About this course
A four-day instructor-led course covering the material of the INCOSE knowledge exam, based on the July 2023 (version 5) INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook. It covers systems engineering processes, terminology and tailoring, a process-per-page study guide, test-taking strategies and study planning, and guidance on preparing the INCOSE application and references. ATI states that the course is available as a private onsite course only.
Course facilitators may include
Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) · Former full-time Professor of Engineering Management, DSMC/DAU
Systems engineering and project management practitioner and educator with more than 40 years' experience, including more than 30 years teaching systems engineering.
Technical managementIntegration, V&V and test
- Works with
- Applied Technology Institute
Aerospace engineering degrees, RPI and MIT · MBA · Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
Systems engineering and program leader with a long career across aerospace and defence organisations.
Foundations & practitioner developmentTechnical management
- Works with
- Applied Technology Institute
Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)
Systems and software engineering leader with a background in electronic warfare and model-based development.
MBSE & modellingFoundations & practitioner development
- Works with
- Applied Technology Institute
How the course is run
- Teaching approach
Instructor-led
“This dynamic four-day Instructor led course covers all the latest CSEP v5.0 requirements in the July 2023 version of the INCOSE Handbook and covers all the material that might be on the CSEP/ASEP Knowledge Exam.”
- Practical activities
Practice questions
“This Course and certification process requires passing an extensive examination based on the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v5.0 (July 2023), interactive work, study plans, patented study aids, and sample knowledge examination questions to help you prepare effectively for the exam.”
- Course materials
Question bank
“Our program also includes an extensive test bank to ensure that you are prepared for more than just the Knowledge Exam.”
- After the course
Follow-up support
“Our instructors are program certified and provide hands-on assistance with your application from beginning to end.”
- Training arrangements
In-house / privateIn person
“Summary Private onsite course”
In the provider's own words, checked 28 Oct 2026. Only details the provider publishes are shown.
Learning outcomes
- Understand systems engineering practices, processes, terminology and definitions in the INCOSE Handbook.
- Identify your own strengths and weaknesses to target study.
- Recall processes, inputs, outputs, controls and enablers using a process study guide.
- Tailor the INCOSE processes effectively.
- Prepare for the knowledge exam and maintain SEP certification afterwards.
Assessment and evaluation
Sample knowledge exams written by ATI instructors (not INCOSE questions).
What participants receive
- Copy of the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, version 5 (exceptions apply)
- ATI course manual
- Guidance on the INCOSE application and letter of reference
- Self-evaluation questionnaire and study planning
- Two partial and one full-length sample knowledge exams written by ATI instructors
Certification and professional development
ATI states that the course covers the material that may appear on the INCOSE ASEP/CSEP knowledge exam. The sample exams are written by ATI instructors and are not INCOSE exam questions. The course does not replace the INCOSE exam or INCOSE's other certification requirements.
Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.
Follow-up support
ATI states that instructors remain available to participants after the course through to the knowledge exam.
Needs & requirements
ILX Group
Requirements certification preparation covering stakeholder engagement, requirements hierarchy, modelling, validation, traceability and version control.
3 days
- Access
- Public enrolment
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online
Certification preparation
School of Systems Engineering
Mentored support for preparing an International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) application, with templates, worked examples and peer review before submission.
Practitioner24 hours, mentored
- Delivery
- Self-paced
Needs & requirements
SOPHIST
Three-day IREB® CPRE Foundation Level preparation with the certification exam at the end of the training.
3 days
- Regions
- Germany
- Access
- Public enrolment · Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online