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“Certification, in itself, is not a goal, but Professionalism is.”

Dr. Paul M. Pair Fellow of the ICCP, 1982 2

What is the ICCP?

    The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) established in 1973 by the major professional associations in North America to provide centralized exam development and testing for the Information and Communications Technology industry.

ICCP certificate holders have to exhibit comprehension and knowledge of stringent industry fundamentals , not single product specifics.

The ICCP is an independent certification organization that offers five (experience based, professional level) professional credentials, the – – – – – Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP), Certified Computing Professional – (CCP), Certified Data Management Professional – (CDMP), Certified IT Consultant – (CITC) Certified IT Compliance Professional - (CITCP) and three (entry level); the – Associate Computing Professional-ACP; – Information Systems Analyst (ISA) for graduates of 4 year university programs  At any time any person can take “Expert – Mastery proficiency” level credentials in specialized subject areas as well as programming languages. You need to pass one (1) exam in the specialized area that you are seeking acknowledgement of your expert skill level by passing with a score of 70% or more.

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Forces Driving Growth in IT Professional Certification

4 Adapted from “The Complete Guide to Certification for Computing Professionals”

0.0%

Reasons for Seeking Certification

Other 3.6% Attain Access to Vendor Support 1.8% Increase Compensation 2.4% Assess Current Expertise 3.1% Improve Job Security 4.8% Job Requirement 8.0% Secure Employment 8.1% Prepare for New Job 9.4% Advancement in Current Job 17.2% Advancement in Profession 41.7% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

Source: ICCP Research Study (Athabasca University) 5

Primary Achievement Resulting from Certification

"Increase in Salary" 11% "Solve Problems Quicker" 19% "More Credibility within Organization" 24% "Greater Self Esteem" 22% "More Credibility with Customers" 24%

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Why People Certify

Credential 37.3% Other 11.4% Financial Reward 0.4% Self-Evaluation 5.1% Company Requirement 0.4% Professional Growth 45.3% 7

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree 46% Doctoral Degree 1% Jr. College Graduate 11% High School Graduate 4% Some High School 1% Masters Degree 13% Other 2% Some College 22%

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Degree of Majors

Statistics Accounting 7% Science 5% Other 9% 4% Engineering 4% Mathematics 4% Education 1% Information Science 13% Business 13% Communications 7% Liberal Arts 5% MIS/BIS 4% Computer Science 24%

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Company Participants

           US Department of State US CyberCrime Center Dell Eastman Kodak Company American Airlines Microsoft Manitoba Lotteries Commission State Farm Insurance IBM Ford Ohio Board of Education  Telus  Alberta Blue Cross  Infosys  Alcan Aluminum  R.L. Polk  3M  Fujitsu Consulting  AMOCO  Apple  AT& T 13

Who takes ICCP Exams?

By Job Function 15% 6% 4% 1% 5% 6% 2% 6% 6% 1% 3% 12% 14% 13% 1% 3% 1% Consultant Computer Specialist Computer and Inf ormation Scientist, Research Computer Programmer Computer Sof tw are Engineer, Applications Computer Sof tw are Engineer, System Sof tw are Computer Sof tw are Specialist Computer Systems Analyst Database Administrator Netw ork and Computer Systems Administrator Netw ork Systems and Data Communications Analyst CIO,CTO, VP, Director MIS Manager Project Manager Non IT: Executive / Corporate Non IT: Financial Non IT: Manuf acturing / Operations 14

Who takes ICCP Exams?

Company Size

20.1% 39.9% 20.5% 2.2% 9.0% 8.3% Less than 50 employees 50 to 99 employees 100 to 499 employees 500 to 999 employees 1,000 to 4999 employees More than 5000 employees 15

By Industry 1% 2% 10% 4% 5% 7% 7% 9% 4% 14%

Who takes ICCP Exams?

