BIAN Training & Certification Landscape
BIAN Certification roadmap
Training Landscape
Additional to the BIAN Banking Architecture Foundation Certification & the BIAN Data Architecture Specialist an enriched and more complete portfolio of BIAN trainings and certifications will be released.
Expected per Q2, 2025
To realise the BIAN Certification roadmap, a set number of trainings and certifications are being developed per prioritise role. The training are made in such a way that they align with another and that various roles can collaborate with on and another. There will be a very clear foundation training and certification as a starting point, from which three practitioner certification will be made available for the persona’s architect, developer & data.
BIAN Training & Certification Landscape
- The course is the BIAN C-Level seminar, a determined session between 1 and 4 hours for management to understand the benefits and added value of BIAN. This certifications does not have Certification attached to it, nor does it go indept in to BIAN. It will visualize the benefit and value of BIAN and provides a custom exampled of how set partners can benefit from BIAN.
- The BIAN Foundation certification, this course is will be changed from a 2 day to a 1 day course and will focus on BIAN, and no longer on Banking architecture.
Therefore this course will be a foundation best practice course for anyone working with BIAN, and not exclusively for Architects.
BIAN Practitioner Training & Certifications
- The BIAN Banking Architecture Practitioner certification, this will be a 2 day practitioner course. Part of the previous BIAN Banking Architecture Foundation content will move to the ‘BIAN Banking Architecture Practitioner certification’. And case study and practical applications, case-studies and test questions will be included.
- The BIAN Developers & API Practitioner certification, this will be a 2 day practitioner course. Which will enable professionals to implement and work with the various BIAN API’s, again with practical application and casestudies.
- The BIAN Data Practitioner certification, this will be a 2 day practitioner course. It’s a modification on the ‘BIAN Data Architecture & Design Specialization’ certification which will be retired. Besides going into the BIAN BOM, it will zoom out a bit more on the aspect of Data with BIAN. Again included with practical application, case-studies and practical test questions.
Various roles in BIAN
The BIAN includes various roles that should be present in an ideal Banking Architecture team.
For each role, there is a specific set of knowledge and skills required. BIAN Services, Van Haren Certify, and various BIAN Accredited Education Partners (AEP’s) have been collaborating to define these roles and the necessary knowledge. For this purpose, learning products such as literature, training, and certifications have been developed.
The objective of BIAN and Van Haren Certify is to create certifications and learning products for all the roles within the BIAN team.
View BIAN Round table certification scheme webinar (10 min.)
BIAN team persona’s
the various BIAN personas that could be relevant for the various roles within a Banking Architecture team.
The BIAN Certification roadmap can function both as a career path for individuals and as a guide for organizations on what roles would ideally be included in a BIAN implementation and execution team or department. This applies regardless of whether it is linked to a specific service domain, API implementation, ISO 20022 alignment, or the more generic adoption of BIAN within your organisation or that of your client.
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BIAN Literature
BIAN 2nd Edition – A framework for the financial services industry
BIAN Data Architecture & Design Specialist Courseware
Warren Hankin - Architect at Santander Bank
The BIAN certifications means another mile stone to my professional development
It’s another milestone to my professional development, to be recognized in terms of having some expertise in the BIAN framework. It’s also a portable skill that I can carry with me and it’s applicable to any financial industry. Members but also vendors that are partnering with the financial industry. I decided to go for the certification because it is a standard and it is portable
