Faculty Training Institute, foremost Business Analysis training provider in South Africa has partnered with globally recognised business analysis training leader Watermark Learning, Inc. to present a CBAP® Certification Preparation Workshop for Business Analysts. This definitive 3 day CBAP® Certification Preparation Workshop will be hosted in Johannesburg and Cape Town in August. The workshops are being offered to experienced Business Analysts (BA’s) who want to pass the CBAP® 2.0 certification exam and become a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®).

FTI is very proud to announce its association with Watermark Learning and to be able to launch this workshop, which is the first of its kind in South Africa, says Steve Erlank, MD of FTI. “Like Faculty Training Institute, Watermark Learning is more than just a training company, but a trusted resource for Business Analysts who need assistance in their professional growth”, says Steve Erlank.

Watermark Learning’s comprehensive CBAP® Certification Workshop will prepare business analysts for the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) exam. The course which was designed and created by Certified Business Analysis Professionals assists individuals to focus on the critical areas to study and to provide insights into the exam.

“As interest in the CBAP® certification has grown, so too has the availability of both online and instructor-led courses. Our extensive market research led us to conclude that Watermark Learning’s course is a market leader in all respects,” says Erlank.

“The course, which is delivered by a Certified Business Analysis Professional, comes bundled with a variety of study aids, sample exam questions, and support, which improves the chances of delegates successfully passing the exam on their first attempt,” says Erlank.

Both of the 3 day workshops being held in Cape Town and Johannesburg will be instructed by the President and Founder of Watermark Learning, Richard Larson, who is a certified CBAP® and PMP®. Larson has over 30 years of experience in business analysis and project management training and consulting. He has presented numerous workshops, seminars and training classes to thousands of participants on 3 different continents.

Larson, who is a contributor to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®), has, together with his wife Elizabeth Larson, CBAP®, PMP® co-authored the acclaimed CBAP® Certification Study Guide 2.0 and the Practitioners Guide to Requirements Management: Requirements Planning handbooks for Business Analysts.

“FTI is thrilled at the opportunity to be able to host Richard and Elizabeth Larson in South Africa as both, are able to share such a vast and authoritative knowledge on business analysis,” says Erlank.

Richard Larson was among the world’s first Certified Business Analysis Professionals (CBAP®) through the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) and is the chief architect for the CBAP and PMP Online study exams and an exam simulator product that helps CBAP, CCBA and PMP candidates pass their exam on the first try.

The Watermark Learning CBAP® Certification Preparation Workshop is aimed at experienced Business Analysts who qualify to sit the CBAP® Exam and want to improve their chances of passing it the first time. It is recommended for delegates who have already submitted an application to write the exam and who intend to sit the exam in the next few months.

Business Analysts are required to have met 7500 hours of BA experience over the past 10 years and with 900 hours in at least 4 of the 6 core BABOK® Knowledge Areas, to qualify to write the rigorous CBAP® exam. The CBAP® exam is heavily based on the BABOK® v2 guide and covers the Knowledge Areas of Enterprise Analysis, Requirements Planning and Management, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis and Documentation, Requirements communication and Solution Assessment and Validation.

This 3 day intensive workshop will prepare individuals, who intend to sit for the CBAP® exam to pass it on the first attempt. The workshop includes a comprehensive 400+page preparation study guide with tips and techniques and a free 90-day subscription to the Watermark Learning CBAP® study exam simulator. The study guide and the exam simulator both come with a 150-question “take home” practice exam with detailed answer explanations and daily exams with realistic practice questions.

For information on the CBAP® Exam Preparation workshop commencing on 3-5 August in Johannesburg and 10-12 August in Cape Town or to view FTI’s other programmes in association with Watermark Learning please contact Lauren on 011 807 9478 or [email protected] or visit www.fti.co.za

About Faculty Training Institute

Faculty Training Institute (FTI) was established in 1989 to provide affordable, practical and professional training of the highest standards to the IT industry. Starting with two Diploma courses, one in IS Project Management and one in Systems Analysis and Design, FTI’s product range now encompasses a wide and growing range of programmes. These programmes serve the professional skills-development needs of a community that stretches much wider than just Information Technology. The modern world continues to shift towards a Knowledge Economy where old skills and paradigms become obsolete and new careers and roles emerge. These roles require multi-skilled individuals capable of high-order thinking and problem-solving skills, across a range of industries and knowledge domains.

FTI’s strategy is to proactively identify these knowledge roles and create courses and programmes that define and support these roles. In the past 20 years FTI has graduated thousands of knowledge professionals from their signature Diploma programmes, with many delegates returning to augment their skills by attending our focused, intensive short courses. Our corporate client base now extends across Southern Africa and includes numerous leading companies.

Faculty Training Institute holds the following institutional accreditations:
•    Fully Accredited Education and Training Provider with the ISETT SETA (ACC/2010/00/601).
•    First Education Provider to be endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis
•    (IIBA®) in South Africa and hold Charter status.
•    Registered Education Provider (REP 2841) with the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

About Watermark Learning

Since 1992, Watermark Learning has been cultivating tomorrow’s problem solvers through business analysis, project management, and influencing skills training. However, Watermark Learning is more than just a business analysis and project management training company. Our clients receive skill development that enables both organizations and individuals to define, analyse, and deliver products and services that solve business problems.

Today, employers are looking for more than just job expertise—they need problem solvers—highly-performing professionals with the practical know-how to solve problems and create enduring results.

Watermark Learning is an “original” PMI® Global Registered Education Provider and a Charter Endorsed Education Provider of the IIBA®, granting Continuing Development Units (CDUs) to earn or maintain CBAP® certification.

Editorial Contact
Robyn Loy
Faculty Training Institute
Tel: +27 021 6834506
Email: [email protected]
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