Who does Certification Benefit?

The world relies heavily on technology to perform vital personal, public and business functions. It is imperative that the individuals involved in the design and delivery of the systems behind that technology:

• Uphold ethical practices in their day to day activities
• Master the body of knowledge of the profession
• Ensure that access to computerized information remains confidential
• Provide open and complete communications to clients, employers and the public
• Act to ensure that information technology serves and benefits society at large

Any ICCP designation ensures that its holder is committed to these principles. It also helps consumers to identify superior suppliers of Information and Communications Technologies’ (ICT) products and services that can help enhance the effectiveness of their organizations.

Certification Benefits for Managers & Supervisors of Professionals

• Improve service: ICCP certified individuals ensure timely and proper delivery to clients
• Control costs: 55,000+ certified holders ensure needs can be met at the highest levels of professional work
• Maintain industry knowledge: ICCP credential holders have increased access to educational and professional development opportunities and often at lower costs
• Streamline recruiting: Narrow candidate searches and identify candidates quickly
• Enhance confidentiality: ICCP Code of Ethics guarantees confidentiality and ethical behavior.
• Develop staff: Ensure ongoing professional development and tracking for existing staff through ICCP’s transcript system

Certification Benefits for Human Resource Recruitment

• Narrow candidate searches: ICCP credentials as a base requirement for applications reduces total number of applicant candidates to those fully qualified
• Deeper evaluation of selected/qualified applicants: The ICCP H R assessment system allows you to assess, externally & impartially, the strength of knowledge and skills of individual applicants for specific technology areas
• Simplify application screening: ICCP credentials helps identify qualified applicants quickly
• Control costs: a large base of ICCP credential holders ensures that your needs can be met
• Enhance company marketability: ICCP credential holders enhance an organization’s image
• Develop staff: Ensure ongoing commitment by staff towards maintaining the currency of their knowledge and skills

Certification Benefits for the Certificate Holder
Certified holders experience the following and exhibit attractive new traits.

• Self confidence: They've been tested against the global standard and passed and have greater confidence in their abilities.
• Greater focus on career: Attaining certification that is equivalent to a lawyer, accountant or medical doctor provides focus for individuals to seek promotion in their chosen field of practice
• Assured and measured approach to work: Acting ethically, have a code of conduct and sound code of practice assures a confident approach to work. Organizations have greater confidence that legal and compliance work is more likely to emerge from these practices.
• Respected by peers and customers: Achieving internationally recognized and difficult credentials attracts the respect from both fellow professionals and key customers.
• Increased awareness of knowledge, skills and shortcomings: By going through a rigorous and objective assessment that identifies strengths and weaknesses, each individual is able to develop long term professional development plans to fill in the gaps and stand on firm ground where strengths have been clearly identified.