learners with a simulated environment for taking official mock examinations before they attempt the final certification exam. They are timed and scored on the simulator.

The revision module provides learners with a summary of the key topics covered within the course. The module also includes tips and guides that help learners with their exam preparation.

The Docebo LMS is integrated into the Orbus Learning Ecosystem.

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Once you purchase a course and start learning, you will have access to a support suite dedicated to assisting you through your training. For tutor, technical and administrative support, please mail us on training.support@orbussoftware.com.