Foundation Level Exam

Participants should have the following knowledge and/or experience:

• At least 18 months of practical experience in software development, acquired by programming various projects or systems outside of education.
• Knowledge of and practical experience in at least one higher programming language.
• Basics of modelling and abstraction.
• Basics of UML (class, package, component and sequence diagrams) and their relation to source code.
• Practical experience in technical documentation, especially in the documentation of source code, system designs or technical concepts.

Helpful for the understanding of some concepts are also:

• Knowledge of object orientation
• Practical experience in at least one object-oriented programming language
• Practical experience in the design and implementation of distributed applications, such as client/server systems or web applications

We consider it useful to prepare for the CPSA‑F exam by attending an accredited training course – but in general you can also take a CPSA‑F exam without training.