ITPA Certified Practicing Member
Your career is a journey, and the ITPA Certified Practicing Member program is designed to:
- Help you stay relevant as the IT profession evolves and as the needs of the industry change
- Showcase your achievements on the ITPA Professional Skills Register (optional)
- Demonstrate to the industry and the business community that you are committed to maintaining your skills
To achieve recognition as an ITPA Certified Practicing Member you are required to demonstrate that you have achieved 20 Professional Development Points (PDPs) in the previous 12 months.
Only full ITPA Members can apply for Certified Practicing Member recognition and PDPs are awarded for the following learning events:
Professional Development Point (PDP) Category | PDP Points | Description | What you need to provide to claim PDPs (only Events completed in the last 12 months qualify) |
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IT Industry Certifications | 10 | ITPA strongly supports industry certification and we award PDP points for all mainstream industry certifications including Cisco, CompTIA, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Red Hat, etc. | Copy of your exam results or details of how we can validate the certification with the certification owner. |
IT subjects at University | 20 | Australian Institutions use a variety of terms to describe a subject including unit, module, course, credit points, etc. | Copy of your transcript |
IT Training Courses & qualifications at commercial training providers, TAFEs and Registered Training Organisations | Determined on a case by case basis |
Provide documentation showing: |
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Other Learning Events | Determined on a case by case basis | Includes events such as Conferences, user group meetings, etc. |
Provide documentation showing: |
Apply for Professional Development Points to start your journey towards recognition as an ITPA Certified Practicing Member.