BCS - Practitioner Certificate in Information Assurance Architecture | PCIAA

Duration

Duration:

Just 2 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

10/2/2025 (Monday)

Overview

On this accelerated BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Assurance Architecture (PCIAA) course, you’ll learn how to build an architecture that fits business requirements, mitigates the risks and conforms to the relevant security policies, and how to balance information risk against the cost of countermeasures.

In just 2 days, you’ll also learn to identify information risks that arise from potential solution architectures, as well as design alternate architectures or countermeasures to mitigate identified information risks. You’ll also build knowledge on:

  • Ensuring that proposed architectures and countermeasures adequately mitigate identified information risks
  • Applying ‘standard’ security techniques and architectures to mitigate security risks
  • Security configuring ICT systems in compliance with their approved security architectures 

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS PCIAA exam, and achieve your BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Assurance Architecture (PCIAA) certification. As an Official BCS Training Provider and through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal if you are a Security professional interested in the technical and business aspects of the profession or anyone looking to work in the field of security architecture.

Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

  1. You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 2-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
  2. Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
  3. Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
  4. Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Curriculum

  • Section 1: The Basis of IA Architecture
  • Section 2: Advanced Security Architecture Concepts
  • Section 3: Information Assurance Methodologies
  • Section 4: Innovation and Business Improvement
  • Section 5: Security Across the Lifecycle
  • Section 6: Preparation for IA Architecture mock and live exam

Exam Track

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Assurance Architecture (PCIAA) exam

  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Format:
    • Section A contains 60 simple multiple questions each worth one mark
    • Section B contains 25 scenario-based complex multiple-choice questions with a maximum of 65 marks available
  • Passing score: 81/125 (65%)
  • Languages: English

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

  • Accommodation *
  • Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
  • On-site exams **
  • Exam vouchers **
  • Practice tests **
  • Certification Guarantee ***
  • Courseware
  • Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
  • 24-hour lab access
  • Digital courseware **
  • * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
  • *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites to attend this accelerated course, however BCS recommend you have an understanding of information assurance.

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call 21 96 61 82 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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