15% 7% 3% 1.7% 12% (5%) Business Services / Consulting/ Ecommerce/Internet/ Computer Services (15%) Computer / Netw ork Consulting/ Communications Carriers (3%) Computer Related Retailer / Wholesaler / distributer/Service Provider (1.7%) Construction / Architecture / Engineering /Mining Oil & Gas/ Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing (12%) Education (7%) Finance / Banking / Accounting (14%) Government: Federal, State, Local (4%) Health / Medical / Dental Services (9%) Insurance / Real Estate / Legal Services (7%) IT General & Data Processing Services (7%) Manufacturing of Computer Hardw are or Softw are, VAR, VAD, Systems Integrator (10%) Manufacturing Process Industries (1%) Publishing/Broadcast/Advertising/PublicRelations/Marketing/Travel/Recreation (2%) Research / Development Lab/ Aerospace (4%) Transportation / Utilities 16

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACE)

ACE awards college credits for passing the ICCP Examinations For example:

9 university course credits for the Core IT Skills Examination 3 university course credits for most of the specialty examinations 4 university course credits for Microcomputers and Networking 4 university course credits for Procedural (Advanced) Programming 17

ICCP Constituent Societies

   ACM AITP AWC  CIPS  DAMA Association for Computing Machinery Association for Information Technology Professionals Association for Women In Computing Canadian Information Processing Society DAMA the Data Management Association  ICCA Independent Computer Consultants Association  CPCI Consejo Profesional en Ciencias Informaticas (Professional Council in Computer science Sciences) Argentina 18

ICCP Affiliate Societies & Business Partners

Affiliates

 China & Hong Kong (2)  Ghana  India  Nigeria  Pakistan  Peru  Sultanate of Oman  USA (9)

Business Partners

 ACBSP   BPM Institute DAMA International      DANTES (US Armed Forces) Excelsior College IBM SOA Institute SOX Institute (ITGG)  TDWI 19

ICCP Certification Today

ICCP (and partner) Designations

       – Professional Level CCP – Certified Computing Professional CBIP – Certified Business Intelligence Professional (TDWI) CDMP - Certified Data Management Professional (DAMA) I.S.P. – Information Systems Professional of Canada (CIPS) CITC – Certified IT Consultant (ICCA) CITCP - Certified IT Compliance Professional (SOX Institute – IT Governance Group) CITGP – Certified IT Governance Professional (SOX Institute – IT Governance Group)   – Associate Skills ACP – Associate Computing Professional (New IT Entrants) ISA – Information Systems Analyst - Graduating Students – (Center for Computing Education Research) Original credentials offered by the ICCP  CDP – Certified Data Processor   CSP – Certified Systems Professional CCP – Certified Computer Programmer CDP (developed in 1964) was originally given to the ICCP by the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) now known as the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) CSP was originally given to the ICCP to manage by the Association of Systems Management (ASM) 21

Certified Computing Professional (CCP)

CORE EXAMINATION (All Candidates)

Plus any 2 Specialty examinations => 70% or one Specialty can be replaced by two Programming Languages

I.T. Management Microcomputing & Networks Procedural (Advanced) Programming Business Information Systems Software Engineering Data Warehousing Business Process Management Integrated IT Project Management Data Management Internetworking & Data Communications Systems Programming Object Oriented Analysis & Design IT Compliance Web Development Systems Development Office Information Systems Systems Security Information Systems Analyst (IS Model Curriculum) Data Base Administration CCP CERTIFICATION

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(I.S.P.) - Certification Examination Route – Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)  

First complete and pass three ICCP Examinations (Core plus 2 Specialties at 70% or higher level) Then complete the I.S.P. Application form and submit to CIPS ( www.cips.ca

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Choose this route if you:

– have passed either the Institute for Certification of Computer Professional (ICCP) exams leading to the

Certified Computing Professional (CCP)

or equivalent ( Professional Graduate exams.

CBIP, CDMP)

at Expert Mastery Level or the British Computer Society (BCS) Diploma or –

Note:

Applicants also require a certain number of years of professional experience (typically five)

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Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP)

Core I.T. Skills Leadership Management X Busines s Analyst X Data Analysis & Design X Data Integrator X Administration & Technology X Data Warehousing Business Information Systems Data Management X X X X X X X I.T. Management Systems Development Systems Security Database Administration X X X* X* 24

Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) – Infosys Requirements - Technical Architects

