On November 23, 2010 CIPS and the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) announced a strategic partnership to enhance workforce development and professionalism for the ICT sector across Canada. (Click Here to read this previous announcement).
As a follow-up to that announcement on June 10, 2011 CIPS and the ICTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on the I-Advance certification process.
The I-ADVANCE© program will enable ICT employers to validate and recognize the technical, business and interpersonal competencies that complement the professional experience of their ICT employees. Also, I-ADVANCE© will aim to facilitate the design of a career ladder for advancement and succession of the ICT workforce in their respective areas of interest.
The MOU calls for both parties to work together in setting up a governing body to develop strategic direction policies and to oversee the management and implementation of the I-ADVANCE© program in Canada.
Picture info: Paul D. Swinwood, ICTC President (left) and Greg Lane, I.S.P., ITCP, CIPS National Director (right) sign MOU