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What is BEP?
BEP (Brilliant Examination Provider) is the Indian examination distributor body appointed to provide BCS/ISEB certifications and support the delivery of IT qualifications countrywide for BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

What is BCS?
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice.

What is ISEB (information systems examinations Board)?
The Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) is part of BCS and is an international examination body created to raise the standard of competence and performance of people working in IT. ISEB is an exam body that has been operating for 40 years. ISEB first provided exams in Software Testing 15 years ago, and were instrumental in the development of the original Software Testing syllabus that created the ISTQB syllabus. ISEB offer over 40 different exams in IT.ISEB has delivered over 250,000 exams and has a strong worldwide reputation for quality.

What is the ISEB Certified Tester program?
The ISEB Certified tester program provides certification for software testing, business analysis, Green IT.

Software Testing:

Which type of ISEB Software Testing Certificates are available?
ISEB Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing. The Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing examination is suitable for those who are engaged in any aspect of software testing

Business Analysis:

Which types of ISEB Business analysis Certificates are available?
BCS/ISEB Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis. Business Analysis qualifications can allow IT professionals to gain an understanding of the business context for IT, by studying one of the individual certificate modules or the Foundation qualifications.

IT Asset and Infrastructure

Which types of ISEB Certificates are available?
ISEB Foundation Certificate in IT Assets and Infrastructure. This qualification covers the subject of IT Assets & Infrastructure, which comprises the acquisition and management of the following types of IT Asset: Applications, Data and Infrastructure.

It is concerned with the People Competencies involved in managing these assets and services based on these assets. These are described in more detail in the IT Infrastructure Library and other widely available best practice guidance.

Green IT:

The BCS is widely involved with various Green initiatives across the Society, including programmes developed by the BCS Ethics Forum, the Carbon Footprint Working Group, and the Data Centre Specialist Group .To enable Green IT, BCS will provide the profession with the knowledge and expertise to allow them to significantly contribute to creating low carbon and energy efficiency outputs, both as individual IT professionals and within their organizations . The certificate is suitable for those who require a broad understanding of the subject matter and need an appreciation of what Green IT can do for them and their organisation.

What is the advantage of ISEB certification?

• ISEB qualifications allow candidates to learn new skills in specific business and IT areas which measure competence, ability and performance.
• ISEB offers IT professionals a variety of internationally recognized qualifications.
• ISEB qualifications come in Foundation, Practitioner and Higher level to suit each individual candidate.
• Provides industry-recognized qualifications that measure competence, ability and performance in many areas of IS, with the aim of raising industry standards, promoting career development and providing competitive edge for employers.

Why should I be assessed?
Your data centre or computer room uses a huge amount of energy, particularly in relation to the rest of your organization . BCS assessment will help you uncover the energy saving potential of relatively simple procedures, improving your costs, efficiency and limiting your CO2 output.
If your data centre achieves a BCS Award, you can use this fact to differentiate your facility from your organization’s peers and competitors in advertising and marketing material.

What is the basis of accreditation and Award?
Accreditation includes an assessment for which the criteria are based on the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centers (EU CoC), which has been instrumental in formalizing and identifying energy efficiency practices within data centers and computer rooms.

Why shouldn’t I just sign up to the EU Code of Conduct then?
The Code of Conduct is a mainly paper-based exercise which allows data centre owners and operators to complete and submit an application to the EU and allows them up to 3 years from date of application to implement the required practices. By contrast, BCS accreditation involves a physical assessment based on a visit to the data centre resulting in a report on what is actually happening in the facility now, not what is promised in 2013. BCS accreditation offers the option of achieving the BCS Data Centre Energy Efficient Award for your data centre(s).

I’m already a Participant in the EU Code of Conduct. Will I be guaranteed an Award?
No,The BCS Award is based on best practices in place at the time of assessment.
Code of Conduct Participant status can be gained on promises to carry out the required Best Practices within 3 years of application.

What is the BCS Data Centre Energy Efficient Award?
Our highly qualified and experienced assessors are BCS members with CITP status and have the ISEB Certificate in EU CoC. One of these Assessors will make an on-site visit to your facility and check through your energy and cooling procedures. If your facility comes up to standard you will be awarded the BCS Data centre energy efficient Award, certification that demonstrates your true commitment to energy efficiency.

What protection is there for our sensitive and confidential information relating to the data centre and our activities?
BCS assessors are bound by the ethical conduct standards required of those with CITP status but also have a legal commitment to delete all information relating to your organization when it has been transmitted to BCS. This information will be securely retained by BCS for use in subsequent annual renewals or Award level upgrades. The only information that BCS plan to publish is a list of data centers that have achieved an Award along with the Level and date of award. This is seen by most organizations as a significant benefit but you can request privacy if you wish.

What if I haven’t put all the required energy efficiency procedures yet in place?
The accreditation has three levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and providing you have put in place some of the required practices, you should attain one of these levels. Even if you don’t reach the minimum standard required, you will be given a detailed report on how to become more energy efficient.

Why should I use BCS?
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has an enviable reputation for independence and authority worldwide. It has over 70,000 members and has considerable experience and leadership in Green IT issues.

What prerequisite knowledge is required?
Candidates should have a basic working knowledge of IT and be aware of software development concepts.

What is the exam format?
The examination lasts one hour and consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. It's a 'closed book' examination i.e. no notes or books are allowed into the examination room.

This examination is available as both an online computer based exam and through public exam sittings on a number of days throughout the year.