CERTIFYING BODY
BCS is the UK standard
for business analysis.
BCS is the UK’s royal-chartered professional body for IT. Its Business Analysis qualifications, governed by the BCS International Diploma in BA, are the de-facto standard across UK and EU public sector and large enterprises.
FOUNDED
1957
HEADQUARTERS
Swindon, UK
MEMBERS
70,000+ worldwide
REFERENCE
BCS Int’l Diploma in BA
WHY BCS
When this is the right certification agency for you.
If you work, or want to work, with UK and European employers, government, banking or large IT programmes, BCS is the certification track recruiters there look for first.
Recognized across UK and EU public sector and banking
Backed by a Royal Charter, a recognized UK qualification and aligned with e-CF and SFIA
Two BCS International Diplomas to achieve and prove your BA proficiency
Modular, progressive and practitioner-style structure that fits your role
CERTIFICATIONS
Choose the right BCS certification path.
International Practitioner Diploma in Business Analysis
BAF
BCS Foundation in Business Analysis
For aspiring Business Analysts and professionals who want to build or refresh their understanding of business analysis. No previous BA experience is required.
Build a broad foundation in business analysis. Explore strategy, stakeholder analysis, business processes, solution definition, business cases, and requirements across the business change lifecycle while preparing for the EXIN BCS Business Analysis Foundation exam.
RE
BCS Requirements Engineering
For Business Analysts, Product Owners, Systems Analysts, and other professionals who want to develop practical Requirements Engineering skills.
Learn how to plan requirements work and collaborate with stakeholders. Practise eliciting, documenting, analyzing, validating, and managing requirements while maintaining quality and alignment with business objectives. Prepare for the EXIN BCS Requirements Engineering exam.
MBP
BCS Modelling Business Processes
For: Business Analysts, business managers, change professionals, and project managers who want to model, analyze, and improve business processes.
Learn to model business processes at enterprise, event-response, and actor-task levels. Practise analyzing performance, improving processes, identifying requirements for IT support, and planning process change while preparing for the EXIN BCS Modelling Business Processes exam.
BAP
BCS Business Analysis Practice
For: Business Analysts, consultants, Product Owners, and other professionals who want to strengthen their strategic and pre-project analysis skills.
Learn to investigate a business situation, analyze its strategic context, engage stakeholders, define a target state, and develop a business case. Apply practical tools and techniques while preparing for the EXIN BCS Business Analysis Practice exam.
International Professional Diploma in Business Analysis
ABA
BCS Agile Business Analysis
For Business Analysts, business architects, project managers, and business managers who want to apply business analysis within an Agile environment.
Learn how Agile philosophy, principles, and methods shape business analysis. Practise stakeholder analysis, Agile modeling, goal decomposition, user stories, backlog management, and iteration planning while preparing for the EXIN BCS Agile Business Analysis Professional exam.
SEN
BCS Stakeholder Engagement
Business Analysts, project and change professionals, and anyone whose role depends on building productive stakeholder relationships.
Learn to analyze stakeholders, communicate effectively, facilitate groups, build rapport, and promote inclusion. Develop skills for managing expectations, negotiating, and resolving conflict while preparing for the BCS Professional Certificate in Stakeholder Engagement exam.
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