Level 1 · The common language of public administration
Public Framework Foundation
The Foundation certification confirms that you know what Public Framework is, why modeling comes before implementation, and how the 12 layers of the metamodel connect, from policy intent and legal basis to the continuity of the public service.
At a glance
- Prerequisites
- None
- Course
- 2 days, 14 hours
- Exam
- 40 questions, 60 min
- Pass mark
- 65%
- Validity
- Unlimited
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Subscribe to the newsletterWhat you will be able to do
Once certified, you will be able to:
- Explain why digitalization starts from understanding the institution, not from the form.
- Recognize the twenty principles and their consequences in a project.
- Describe the 12 layers of the metamodel and the elements of each.
- Read an existing model and follow the link between law, service, process and system.
- Use the framework’s terminology correctly in project documents and discussions.
Who it is for
For anyone working on digitalizing a public service: civil servants, managers, lawyers, IT specialists and vendors. No modeling experience is needed.
Syllabus
Modules follow the order in which they are taught on the course.
- Read in the documentation: Why Public Framework
Why Public Framework
The problem with digitalization without modeling, and the role of a common language between institutions, lawyers and vendors.
- Common language
- Project roles
- Modeling before implementation
- Read in the documentation: The twenty principles
The twenty principles
What each principle says and how to recognize when a real project breaks it.
- Consistency
- Traceability
- Governance
- Read in the documentation: Core concepts
Core concepts
Element, relationship, stable identity and version: the vocabulary the whole metamodel rests on.
- Element
- Relationship
- Identity
- Version
- Read in the documentation: The 12-layer metamodel
The 12-layer metamodel
The chain of ten layers, the two cross-cutting layers and the boundaries between them.
- The layer chain
- Cross-cutting layers
- Boundaries
- Typed relationships
- Read in the documentation: Notations and standards
Notations and standards
How models are represented and how the framework relates to notations and standards already in use.
- Graphical representation
- Existing standards
- Read in the documentation: Your first model
Your first model
A guided exercise in Public Framework Modeller: reading and completing a simple model.
- Public Framework Modeller
- Guided exercise
The exam
A multiple-choice exam that tests knowledge and understanding of the framework. Each question has a single correct answer.
- Format
- 40 multiple-choice questions, one correct answer each
- Duration
- 60 minutes (75 for candidates not taking it in their native language)
- Pass mark
- 26 correct answers out of 40 (65%)
- Materials
- Closed book
- Delivery
- Proctored online, or in person at the end of the course
Sample question
Which layer of the metamodel describes the legislation from which an institution’s competences derive?
- Organisations & Services (ORG)
- Legal Framework (LEG)
- Strategy & Public Policy (STR)
- Applications (APP)
Show the answer
Correct answer: B
The Legal Framework layer (LEG) holds legal resources and provisions, obligations and competences. Organisations and services in ORG point to them through the “has legal basis” relationship.
The certificate
Public Framework Foundation
- Personal digital certificate with a unique number
- Unlimited validity
- Prerequisite for the Practitioner level
Every certificate has a unique number and a QR code that opens its verification page. The example below uses a made-up name and number.
Next levelPublic Framework PractitionerMove on to practiceDedicated training for your institution
Institutions that sign the Memorandum of Collaboration can run Foundation and Practitioner sessions for their own staff. We announce the calendar of open sessions in the newsletter.