OMG Announces Availability of First Exam Level in Program to Certify Practitioners of Model-Based Systems Engineering Using SysML

Exam Sponsors Include IBM, Lockheed Martin, Sparx Systems and No Magic in partnership with UML Technology Institute

NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- OMG™ announces that "Model User," the first exam in the OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional™ (OCSMP™) program is now available. The program's sponsors IBM®, Lockheed Martin, Sparx Systems and No Magic, Inc., and partnership with UML Technology Institute Co., Ltd. (UTI), have made construction and validation of the exams possible. For more information, please visit http://www.omg.org/ocsmp.

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Through this program, OMG will award the OCSMP™ certification at four levels. The first level, OCSMP-Certified Model User, covers a wide range of essential MBSE and SysML knowledge and skills and will enhance the resume of those who contribute to a model-based systems engineering project.

"Our sponsors and partner UTI have made the OCSMP program possible, and we are excited to be releasing the first exam on schedule," said Jon Siegel, Ph.D., OMG Vice President of Technology Transfer and Director of Certification. "Their continuing support will help bring the benefits of certification to the field of MBSE, allowing practitioners to benchmark their skills and knowledge, and employers to identify and benefit from the work of these certified systems engineers."

Another important supporter of OCSMP is the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), whose Systems Engineering (SE) certification CSEP complements OCSMP. By design, these two programs work together to cover the SE domain including both conventional and model-based approaches. For information about the partnership between OMG and INCOSE, see the May 2009 press release.

Following the successful pattern established by OMG's three current certification programs developed in partnership with UTI – OCUP™ for UML® Modelers, OCEB™ for BPM Practitioners, and OCRES™ for Real-time and Embedded Systems Developers – examinations will be computer-based and administered by Pearson VUE through their network of secure testing centers. To register for any OMG certification exam, visit http://www.pearsonvue.com/omg.

About the UML Technology Institute

The UML Technology Institute Co., Ltd. was founded to promote the use of open, standards-based modeling technologies through the development of international certification programs that provide formal recognition of modeling expertise. With headquarters in Tokyo, UML Technology Institute was established in November 2002. For more information, visit www.umlcert.org.

About OMG

OMG™ is an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even wider range of industries. OMG's modeling standards enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes. For more information, visit www.omg.org.

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