This course is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge of the COBIT 2019 Framework, providing a recognised attestation of your understanding. You will learn the core concepts, principles, and methodologies for building, enhancing, and sustaining a robust system for the effective governance and management of enterprise IT.

You will gain specific knowledge in these key areas:

• Framework Fundamentals: The overall structure, principles, and concepts.
• The Business Case: Understanding the value and drivers for IT governance.
• Tailored Governance Design: Customising a governance system to meet specific enterprise needs.
• Implementation: The process of putting the governance system into practice.
• The Governance System: In-depth look at its components and structure.
• Objectives: Defining and linking governance and management objectives.
• Performance Management: Measuring, monitoring, and evaluating the governance system.

This course serves as the perfect launchpad for those aspiring to achieve the Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) certification.

The COBIT Foundation training improves understanding of aligning IT goals with business objectives. IT professionals will learn to use the COBIT framework to gather evidence on key control processes across the organisation, test the effectiveness of selected controls, and identify critical gaps, discrepancies, or weaknesses in operations and product-related processes. This ensures robust governance and improved control environments.

By the end of this course, aspiring IT professionals will be able to:

• LO1: Develop and implement business-aligned IT policies/ practices by applying the COBIT framework
• LO2: Analyse and communicate internal and external stakeholders’ feedback and requirements by applying the COBIT framework
• LO3: Implement ethical and regulatory requirements/guidelines using COBIT management objectives
• LO4: Implement and monitor IT process and infrastructure components performance using COBIT

This course is ideal for anyone involved in the governance, management, and assurance of enterprise IT. If your role involves ensuring IT delivers value, manages risk, and meets compliance goals, this foundation is for you.

You’ll gain significant value if you are a:

• Senior IT or Business Manager: Seeking to strategically align IT with business goals and ensure effective governance.
• Risk, GRC, or Program Manager: Responsible for managing IT-related risks, compliance, and large-scale IT initiatives.
• Regulator or Consultant: Needing an authoritative framework to assess, advise on, or ensure compliance with IT governance best practices.
• Student or Recent Graduate: Looking to build a strong, globally recognised career foundation in IT governance and management.

• Language and literacy proficiency level : Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5
• Required years of experience in relevant domain : Minimum of 1 year of working experience.

Participants who successfully complete the course and pass the examination will be recognised as certified with COBIT 2019 Foundation under the ISACA certification scheme. Delegates who do not attain a passing score for the examination would be awarded a course attendance certificate only. The format of the examination is:

• 75 Multiple Choice
• Each multiple-choice question has three options with only one correct answer
• 1 mark per correct answer
• 49 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 65%
• Two-hour duration
• Closed-book
• Web-based and remote-proctored examination.

Certificate of Attendance from Sapience Consulting:
Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Sapience Consulting.

The following information are relevant for candidates who are seeking SSG-funding support for the course:

• Assessments
  Candidates must pass all prescribed tests/assessments and attain 100% competency to be eligible for funding support.
  ○ Mode of Assessment: Written Assessment, Case Study Assessment.
• Statement of Attainment (SOA) from SkillsFuture Singapore:
  After passing the assessment(s), you’ll receive a SkillsFuture Singapore Statement of Attainment (SOA) certifying that you have achieved the following Competency Standard(s):
  ○ IT Governance-4 ICT-SNA-4014-1.1 SFW 4.
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