The BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering is a practitioner-level certification from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. The current v6.1 exam (October 2025) has 40 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions in 60 minutes, it's closed book, and the pass mark is 26 out of 40 (65%). It covers eliciting, documenting, analysing, validating and managing requirements in both agile and linear projects.
The BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering develops the skills to elicit, analyse and manage requirements so that solutions align with business objectives. BCS notes that requirements engineering skills are no longer limited to business analysts. They're now needed in many roles and teams, so the certificate focuses on practical skills rather than one job title.
The current v6.1 syllabus is built around the Requirements Engineering Framework and the Requirements Definition service from the Business Analysis Service Framework (BASF). It covers both agile and linear project approaches.
It's a core module of the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis, and its knowledge level aligns with SFIA Level 4.
BCS lists four learning outcomes:
Collaborate with stakeholders to make sure requirements align with business objectives
Elicit different types of requirements and capture them in appropriate documentation
Analyse and validate requirements
Ensure and manage requirement quality and change
Code : RQE
Exam Name : BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering
Awarding Body : BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Current Syllabus : Version 6.1 (October 2025)
Level : Practitioner
Number of Questions : 40 (multiple choice and multiple response)
Duration : 60 minutes
Pass Mark : 26 out of 40 (65%)
Open Book : No (closed book, supervised)
Delivery : Digital, invigilated online exam
Prerequisites : None mandatory
Recommended Study Time : 18 hours
Syllabus Area : 1. Requirements Definition as a Service
Weight : 5%
Key Topics : The requirements definition service, its value proposition, activities and techniques; the RE framework stages; planning the requirements approach
Syllabus Area : 2. Eliciting Requirements
Weight : 20%
Key Topics : Workshops, interviews, document analysis, scenarios, storytelling, observation, user role analysis, tacit and explicit knowledge, low- and high-fidelity prototypes
Syllabus Area : 3. Documenting Requirements
Weight : 25%
Key Topics : Requirement types (business and solution; functional and non-functional), requirements catalogues, BRDs, user stories, backlogs, data models, UML activity diagrams
Syllabus Area : 4. Analysing Requirements
Weight : 25%
Key Topics : Analysis filters, INVEST, quality criteria (clear, concise, testable, traceable), business rules, prioritisation (MoSCoW, Kano, WSJF, AHP), CRUD matrix, modelling
Syllabus Area : 5. Validating Requirements
Weight : 10%
Key Topics : The purpose of validation, stakeholder roles in reviews, formal and informal reviews, validation outcomes, agile and linear approaches
Syllabus Area : 6. Managing Requirements
Weight : 15%
Key Topics : Traceability (horizontal and vertical), change control, configuration management, ownership and cross-referencing
BCS designed this certificate for roles such as:
business analysts, business architects and business systems analysts
data analysts, enterprise analysts and process analysts
product managers, product owners and project managers
management consultants and systems analysts
New to business analysis? Start with our BCS Foundation in Business Analysis practice exam, or explore BCS Business Analysis Practice and BCS Modelling Business Processes.
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Level : Foundation
Focus : Core BA concepts. Recommended knowledge before RE
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Level : Practitioner
Focus : Strategy, stakeholders and the business case
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Level : Practitioner
Focus : Eliciting, documenting, analysing, validating and managing requirements
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Level : Practitioner
Focus : Modelling and improving business processes
The exam has 40 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions, and you have 60 minutes to complete it.
The pass mark is 26 out of 40 (65%).
No. The exam is closed book and supervised, and no materials can be taken into the exam.
The current syllabus is version 6.1, published by BCS in October 2025.
It covers six areas: Requirements Definition as a Service (5%), Eliciting Requirements (20%), Documenting Requirements (25%), Analysing Requirements (25%), Validating Requirements (10%) and Managing Requirements (15%).
Yes. The v6.1 syllabus covers requirements engineering in both agile and linear projects, including user stories, backlogs and agile validation.
There are no mandatory prerequisites. However, the BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis covers knowledge that comes before this certificate, and candidates are likely to find it useful.
Yes. It's one of the core modules of the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis.
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