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BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering - Virtual Classroom

Course Overview

If you are looking to learn a wide variety of techniques and engineering concepts to respond to your organisation's changing requirements, this course is perfect for you. 

Throughout the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering Virtual Classrooms course, you will learn the fundamental techniques and skills essential for you to work in frameworks as a Business Analyst, with particular emphasis on engineering.

This course takes place over three days. Your first sessions will be held on the Saturday and Sunday, and then your final session will be held on the following Saturday.

This training course makes up part of the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis.

On average, Business Analysts earn above £40k per year.

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Key features
  • Delivery Method: Virtual Classroom
  • Exam: Included
  • Join a community of over 625,000
  • Interest-free Payments
  • Duration: 3 Days (Weekend)
  • Part of the International Diploma in Business Analysis
  • Fast-Track a career in Business Analysis
  • Exam Pass Guarantee*
  • 1-year BCS membership included
  • Over 4,000 Candidates Placed Into Employment

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Key features
  • Delivery Method: Virtual Classroom
  • Exam: Included
  • Join a community of over 625,000
  • Interest-free Payments
  • Duration: 3 Days (Weekend)
  • Part of the International Diploma in Business Analysis
  • Fast-Track a career in Business Analysis
  • Exam Pass Guarantee*
  • 1-year BCS membership included
  • Over 4,000 Candidates Placed Into Employment
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Is the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering course suitable for me?

The BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering Virtual Classroom course is perfect for those who work as a Business Analyst and want a certificate to increase their employee worth and gain more knowledge on the subject.

This is also a great course for those who want to join the Business Analysis industry and are looking to work as a Business Analyst. If you are a Business Manager, Project Manager, Business Change Manager, Contractor or Consultant, this course is a good option to improve your knowledge on the subject and increase your businesses efficiency.

Finally, if you work in business or information systems, this course would be highly advantageous for you to take.

How will the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering benefit me?

Businesses are recognising the importance of the role of a Business Analyst to improve efficiency. This has helped to strengthen the Business Analyst job market, making this an excellent career choice with good career progression.

The other advantage of working as a business analyst is the opportunities to earn a good salary. On average, the salary for a Business Analyst is around £48k per year with an opportunity to work up to £70k per year at the higher end of earnings potential.

Want to work in a job where every day is a new challenge? You will schedule tasks and work out how to complete these tasks effectively. No day is the same in business analysis as every day, and every project differs from the last.

Other benefits include: 

  •  Improve your employability.
  •  Fast-track your learning with our 3-day Virtual Classroom course.
  •  Being taught by our highly experienced teachers.
  •  Interest-free payment options.
  •  Business Analysis Handbook included with the course.

*Exam Pass Guarantee to give you peace of mind to succeed

Our virtual classroom training has provided high pass rates, which has made us confident to offer an Exam Pass Guarantee. Have peace of mind, knowing we’ll support you until you are certified.

With our Exam Pass Guarantee, if you do not pass the exam after attending our training course, you can attend the same training again for free.

All we ask is that you:    

  •  Attend all class days and complete all assignments.
  •  Take the exam within 30 days of your Virtual Classroom training.
  •  Request your course re-enrolment within 30 days of the failed exam attempt.

Please note: Students retaking the course must use any materials or books distributed to them in their original course session. Failure to provide these materials will result in the student being charged for replacement(s).

What jobs can I apply for after my BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering training?

After completing the course, there are a variety of different career paths you could go into from Consulting to Project Management or Strategy Planning. Often, students after qualifying enter the below sectors:

  •  Business Architecture 
  •  Business Analysis
  •  Enterprise Architecture 

Certified Business Analysts earn an average of £40k per year.

(Source: Payscale)

Why study the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering course with e-Careers?

We have developed an expert team over the last 10 years since our inception. In that time, we have trained over 625,000 delegates globally, which has helped offer the highest quality training, and we have earned a 5-star rating on Trustpilot, from over 10,000 students. 

By refining our processes, partner relationships, and course materials, we can offer high-quality training solutions for our delegates. 

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering Syllabus

The BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering aims to give you the knowledge and experience in understanding the entire range of concepts, approaches, and various techniques in engineering clear and concise requirements from stakeholders.

This Business Analysis training course comprises a disciplined and rigorous approach to defining your requirements, categorising the requirements effectively, and learning how to elicit requirements from stakeholders to validate them for the project. You will learn how to use the correct set of processes and practices to converge on the right business and IT solutions for the business. 

This course fulfils one of the core module requirements and makes up one of the four modules you will need to complete in order to get the International Diploma in Business Analysis, along with the other core module, which is the Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice. You will then need to gain the practitioner requirement with the Practitioner Certificate in Modelling Business Processes and finally, either the Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis, or the Foundation Certificate in Organisational Behaviour, to fulfil the knowledge-based requirement. 

Course Details & Syllabus

Over the 3-day course, you will learn how to elicit, analyse, validate, manage, and fully document requirements to an international standard.

This is a weekend training course, which runs on Saturday, Sunday, and then the following Saturday.

Learning Outcomes

  •  The Requirements Engineering framework; the issues and rationale in a business context; the application of the framework
  •  The hierarchy of requirements
  •  Roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the Requirements Engineering framework
  •  Requirements’ elicitation
  •  Requirements’ modelling
  •  Requirements’ documentation
  •  Requirements’ analysis
  •  Requirements’ validation
  •  Requirements’ management

Syllabus and Exam weighting

  •  Introduction to Requirements’ Engineering – 5%
  •  Hierarchy of Requirements’ – 10%
  •  Stakeholders in the Requirements’ Process – 5%
  •  Requirements’ Elicitation – 20%
  •  Use of Models in Requirements’ Engineering – 10%
  •  Requirements’ Documentation – 15%
  •  Requirements’ Analysis – 20%
  •  Requirements’ Validation – 5%
  •  Requirements’ Management – 10%

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering Exam Details

Duration 60-mins.

Supervised – Yes (via Proctor).

Open book – No.

Pass mark – 26/40 (65%).

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