INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC STANDARD 24773-1 First edition 2019-03 Software and systems engineering Certification of software and systems engineering professionals Part 1: General requirements Ingenierie du logiciel - Certification des professionnels de I'ingénierie du logiciel - Partie 1: Exigences'générales Reference number IEC ISO/IEC 24773-1:2019(E) @IS0/IEC2019 IS0/IEC 24773-1:2019(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0/IEC 2019 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0/IEC 2019 - All rights reserved IS0/IEC 24773-1:2019(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions 4 Conformance ..3 5 Concepts relating to certification and qualification .3 5.1 General .3 5.2 Certification and qualification .4 5.3 Knowledge, BOK and cognitive level 4 5.4 Skill and performance level. .5 5.5 Competence and proficiency level .5 5.6 Assessmentmethods .6 6 General requirements. 6.1 General .7 6.2 Conformance to IS0/IEC 17024 .7 6.3 Fundamental components 7 6.4 Knowledge and skill 8 6.4.1 General. .8 6.4.2 Identification of a BOK .8 6.4.3 Cognitive level. .8 6.4.4 Skill .9 6.5 Competence ..9 6.6 Code of ethics and professional practices 9 6.7 Maintenance of certification 10 6.7.1 General. .10 6.7.2 Renewal of certification .10 6.7.3 Continuing professional development .10 Bibliography .11 @ IS0/IEC 2019 - All rights reserved iii