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Now-a-days, IT is a profession which requires multiple skill sets to address diverse business and technology issues. CIPS gives a forum from which skills can be acquired and enhanced. Just ask Ray Tang and many other CIPS members from across the country about how CIPS has helped them both personally and professionally.
As Canada's association of IT professionals, CIPS is your representative on issues affecting the IT industry and profession.
- CIPS gives you the vehicle to obtain the right knowledge, the experience, and the skills to succeed in your career.
- CIPS offers you the only IT designation, the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) that is recognized by law* in Canada.
- CIPS is your gateway to the first-ever international IT professional (IP3P) designation, by way of the Information Technology Certified Professional (ITCP) designation.
PLUS, the following are just some of the other benefits you have access to as a CIPS Member:
- CIPS Code of Ethics to help you maintain the highest level of ethical conduct, standards of practice and integrity in your professional IT activities;
- CIPS Risk Management Practice Guideline to help you in assessing and managing risks with your IT projects and activities;
- Educational Programs at a discounted rate, local conferences featuring renowned experts, and INFORMATICS the premier CIPS symposium for IT professionals;
- IT Products & Services: insurance and electronics; job postings; IT Managers' blog; CIPS e-mail forwarding; and admission to MBA programs (for I.S.P. and ITCP designation holders);
- ... and many more!
"My CIPS Membership and I.S.P. [designation] have helped position me as a leader and a professional in a largely unregulated industry."
Andrew Morrisey, I.S.P., ITCP
Vice President, IT Services - Atlantic Region
Allstream Inc.