Currently we have

Exams to come and already in place

BIG Discovery and Introduction Level Quiz – FREE
A short quiz.
Open to all.
Tests your high-level understanding of Governance in general and BIG concepts (including those that improve governance’s integration to day-to-day challenges and opportunities).
Taking the quiz requires an email address that we will add to BIG’s membership roll.
Click HERE to take the Quiz
Associate Level Credential
£36 per year
This temporary^‡ exam is open to early-adopters who have registered as a BIG CIC Member and will test your knowledge & understanding of the BIG Body of Knowledge.
A register of credential holders is maintained
Being on the register gives third party confirmation of your knowledge appropriate to roles on Company boards (particularly as a non-exec or charity trustee or Chief Strategy Officer), Steering Committees and Enterprise Portfolio Management Offices (ePMO)
This basic credential is 100% focused on being able to accurately recall with understanding the body of knowledge - Bloom’s taxonomy level 1
‡The exam is being broadened and toughened incrementally; when complete it will be the Foundation – The later you take it the tougher it will be
We are looking for volunteers to help develop the content
The exam will enable the examinee to demonstrate they have a basic knowledge of BIG and the BoK’s models, methods, concepts, vocabulary/ language, principles, components, improvement/ adoption roadmap and appendixes, can identify key elements of what BIG is and what it is not, and how it fits into the organisational context.
Those who successfully pass will receive the Associate Certification, and (optionally) be listed on the BIG CIC Exam passes register
- HOW to take the Exam:
  Register as a Member HERE.
  The cost of the exam is £36 per year (the price of a coffee per month)
  It entitles you to take the exam as many time as needed, to retain a listing on the Register and to take the Foundation Exam (FoC) when released. You will also be contributing to sustain and grow the CIC (Don’t forget we are Not For Profit).
  THEN – Click HERE to take the exam
  (Note – if you take the exam before Registering as an Associate Exam Member, we will invite you to register before you get your result or are included in the Register.)

Future Exams:

Foundation Exam – Fee £TBC

This exam will be open to those who have registered as a Member with the BIG CIC and have paid the prevailing exam fee.
It will have more and harder questions than the currently evolving Associates Credential detailed above.
Practitioner Exam – Fee £TBC

This exam is only open to those who have registered as a Member with the BIG CIC & have paid the prevailing exam fee.
The exam will test your knowledge & understanding of all the BIG BoK materials through analysis and synthesis of a variety of scenarios demonstrating your readiness to lead review, implementation or audit activities. Blooms taxonomic level 4 and 5.
Those who successfully pass will receive the Practitioner Certification and can elect to be recorded on the Register
[A 2 question ‘taster’ is available Here](
https://big-exams.logicalmodel.net/big-exams/level2/)
We are looking for volunteers to help create the question pool
Professional Level Assessment: Ready NOW – Fee £TBC

This viva is open to those who have registered as a Member with the BIG CIC and have paid the prevailing exam fee.
The exam will require you to demonstrate usage of BIG from your experience of an actual assignment(s) that you have completed.
Those who successfully pass will receive the Professional Certification and (optionally) be listed on the Register
The viva specification and award criteria can be reviewed HERE

These exams are currently available and or being refined.

Add a post below to declare your interest in developing them.

Click the links above to take the Quiz and Associates.

Road-Map

Organisations that wish to show their alignment to good practises will be able to apply for award of the right to declare “Inspired By BIG Ideas”.
Achievement will require demonstration of processes that fulfil the big principles operated as locally tailored procedures by organisational staff with a suitable degree of BIG individual accreditations