Exam Retirement
All BlackBerry® Certification Program exams related to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server v4.1 were retired as of September 1, 2010. These exams are no longer available for testing. As of February 28, 2011, all exams related to BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.1 have expired.
To maintain the relevance and value of the BlackBerry Certification Program, exam content and certification streams are updated to take into account the evolution of BlackBerry products and services. As a result, program candidates are required to update their certification periodically to maintain a current status within the BlackBerry Certification Program.
Affected certification programs
The following certification programs are affected by this retirement and expiry process:
- BlackBerry Certified Support Specialist (enterprise environment option)
- BlackBerry Certified Server Support Specialist
- BlackBerry Certified System Administrator
- BlackBerry Certified Solution Designer
How to maintain your certification
If you’ve been certified as a result of completing a BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.1 exam and would like to maintain your BlackBerry certification status, you must pass the corresponding BlackBerry Enterprise Server v.50 exam to maintain your certification status.
To achieve a BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 certification, you must complete all exam requirements within the BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 software version.
Affected exams and their corresponding replacements
| Retired Exams | Replacement Exams |
| BCP-211 Supporting BlackBerry Devices in an Enterprise Environment | BCP-221 Supporting BlackBerry Devices in an Enterprise Environment (v5.0) |
| BCP-212 Supporting the BlackBerry Enterprise Server in an IBM® Lotus® Domino® Environment | BCP-222 Supporting a BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 in an IBM Lotus Domino Environment |
| BCP-213 Supporting a BlackBerry Enterprise Server in a Microsoft® Exchange Environment | BCP-223 Supporting a BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 in a Microsoft Exchange Environment |
| BCP-410 Maintaining a BlackBerry Enterprise Server in a Microsoft Exchange Environment (including BCX-413) | BCP-420 Maintaining a BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 in a Microsoft Exchange Environment |
| BCP-411 Maintaining a BlackBerry Enterprise Server in an IBM Lotus Domino Environment | BCP-421 Maintaining a BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 in an IBM Lotus Domino Environment |
| BCP-610 Designing and Deploying a BlackBerry Solution in a Microsoft Exchange Environment | BCP-620 Designing and Deploying a BlackBerry Solution in a Microsoft Exchange Environment (not yet available) |
| BCP-611 Designing and Deploying a BlackBerry Solution in an IBM Lotus Domino Environment | BCP-621 Designing and Deploying a BlackBerry Solution in an IBM Lotus Domino Environment (not yet available) |
BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 exams
Visit the pages below to learn about the BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 exams available for each certification:
Have questions?
If you have questions regarding the BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.1 exam retirement, email certification@blackberry.com.














