The Modular Concept
The modular concept is the innovative core element of the ICO training programmes in which specialist and interdisciplinary training and further training complement each other.
Within the specialist and interdisciplinary subject areas, there is usually at least one basic module (foundation) and one advanced module (professional). A third level, an expert module, completes this training.
The modular concept of ICO certification
There are different types of certificates in the modular concept. The most important are the Role Certificate and the examination certificate. To obtain a role certificate such as the “ICO ISMS Security Officer according to ISO 27001“;, both the „ISMS 27001 Foundation“ and „ISMS 27001 Professional“ examination certificates must be passed.
Certain role certificates are dependent on other role certificates. For example, the role certificate „ICO ISMS Security Officer according to ISO 27001“ needs to have been attained and the “ AMS 19011 - Auditing of management systems“ examination needs to have been successfully passed in order to obtain the „ICO ISMS Auditor according to ISO 27001“ certificate (see diagram).
This combination of specialist and interdisciplinary modules as well as examination and role certificates enables ICO to include trainings for new roles in its portfolio in the future.
The added value of interdisciplinary certificates is obvious. If someone has the interdisciplinary ICO auditor certificate and wants to continue further training in a specialist area, they do not need to redo their auditor training to be able to carry out relevant audits. Even instructors and experts do not have to redo their training in an interdisciplinary subject area if they want to continue their professional development in a specialist area.
ICO Certificates at University Level
University education is the highest level of quality in the qualification of individuals. The ICO measures its training content and the examination level of its certificates of persons against this high standard.
The Audit Committee (Scheme Committee see ISO/IEC 17024:2012) shall ensure that both the certification scheme and the examinations and syllabuses are at university research and teaching levels.
ICO has appointed members of the MNM Team to the Audit Committee to ensure this level is guaranteed. The Munich Network Management Team (MNM-Team) is a research group comprising scientists at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), the Technical University of Munich (TU), the Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) and the Universität of the Bundeswehr München (UniBW) and lead by Professor Dr. Dieter Kranzlmüller and Professor Dr. Heinz-Gerd Hegering (emer.).
The main task of the examination board is to monitor and approve the syllabuses and examination questions in order to establish and maintain the level of quality. In addition, it also advises ICO with regards to the training scheme and further development of the modular concept. In the future, the ICO intends to co-operate with other universities and colleges in the field of certification of persons.
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ICO role certificates
The following certificates must be submitted to obtain the ICO ISMS Auditor ISO/IEC 27001:2013 role certificate.
- Role certificate
- ICO Security Officer according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013
- Examination certificates
- ICO AMS 19011 Professional
- ICO AMS 19011 Foundation.
The following certificates must be submitted for obtaining the ICO Security Officer role certificate according to ISO/IEC 27001:2013.
- Examination Certificates
- ICO ISMS 27001 Professional
- ICO ISMS 27001 Foundation
The following certificates must be submitted to receive the ICO ITSM Auditor ISO/IEC 20000:2011 role certificate.
In order to obtain the ICO Service Manager ISO/IEC 20000:2011 role certificate, the following certificates must be submitted.
- Examination Certificates
- ICO ITSM 20000 Professional
- ICO ITSM 20000 Foundation
The following certificates must be submitted to obtain the ICO ITSec Forensic Investigator role certificate.
- Examination Certificates
- ICO ITSec Professional Forensic Investigation
- ICO ITSec Foundation
The following certificates must be submitted to obtain the ICO ITSec Penetration Tester role certificate.
- Examination Certificates
- ICO ITSec Professional Penetration Tester
- ICO ITSec Foundation
The following certificates must be submitted to obtain the ICO BlockChain Professional role certificate.
- Examination Certificates
- ICO BlockChain Professional
- ICO BlockChain Foundation
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ICO Examination Certificates
In order to receive the ISMS 27001 Professional Examination Certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice examination.
- Version:
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 + Cor. 1:2014
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 75 minutes
- Format:
- 50 multiple choice questions; two to six possible answers; one, several or all of which may be correct.
- Min points:
- 33 from 50
Each completely correctly answered question is given one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are given(but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all of the correct answers have been checked.
In order to receive the ISMS 27001 Foundation Examination Certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice exam.
- Version:
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 + Cor. 1:2014
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 45 minutes
- Format:
- 30 Multiple Choice questions; with two or three possible answers; one, two or all three answers may be correct.
- Min points:
- 20 of 30
Each completely correctly answered question is given one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are given (but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all of the correct answers have been checked.
In order to receive the ITSM 20000 Professional examination certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice examination.
- Version:
- ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 75 minutes
- Format:
- 50 Multiple Choice questions; two to six possible answers; one, several or all of which may be correct.
- Min points:
- 33 from 50
Each completely correctly answered question gives one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are given(but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all the correct answers have been checked.
In order to receive the ITSM 20000 Foundation Examination Certificate, you must have successfully passed the multiple-choice exam.
- Version:
- ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 45 minutes
- Format:
- 30 Multiple Choice questions; with two or three possible answers, one, two or all three of which may be correct.
- Min points:
- 20 of 30
Each completely correctly answered question gives one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are given (but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all of correct answers have been checked.
In order to obtain an ITSec Professional examination certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice exam:
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 75 minutes per subject
- Format:
- 50 Multiple Choice questions; two to six possible answers; one, several or all of the answers may be correct.
- Min points:
- 33 from 50
Each completely correctly answered question is awarded one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are awarded (but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all correct answers have been checked.
In order to obtain an ITSec Professional examination certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice exam:
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 75 minutes per subject
- Format:
- 50 Multiple Choice questions; two to six possible answers; one, several or all of the answers may be correct.
- Min points:
- 33 from 50
Each completely correctly answered question is awarded one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are awarded (but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all correct answers have been checked.
In order to receive the ITSec Foundation examination certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice exam.
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 45 minutes
- Format:
- 30 Multiple Choice questions; with two or three possible answers; one, two or all three answers may be correct.
- Min points:
- 20 of 30
Each completely correctly answered question is awarded one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are awarded(but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all correct answers have been checked.
In order to obtain the AMS 19011 Professional Examination Certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice examination.
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 45 minutes per subject
- Format:
- 30 Multiple Choice questions; two to six possible answers, of which one, several or all the answers may be correct.
- min points:
- 20 of 30
One point is given for each completely correctly answered question. Questions answered incorrectly are given 0 points (but no deduction of points). A question is considered to answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all correct answers have been checked.
In order to receive the AMS 19011 Foundation Examination Certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice exam.
- Language:
- German/English
- Duration:
- 30 minutes
- Format:
- 20 Multiple Choice questions with two or three possible answers; one, two or all three of which may be correct.
- Min. points:
- 13 of 20
One point is given for each completely correctly answered question. Questions answered incorrectly are given 0 points (but no deduction of points). A question is considered incorrect if a wrong answer is marked or not all correct answers are checked.
- Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 80 minutes
- Format:
- 40 multiple choice questions, each with two to six choices, one, two, three, or all four answers may be correct.
- Min. points:
- 26 from 40
Each completely correctly answered question is awarded one point. If questions are answered incorrectly, 0 points are awarded (but no points are deducted). A question is considered to have been answered incorrectly if a wrong answer is marked or not all correct answers have been checked.
To receive the BlockChain Foundation exam certificate, you must successfully pass the multiple-choice exam.
- Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 45 minutes
- Format:
- 30 multiple choice questions, each with 3 choices, one, two, or all three answers may be correct.
- Min. points:
- 20 from 30
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