Foundation Digital Credential
Successful candidates receive a digital certificate and a verifiable Foundation designation badge with a unique certification reference. Credentials are suitable for professional display including LinkedIn.
What Foundation Certification Demonstrates
The Foundation certification recognises structured understanding of enterprise value stream operating model design. It establishes core literacy in the principles and structural concepts defined within the Strategic Value Streams Body of Knowledge.
Value stream definition and boundaries
Operating model structure and accountability
Governance and decision rights
Demand flow and capacity principles
Financing long lived delivery structures
Risk change and intervention logic
Enabling architecture and performance measurement
Examination Specification
Format: Multiple choice single correct answer
Delivery: Online remote proctored
Conditions: Closed book
Duration: 60 mins
Questions: 68
Pass mark: 60% [41 or more correct]
Result: Immediate result and certification with digital badge if successful
Eligibility and progression
Eligibility
Progression
Fee and Retake Policy
Examination Fee
Examination registration fee: £129
Retake policy
Your exam fee includes a single resit at no charge. If you are unsuccessful in your first attempt, no charge is made for your second attempt.
Foundation Certification Validity and Renewal
Foundation certification is awarded for a fixed term of 36 months from the date of successful examination.
Continued use of the Foundation designation requires that certification remains valid.
If a candidate progresses to Practitioner certification within this period, the Practitioner credential supersedes the Foundation renewal cycle. The most advanced active certification governs professional standing.
If Foundation certification expires and no higher credential is held, certification status lapses. Reinstatement requires successful completion of a new Foundation examination.
Upon expiry, the digital badge and certificate are revoked. Expired credentials may not be presented as active certification.
This structured renewal framework ensures that certification reflects current knowledge and maintained professional competence.
Register for Foundation Examination
Certification is awarded only upon successful completion of the examination.
