Thomas Borton Education and Dissemination Committee Chair ISACA and the IT Governance Institute

New COBIT 5 training courses will be launched over the next five months as the result of a new partnership between ISACA and APMG-International. APMG has been appointed as ISACA’s official training accreditation partner for COBIT 5, ISACA’s framework for governance and management of enterprise IT. The agreement is in place for a period of three years.

Launched in April 2012, COBIT 5 helps enterprises maximize the value of their information—the currency of the 21^st century. COBIT 5 publications have been downloaded more than 70,000 times in the four months since its release.

Under the agreement, ISACA and APMG will develop the training courses and exams that will lead to the achievement of individual course certificates. APMG will also assess and accredit trainers and manage the examination process for the courses.

“ISACA’s new COBIT 5 accreditation program for trainers and training entities will ensure high standards, consistent quality and a seamless process for conducting courses and exams on a global scale,” said Thomas Borton, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, chair of ISACA’s Education and Dissemination Committee. “This is an exciting and globally anticipated development of COBIT training.”

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG, said, “This is a very significant announcement for APMG. Naturally we are delighted that ISACA has appointed us as its accreditation partner. We are very experienced at rolling out accreditation schemes globally. We aim to encourage candidates to engage with COBIT 5, so their organizations will in turn benefit from better governance and management of enterprise IT.”

The COBIT 5 courses and expected availability dates include:

• Foundation Level Training—November 2012
• Implementation Level Training—January 2013
• Assessment Level Training—January 2013

ISACA’s own subject matter experts will be collaborating with APMG to create course syllabi and exam items. ISACA will also continue to support COBIT 4.1.

To meet demand, current COBIT 4.1 licensed trainers and training companies can apply for a syllabus to deliver the COBIT 5 Foundation course until the formal course and accreditation requirements are completed. After that time, license holders will be required to be accredited by APMG to continue Foundation Level training.

For additional information on COBIT 5, including a free download of the COBIT 5 framework, visit www.isaca.org/cobit.

With more than 100,000 constituents in 180 countries, ISACA is a leading global provider of knowledge, certifications, community, advocacy and education on information systems (IS) assurance and security, enterprise governance and management of IT, and IT-related risk and compliance. Founded in 1969, the nonprofit, independent ISACA hosts international conferences, publishes the ISACA Journal, and develops international IS auditing and control standards, which help its constituents ensure trust in, and value from, information systems.