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Enhancing our capabilities through certification
3.2.6
Internal certification
This in-house peer review process enables skills to be assessed
on the basis of precise and clearly identified criteria such as
methods, mentoring and leadership.
experience gained, knowledge sharing, use of in-house tools and
The process has three objectives, namely:
to create strong and recognized professional-interest groups by
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sharing information, knowledge and skills in specific areas;
to ensure blended distribution and graduated progression of
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skills, both for in-house and client service requirements; and
and its employees, thereby increasing their “employability”.
to create, in the process, a competitive edge for both the Group
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The Group has run internal certification programs for a number of
sigma professionals and network engineers. Training programs
engagement managers, architects, software engineers, lean six
deployment of methods and content around these different topics
are developed jointly with the University to support a consistent
years, primarily to drive the professional development of our
within the Group.
the number of senior engagement manager certifications. Our
At the end of 2016, more than 4,800 engagement managers and
certification. A specific focus for 2016 has been put on increasing
1,800 architects had either obtained or reconfirmed their internal
trainings and hands-on projects.
Sigma Yellow Belt certified professionals through classroom
Indian operations have also created a pool of 1,400+ Lean Six
The Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF) which was created
then been in use by Capgemini and our clients, as well as
as the Capgemini Architecture Framework 20 years ago has since
(EA) modelling tools (e.g. SPAX, Qualiware). At the end of 2016 we
integrated by Software vendors in their Enterprise Architecture
new, framework-agnostic Capgemini Architects Certification was
have 954 IAF certified architects within the Group. In addition a
launched in 2016 and 662 architects have already been certified.
to join.
on-boarding process, run mainly in India but open for all countries
our Development and ERP practices as part of our global
We also have a certification program focusing on new joiners in
External certification
enhanced by on-line learning programs and face-to-face
The Group has a longstanding external certification policy
programs that enable study for external certification, including
on-line mentoring.
to access certification processes run directly by our partners.
with strategic actors in the IT-market allows Capgemini employees
All training programs to support those external certifications are
(EMC, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP). This close partnership
curated or designed in partnership with our Strategic partners
Java, Cisco, Linux Professional Institute.
Employees may also apply for the following external certifications:
evaluates the most promising technology trends on a regular basis
New trends are important to monitor, which is why Capgemini
and ensures that our employees can access learning content and
partners are Amazon Web services, Google, NetSuite, Pivotal,
certification programs when relevant. Our current portfolio
SalesForce and VMWare.
ISTQB and REQB for Testing and Lead Auditor, Lead Implementer
Certification processes such as those related to TMAP Next,
and Risk Manager certification for Cybersecurity.
To support our Strategic offers, we also internally run External
Certifications on Industry Standards such as Six Sigma (Green
Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts), Project Management
TOGAF certification by the Open Group which makes us the
Capgemini employee. Finally, 951 architects have received a
was created based on our internal IAF features, and as a platinum
Company with the largest TOGAF community worldwide. TOGAF
Institute (PMI), ITIL, Agile and Scrum are also widely present in the
support our capabilities building such as certification readiness of
Group, and Facilitated Virtual Learning Journeys are organized to
version.
member we are working with the Open Group on the next TOGAF