ISEB Qualifications

The ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board) is part of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and is an international examination body created to raise the standard of competence and performance of people working in IT. ISEB delivers more than 380,000 exams in over 200 countries.

The ISEB qualifications allow candidates to learn new skills in specific business and IT areas which measure competence, ability and performance. This helps to promote career development and provide a competitive edge for employees.

Delivered via a network of accredited training and examination providers, the breadth and depth of ISEB's portfolio encourages knowledge, understanding and application in various disciplines.

The following qualifications from ISEB may be of interest to data management professionals:

• ISEB Business Systems Development Certificate in Data Management Essentials.
• ISEB Certificate in Data Protection
• ISEB Certificate in Freedom of Information
• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management
• ISEB Foundation Certificate in IT Assets and Infrastructure
• ISEB Foundation Certificate in Information Security Management Principles
• ISEB Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
• ISEB Business Systems Development Certificate in Requirements Engineering
• ISEB Business Systems Development Certificate in Systems Modelling Techniques
• ISEB Business Systems Development Certificate in Integrating Off-the-shelf Software Solutions
• ISEB Business Systems Development Certificate in Business Analysis Essentials
• ISEB Business Systems Development Certificate in Organisational Context
• ISEB Business Systems Development Diploma in Business Analysis
• ISEB Certificate in IS Consultancy Practice
• ISEB Foundation Certificate in IT Enabled Business Change
• ISEB Intermediate Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture
• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture

The examinations for these qualifications take a number of different formats, including one-hour multiple choice examinations, one-hour 'open-book' scenario-based written examinations, three-hour mixed written and multiple choice examinations, and 45 minute oral examinations. Details of the examinations and companies who provide examinations and training are available from each of the appropriate pages of the ISEB website.