QEP Exam Information and Outline
Qualified Environmental Professional
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 6, 2026
QEP Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the
official QEP exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
BGC.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- QEP requires passing the General Environmental Science (GES) exam and the QEP comprehensive exam
- QEP Exam: Area of Specialization (25%)
- Air (7%), Soil (5%), Water (7%), Waste (6%)
- QEP Exam: Environmental Management Systems and Programs (16%)
- Management (7%), capacity building (2%), compliance (6%), ethics (1%)
- QEP Exam: Applying Technical and Related Skills (52%)
- Critical thinking (11%) and evaluation (10%)
- Treatment (8%) and remediation (7%)
- Monitoring (6%), risk assessment (5%), statistical analysis (5%)
- QEP Exam: Communication (7%)
- Stakeholder, regulatory and technical documentation
- GES Exam (prerequisite part)
- Basic and media-specific science (45%); EMS and programs (20%); technical skills (25%); communication (10%)