Core I.T. Skills Leadership Management X Busines s Analyst X Data Analysis & Design X Data Integrator X Administration & Technology X Data Warehousing Business Information Systems Data Management X X X X X X X I.T. Management Systems Development Systems Security X Database Administration BI/DW Architect: Minimum Certification - at least ONE of these 3 tracks; and One Track must at Mastery performance X X* X* 25

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

Management Architecture Data Analysis & Design Database Administration Data Warehousing Core I.T. Skills X X X X X Data Management / Database Administration Data Warehousing X X X* X* X X* X* X* X X* X* X* X 26 Integrated IT Project Management I.T. Management X* X* X* X* Systems Development X* X* X* Systems Security X* Object Oriented Analysis & Design X* X* indicates choice – other career options include Meta Data Repository Management

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP – INFOSYS Requirements – Senior Technical Architects

Core I.T. Skills Data Management / Database Administration Data Warehousing Management X X Architecture X X X* X* Data Analysis & Design X X X* X* Database Administration X X* X X* Data Warehousing X X* X* X 27 Integrated IT Project Management I.T. Management X* X* X* X* Systems Development X* X* X* Systems Security X* Object Oriented Analysis & Design X* DBA-DA background: Minimum Certification in at least THREE tracks; with One track Mastery performance => 70%

Certified IT Consultant (CITC)

CORE EXAMINATION + IT Consultant Examination

Any One Specialty or 2 Language examinations passed at the minimum 70% pass requirement

Any Specialty Exam Visual Basic COBOL JAVA C Language C + + CITC CERTIFICATION

Note: Associate level is automatically awarded once the CORE is passed at 50% or higher plus the IT consulting examination has been passed at the 70% level.

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IT Governance Group – Governance, Risk, Compliance * GRC Institute

Certified in IT Compliance Professional Level (CITCP)

Note: Mandatory Training is required at the SOX Institute - ITGG GRC Institute, before a person can take the ICCP examination

IT Compliance Examination (ICCP)

Plus

ITIL Foundation Exam (EXIN)

Plus

COBIT Foundation Exam (ISACA)

CITCP CERTIFICATION

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Associate Computing Professional (ACP)

CORE EXAMINATION

Any One Specialty or Language examination passed at the minimum 50% pass requirement

Any Specialty Exam Visual Basic COBOL JAVA C Language C + + ACP CERTIFICATION

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Individual Expert – Mastery Certificates

Earned by Passing Specialty and Language Exams at the 70% or more level

Business Information Systems I.T. Management Procedural (Advanced) Programming Web Development Software Engineering Business Intelligence Analytics Java Data Management Data & Information Quality (Released) & Design COBOL Microcomputing & Networks Object Oriented Analysis Internetworking and Communications Systems Programming C Language Database Administration Business Process Data Warehousing Management (Released) Systems Development Office Information Systems Systems Security Visual Basic C++ Integrated IT Project Management IT Compliance (Released)

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New Examinations/Credentials under development

       

IT Consultant Examination

– Independent Computer Consultants Association – (ICCA) – Exam released 2007

IT Compliance

(SOX Institute & IT Governance Group) Exam Released 4 th quarter 2007

Business Intelligence & Analytics Examination

released 2007 (DAMA, TDWI) –Exam

Data & Information Quality Examination-

release - first quarter 2008 (with MIT & Berkley-Richard Wang, author Larry English, Pat Cupoli (DAMA), Dave Wells (TDWI) – Beta

Business Process Management

(BPM Institute) – Beta release 2 nd Qtr - 2008

Enterprise Architect

– framing Body of Knowledge – Subject Outline - John Zachman, DAMA & AITP – Beta Release 4 th Quarter 2008

IT Governance

(SOX Institute & IT Governance Group) Beta Release 4 th quarter 2008

Solutions Architect Certification and/or Examination

& BPM Institute) – TBD (INFOSYS, DAMA, 32

Career Planning & Professional Development Employee Skills, Performance Gap Analysis & Recommended Study

Dear Exam Taker: You have achieved an

ACP credential

with specialty examinations in Data Base Administration and Systems Development. In order to achieve the CCP level, you need to improve your scores in each of your specialty examinations to 70% or higher.

Your total scores were:

a. CORE IT SKILLS b. Data Base Administration c. Systems Development 77 (CCP Level) 56 (ACP Level) 64 (ACP Level)

Your strengths are shown on each of the examinations in detail on the following pages. The areas where additional review/study work is required are identified below.

