Professional Certification
buildingSMART Canada stands for standardization and quality assurance in the construction and real estate industries' digital revolution. Continuing education is crucial in this regard. The Professional Certification program allows industry specialists to expand their openBIM knowledge while earning internationally recognized certificate from buildingSMART Canada.
About bSC Certification
Accelerated global adoption of BIM faces challenges in terminology, competence, and consistency. buildingSMART Canada supports these standards and offers a Professional Certification program as a BIM competency benchmark. This program benefits professionals, employers, and client organizations in the built asset industry, promoting transparency and consistency.
The Professional Certification Program by bSC supports openBIM® training standardization, promotes international standards and best practices, and raises awareness about buildingSMART and its solutions.
The Entry level introduces open standards and openBIM concepts in a simple, clear and straightforward matter. It is aimed at working professionals and students in the built asset industry who have little or no experience with BIM.
This program offers free online educational resources (self-paced training) and a free 5-question online exam managed on this website.
This exam will be launched in 2024.
The Foundation level addresses the needs of individuals operating at a basic level. The training helps building owners, designers, consultants, builders and project managers understand the opportunities collaboration within a virtual, openBIM environment offers.
Upon successful completion of the training, the participant can undertake the online exam to become buildingSMART qualified.
Target Audience
All stakeholders in the construction and real estate industry who are engaged with BIM activities at some level.
Management level is aimed at industry professionals involved in the management of digitally empowered projects. It provides fundamental knowledge and insight at strategic and operative levels, without descending into technical detail.
Upon successful completion of the training, the participant can undertake the online exam to become buildingSMART certified.
This level targets poject managers and other stakeholders with responsibilities that require more knowledge than the Foundation level, yet need not master detailed and hands-on skills developed for the Practitioner level.
Target Audience
Project managers and other stakeholders with responsibilities that require more knowledge than Foundation level, yet need not master detailed and hands-on skills developed for the Practitioner level.
The Practitioner level elevates your openBIM expertise at an operational level. This internationally recognized certification is designed specifically for professionals engaged in BIM delivery who possess considerable theoretical and technical knowledge, as well as a minimum time of project experience.
Target Audience
Practitioner level serves professionals engaged with the delivery of BIM (in planning, construction and/or operations), who possess considerable theoretical and technical knowledge, as well as some practical project experience.
Benefits for Training Providers
Benefits for Training Providers Offering bSI Certification Courses:
- Global Visibility: Highlighting your courses to a worldwide audience and increasing your global reach.
- Worldwide Client Access: Benefit from the influx of clients from all over the world, as anyone can register for training in Canada following bSI rules.
Seamless Implementation: Implement an easily adaptable program built on the standardized buildingSMART framework curriculum.
Quality Recognition: Gain accreditation for your openBIM courses, meeting the rigorous quality standards set by buildingSMART International.
Online Exam Platform: Utilize the international online platform for streamlined and convenient examinations.
Efficient Certification: Upon successful verification, receive automated issuance of internationally recognized buildingSMART certificates.
Credibility: Promote your course as “buildingSMART listed/recognized,” enhancing its credibility and appeal to learners.
Partner with us and enhance your training programs with the prestige and recognition of buildingSMART certification.
Benefits for Learners
Benefits of the bSI Professional Certification Program and Exam for learners:
- Global Recognition: Attain internationally recognized certification in openBIM principles.
- Quality Assurance: Showcase your competence and expertise in the built asset industry.
- Up-to-Date Knowledge: Access standardized training aligned with the latest industry developments and best practices.
- Structured Evaluation: Undergo a rigorous testing and qualification process to validate your skills.
- Flexible Options: Choose from a wide array of training concepts and specialized areas offered by our extensive network of training partners.
- Online Certification: Optional registration of your certificate in an online database for verification.
- Career Advancement: Enhance your professional profile and open doors to new opportunities in the global industry.
Join the bSI Professional Certification Program and stand out as a certified expert in the field of openBIM.
Benefits for Employees
If you’re interested in participating in a course led by certified providers from bSC, kindly fill out the course waitlist form.
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Certified Training Providers
For any questions or inquiries about the bSC certification program, please reach out to us at certification@buildingsmartcanada.ca.
FAQs
Entry Level: None
Foundation Level: None
Management Level: Foundation certificate
Practitioner Level: Foundation certificate
Yes. Upon successfully passing the exam, the candidate will be issued with a digital certificate and a digital badge.
For Entry Level, you will receive a digital badge only.
Yes. You will receive a professional title:
Entry: None
Foundation: buildingSMART Level 1 Qualified Professional (bS-QP-1)
Management: buildingSMART Level 2 Qualified Professional bS-QP-2)
Practitioner: buildingSMART Level 2 Certified Professional (bS-CP-2)
After you have completed the course and paid the exam fee, your provider will schedule your exam.
You have 2 exam attempts (1 initial exam, 1 re-exam). Re-exam fee applies. If you fail the re-exam, you must re-take the training course again. Contact your provider for more information.
For Entry Level, you will have unlimited access to the exam and you must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.
There is no need to renew the Certificates for the Foundation and Management levels and there is no expiry date. Requalification may apply for the Practitioner level. Please check our website for more details.
There is no restriction on where the online exam is taken, however, some providers may require the exam be undertaken in training centres. Contact your local provider for more information.
No. You must attend a buildingSMART approved course from a registered provider before you can sit the online exam.
For Entry Level, all learning contents are available from our website for self-pace learning.