The Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) is a personal certificate for individuals working in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis, Consulting and testing areas. It will expand the professional knowledge of such individuals and help them to become more successful in their job.
The certification scheme is developed by the IREB, the contents are taught by independent training providers and the CPRE exam can be taken at approved certification bodies. The CPRE certificate has lifetime validity.
The certification is of a three tier structure with completion of each level making the participant eligible for the next.
Foundation Level
The CPRE Foundation Level covers the fundamentals of the Requirements Engineering domain, methodology and available techniques.
There are no prerequisites to apply for it.
Advanced Level
The CPRE Advanced Level stands for mastering and using methods and techniques. There are three choices for achieving an Advanced Level certificate:
- Requirements Elicitation & Consolidation; English and German, syllabus available in French as well
- Requirements Modeling; English and German
- Requirements Management; German (English in preparation)
To apply for the Advanced Level the CPRE Foundation Level must have been completed successfully.
Expert Level
The Expert Level is in the planning stage.
