Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals
The Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals is an institution for professional certification in the Computer engineering and Information technology industry. It was founded in 1973 by 8 professional computer societies to promote certification and professionalism in the industry.
The institute awards a professional certification, Certified Computing Professional (CCP), to individuals who pass a written examination and have at least 48 months experience in computer based information systems. Post secondary education can be substituted for up to 24 months of this requirement.
See also
Constituent Societies of the ICCP:
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
- DAMA International
- Canadian Information Processing Society
- Association for Computing Machinery
External links
- Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals official website
- Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals Records, 1960-1993, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Contains information relating to the Certificate in Data Processing (CDP), the Certificate in Computer Processing (CCP), the Registered Business Programmer (RBP), and the Certified Systems Professional (CSP) programs (includes meetings held before 1973 under the auspices of the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA), predecessor to the Association of Information Technology Professionals)
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