Data Professionals

Why are Certified Data Professionals and Data Scientists so important?

In many ways the data are the most stable part of any business.  It is the fundamental set of elements that won't change unless the corporation decides to change the business that it is in.  For example, car manufacturers remain just that, and Biotech companies remain in their field of expertise.  What is changing today is how we use internal corporate data alongside many external sources such as social media data to drive insight into our customers, products, societal acceptance of our products and services and compliance issues with accurate reporting from a legal and investment perspective.  A challenging and changing landscape.

​The certifications that ICCP has developed, many in concert with our many partners, provide a comprehensive set of certification programs to certify data scientists to address the regulatory compliance needs of clients, especially in the banking, financial and insurance services market.  

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Certified Data Professional

Data Professionals may specialize and certify in many of the following areas.  Choose the specialization suited to your experience and career goals. 

• Data Quality
• Business Analytics
• Data Analytics & Design
• Data Warehousing
• Leadership & Management
• Data Integration & Interoperability
• ​Information Management
• Enterprise Data Architecture

Examinations Required:
1. Information Systems Core 
2. Data Management

Options (Choose 1 from the following Examinations)

1. Data & Information Quality
2. Business Intelligence & Data Analytics
3. Data Warehousing
4. Data Modeling (Data Development)
5. Database Administration (Data Operations & Security)
6. Data Integration & Interoperability
7. Information Systems Management
8. Enterprise Architecuture (Zachman)

Request one of the following specializations based on the specialty examination that you take.
CDP-DM for Information Management specialization.
CDP-BA for Business Analytics
CDP- Mod for Data Modeling
CDP-DBA for Database Administration
CDP-DII for Data Integration
CDP-DA for Data Architect 
CDP-DQ for Data Quality

Certified Data Governance Professional
Data Governance requires a substantial amount of continuous work experience along with passing one examination and qualifying to receive the Data Governance & Stewardship Professional (DGSP) designation.  To apply to be evaluated for qualification for this credential, purchase the Certification and background assessment fee from the store, after you have passed the DGSP examination.
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Examination:

• Data Governance and Stewardship Examination.

Certified Business Intelligence Professional

See requirements on TDWI's Website: 

Certified Big Data Professional

Big Data and Streaming Data Analytics along with the need to develop scalable and elastic enterprise architecture will drive businesses in the future.  ICCP's Big Data Certification program addresses the needs of companies seeking skills for those specific tasks.

Examinations Required:
1. Information Systems Core
2. Big Data Methods & Technologies  (due Spring of 2019)
3. Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Certified Data Scientist

Data Scientists are a rare breed.  The skills required for such experts is increasingly available from many college and university programs.  ICCP has created a useful set of examinations that test an individual's knowledge & experiential skill set in technology, business, communications, repeatable research, statistics, operations research and data exploration techniques. To qualify pass the following three examinations at practitioner (50%) or expert/mastery level (70%):

Examinations Required:

1. Information Systems Core
2. Data Science 
3. Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

Certified Public Sector Data Governance Professional Professional

• Public Sector Data Governance Examination