BCS Qualifications

BCS’s comprehensive Agile certification pathway supports Agile transformation to deliver immediate value within an organisation. Certificates cover Agile working, Agile transformation, Scrum and Agile methodologies, project management, and much more.

BCS’s leading business analysis certifications demonstrate professionals meet the highest standards, developing the skills they need to support successful business change programmes.

BCS also assesses the Business Analyst (level 4) apprenticeship standard, which equips learners to improve organisations’ information systems so that they can boost efficiency and make better decisions.

BCS’s information security and data protection certifications help professionals align their organisations with the latest industry standards, frameworks and best practices for more robust information security and compliance.

BCS also assesses a range of level 3 and 4 apprenticeship standards in this area.

BCS’s Professional Certificate in Data Analysis teaches professionals to define detailed data requirements and apply the most effective techniques when analysing business data.

BCS also assesses a wide range of data-focused apprenticeship standards, from Data Protection and Information Governance Practitioner (level 4) to Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Specialist (level 7).

BCS’s IT architecture certifications help organisations succeed through the power of digital technology. While the Foundation Certificate offers a thorough grounding in the architecture tools, solutions and processes that turn an organisation’s vision into a reality, the Practitioner Certificate equips professionals to make strategic decisions about technology that support businesses’ long-term goals.

The BCS EXIN Foundation Certificate in SIAM® teaches the fundamental concepts of service integration, supporting professionals to unite multiple service providers and work towards a common goal that supports agreed objectives for service delivery.

Gain a BCS certification by booking on to one of our courses. Employees will learn through our virtual or face-to-face classroom events, where they’ll be given all the expert support they need to master their subject.

BCS certifications help your people develop their skills and progress into vital roles in your organisation. They are:

• Designed by industry experts to address employers’ demands
• Globally recognised and delivered in 200+ countries
• Aligned with the leading industry skills framework, SFIAplus
• Built on BCS’s 30-year reputation for exam quality, integrity and impartiality

Each of BCS’s professional certificates is aligned with SFIAplus, certifying practical, relevant IT skills from foundation to expert level. This means that wherever someone is in their career, and whatever their field of IT, they can learn something new and plot their development on the industry framework.

Here’s a quick overview of each of BCS’s certification levels.

Essentials: This level gives a short introduction to the topic, and is equivalent to SFIAplus levels 2 to 3.

Foundation: Foundation level certificates offer broad coverage of the subject as the basis for future progression, or to provide insight for professionals from other areas. Equivalent to SFIAplus levels 3 to 4.

Practitioner: Practitioner certificates focus on specific skills and application to enable professionals to work effectively in that area. Equivalent to SFIAplus levels 4 to 5.

Professional: The highest level certificates are aimed at specialists or managers who require an in-depth knowledge of their subject area. Equivalent to SFIAplus level 5.