Criteria: Any item scoring less than 70% has been identified as an area of review and/or continuing professional development (PD) and this can now be used by you to build/negotiate your PD plan (next page) Courses can be taken at a local university, other regional colleges and Universities as suggested below.

Recommended study: 1.

2.

Database Administrations: Self Study or University of NearestU; Community or Technical College; Athabasca University (Online); ICCP Online or Excelsior College (online) Systems Development: Self study or ICCP Online Systems Development course; University of NearestU ; Athabasca University (MSc. Program) online; Community or Techncial College. It is recommended that you take some self study modules, then prepare for and retake this examination.

Recommended Textbooks: Data Base Administration (Craig Mullens or Michael Mannino); Systems Development (Charles Wasson or Shelley or Whitten or Kendall) – available from most online bookstores (Amazon, Chapters, etc.)

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Career Planning & Professional Development Employee Skills and Performance Gap Analysis

ICCP Official Performance Profile

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TEST DATE:

Test taker ID First Name, Last Name Address 1 Address 2, Province/State, Postcode/ZIP Country 3.01

3.02

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YOUR CONTENT

1.01

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20/8/2007

DESCRIPTION

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONAL ISSUES TYPES OF SYSTEMS APPLICATION STRATEGIES DATA ARCHITECTURES DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CYCLE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES HARDWARE SOFTWARE FINANCIAL MGMNT & ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SCIENCE SYSTEMS AUDITING MATHEMATICS STATISTICS 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 6 7 5 8 10 2 2 2 6 5

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6 4

Seeking ACP Designation CORE IT Skills Exam Status: PASS at CCP Level

3 2 3 3 3 4 5 8 8 9 9 12 3 3 2 6 6

NUMBER OF ITEMS

6 5 

TOTALS 77

Criteria: Any item scoring less than 70% has been identified as an area of review and/or continuing professional development (PD) and this can now be used by you to build/negotiate your PD plan.

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Recertification

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Recertification Goals

Maintain professional competence Update existing knowledge and skills Attain new or additional knowledge and skills

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Recertification Guidelines

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CBIP, CCP, CDMP – Earn 120 approved contact hours of education over 3-year period

(maintained on the ICCP transcript system)

– Pay $75 per year maintenance fee

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ACP, ISA – Earn 60 approved contact hours of education over 3-year period

(maintained on the ICCP transcript system)

– Pay $35 per year maintenance fee

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Types of Activity & Education satisfying recertification requirements

 Formal educational institutions  Independent organized programs (other professional credentials - max: 40 hrs/per different credential achieved)  Professional society meetings, seminars, conferences  Write ICCP examination questions  Articles, teaching, lecturing (max: 60hrs)  Self-study programs (max: 60hrs)  Sit for same or other ICCP examinations 38

Exam Administration

ICCP Examination Procedures

    1. Submit application and fees for computer-based exam 2. Receive eligibility and admission information 3. Contact ICCP to schedule examination time – world-wide testing available with an exam proctor – remote proctored testing available using web conferencing (requires a web camera and reliably fast internet access) 4. Results are received immediately upon completion of exam. (knowledge gap analysis of strengths and weaknesses, an official performance profile , is mailed to the exam taker).

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Examination Fees

(discounted fees available at various conferences or colleges)

CBIP, CCP, CDMP Examinations

Core Examination First Specialty Second Specialty Total $250 $250 $250 USD $750

ACP Examinations

Core Examination Language Examination $250 $ 145 Total All fees are non-refundable USD $395 Candidates may re-schedule within 48 hours of an exam date, additional costs may apply 41

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CD Based - Self Study or Online – 12 Week Courses

Information Systems Core Systems Development courses NOW available online through the ICCP office.

Data Management will be available – Mid year 2008 – Please contact [email protected]

to register or use 1-800-843 8227 to call the office register and pay for the course.

– Fees: (self study packages are cheaper – contact the ICCP office)   US$595 for 12 week tutor supported course US$695 for 12 week tutor supported course includes one examination (savings of $150). – Equivalency for a 3 credit university course 42

Questions