Chartered IT Professional

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Chartered IT Professional ( CITP ) is a qualification for computer scientists awarded by the British Computer Society (BCS) under Royal Charter .

The qualification is not awarded in relation to a specific subject area, but can be acquired through qualification in various areas of IT. These include information management and security, strategy and architecture, portfolio, program and project management, business change, solution development and implementation, service management, quality and resource management, education and training, sales and marketing .

The designation Chartered IT Professional is like the auditor and the tax consultant a regulated profession within the meaning of the EU Directive 2005/36 / EG . Like all Chartered Professions, the CITP's professional rules and admission requirements are approved by the Privy Council .

Admission requirements

The admission requirements include

  1. usually a minimum of 8 to 10 years of work experience in the information technology field. The duration of an accredited university course can be counted towards this.
  2. proof that the candidate is qualified to a high level. The qualification level must meet the requirements of level 5 of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA).
  3. a passed written competence test
  4. a passed skills assessment interview with two examiners appointed by BCS

Continuous training

The CITP designation is awarded together with a Certificate of Current Competence, which is valid for 5 years. For renewal, the owner must provide evidence of regular training activities.

Professional duties

As BCS members, Chartered IT Professionals are committed to the BCS Code of Conduct.

name suffix

Chartered IT Professionals are entitled to use the CITP designation behind their names. This is placed according to awards, decorations and degrees and membership designations.

Example: first name last name, MSc MBCS CITP

register

The BCS keeps a public register of all CITPs. This can be viewed on the BCS website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/citp-specialisms-and-sfiaskills.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.bcs.org/category/10976
  3. ↑ http://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/32261
  4. ↑ http://www.bcs.org/category/17167
  5. ↑ http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/conduct.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.bcs.org/category/9232
  7. ↑ http://wam.bcs.org/wam/MemberDirectory.aspx?grade=CMEMB