Know the digital technology basics. Make IT related business decisions with confidence.
CWU Business IT Certification
CWU Business IT Certification training delivers a concise guide to the key digital concepts inherent in contemporary IT.
Senior managers can quickly get up to speed with the basics of digital technology – in addition to the language used by IT specialists and those driving digital transformation.
This equips high level managers with the knowledge needed to make better, more informed business decisions - empowering them to lead an organization's digital transformation.
An industry supported Business IT certification
The CWU Business IT certification follows CWU’s detailed review of 50 of the top 100 IT MBAs – which found that too few taught business leaders an essential understanding of digital technology. With the support of companies such as Google, Dell, Intel, and SAP, the Business IT certification was developed for business leaders and senior management to understand the basic language of technology, and recognize the opportunities and risks associated by these emerging technologies.
Certify your fundamental understanding of key IT concepts:
- Big Data
- Blockchain technology
- Cloud computing
- Cybersecurity
- Digital compliance
- Digital transformation
- IoT - Internet of Things
- Machine Learning
- Management and control
- Mobility
- Social Business
Free CWU Business IT Guide when you buy an exam
The CWU Business IT Certification is based on the CWU Business IT Fundamentals Guide. We recommend you book formal training via one of our Accredited Training Organisations listed at the bottom of this page.
If you choose to self-study, you can purchase a bundle of an exam and you will receive a download of the CWU Business IT Fundamentals Self-Study Guide for FREE
Getting CWU certified
Achieving the CWU Foundation certificate requires you to pass an exam. Once you pass the exam you will be awarded an e-certificate and digital badge confirming achievement.
APMG recommends studying for the exam by attending a training course with an Accredited Training Organization (ATO) to maximise your chance of passing the exam. Please register your interest to be notified when an ATO becomes available.
Alternatively you can self-study and book an exam to take online, at a time and date of your choosing.
CWU Business IT Foundation
Confirm you have the core digital competences.
- CEOs
- CFOs
- General managers
- Presidents and vice presidents
- Directors and unit managers
- Business consultants
- High-level managers
- Sales Managers and sales teams
- Digital transformation – the key terms and facts
- How technology has evolved and how it has reached the data economy
- The third technology platform
- The business opportunities that each technology provides
- Cloud computing – its models and benefits
- Internet of things (IoT) – its processes, functional objectives and areas of impact and application
- Mobility - including Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
- Big Data – its objectives, types and inputs
- Management and control – including IT governance
- Blockchain Technology – What it is, it’s purpose, and the challenges faced by the technology
- 50 multiple choice questions
- 40-minute duration
- Closed book
- 51% pass mark 26/50
