Blue Prism Certified Developer

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Blue Prism Certified Developer Eligibility

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Whether you can sit the Blue Prism Certified Developer certification exam: prerequisites, who the exam is for, and the skills it assesses.

4 prerequisites
associate level
5 skills

Prerequisites and requirements

Published requirements for this certification.

  • Basic understanding of software development concepts (variables, loops, conditionals, error handling)
  • Familiarity with business process modeling or workflow logic
  • Access to a Blue Prism learning or trial environment
  • Completion of Blue Prism Foundation training (recommended but not mandatory)

Who this exam is for

This certification is intended for aspiring and practicing RPA developers, automation analysts, process automation engineers, and IT professionals who have at least 3-6 months of hands-on experience with Blue Prism. It is also suitable for individuals transitioning into RPA from adjacent fields (e.g., software development, quality assurance, or business process management). Candidates should be comfortable with basic programming concepts (loops, conditionals, variables) and have a logical approach to solving automation challenges. The certification is ideal for those looking to formalize their Blue Prism expertise for roles such as RPA Developer, Automation Engineer, or Technical Lead in RPA projects.

Skills assessed

What the exam actually tests, beyond the domain names.

Create and configure business objects using Object Studio
Implement robust process flows in Process Studio with error handling
Manage work queues and control room operations
Apply governance and security standards in Blue Prism solutions
Integrate external systems (web services, Excel, databases) using predefined objects and custom code stages

The domains you will be assessed on

Eligibility is not only about paperwork. These are the areas you have to actually know.

DomainWeightTopic count
Object Studio25%12
Process Studio30%12
Blue Prism Foundation20%8
Work Queues and Control Room15%9
Solution Design and Governance10%8

How demanding this exam is

Cognitive load
High - the exam demands both theoretical knowledge of Blue Prism architecture and practical application of process and object design. Candidates must understand complex concepts like exception handling, dynamic UI element spying, collection processing, and work queue lifecycle management. The hands-on nature of the test environment requires rapid recall of tool-specific procedures, making cognitive demand significant.

Our focus for this certification: Certilum’s Blue Prism Developer prep focuses on end‑to‑end automation scenarios, exception handling patterns, dynamic element identification, and work queue design – all via simulation‑based quizzes and diagnostic feedback.

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