iSAQB® FUNAR - Functional Software Architecture Certification

After you complete an accredited FUNAR training, you receive 20 credit points in the technological competence area and 10 credit points in the methodical area. These points count toward the iSAQB CPSA-A certification.

To become eligible for the full CPSA-A certification you must:

• Already hold the CPSA-F (Foundation Level) certificate.

• Have at least three years of full-time professional experience in IT, including participation in the design and development of at least two different IT systems. 

• Accumulate a total of at least 70 credit points across the three competence areas (Technological, Methodical, Communicative), with at least 10 credit points in each area. 

After you meet those prerequisites and have accumulated enough points (including those from the FUNAR module), you register for the CPSA-A final certification exam (which is an assignment plus an oral interview with iSAQB-appointed examiners). 

Once you pass the exam, you receive the CPSA-A certificate, confirming your advanced competence in software architecture.

This course teaches how to apply functional programming principles to software architecture. Participants learn to build maintainable systems by defining architecture through code and high-level abstractions.

• Model domains using algebraic data types and pattern matching.

• Design modular systems through functional composition.

• Manage application state and side effects in functional frameworks.

• Use persistent data structures to improve software reliability.

• Apply architectural patterns through practical exercises in Haskell.

The training compares functional and object-oriented methods. While exercises use Haskell, the principles apply to Scala, F#, and Clojure. A one-day Haskell refresher is available if needed.

This course grants 20 technical and 10 methodological credit points toward the iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA) Advanced Level.