Certified Information Technology Professional


Certified Information Technology Professional is a professional certification for Certified Information Technology Professionals The CITP credential recognizes technical expertise across a wide range of business-technology practice areas.

Issuers

Institute of Chartered IT Professionals (South Africa)

Institute of Chartered IT Professionals in South Africa is issuing international accreditations for all IT Professionals including CIOs i.e. Chief Information Officers.
CPA.CITP is a sub-credential granted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants only to eligible Certified Public Accountants in the United States.

Qualifications for the CITP

To qualify, the CPA will complete an application that uses a points system for the number of billable and non-billable hours of business technology experience and the number of credit hours and/or hours of lifelong learning you have in the following seven CITP Body of Knowledge areas:
In addition, certain certifications and advanced degrees also apply. Please review the application for a complete list. To be awarded the CITP credential, a CPA must qualify for 100 total points on the application.
On the CITP Credential Application you will be asked to sign a Declaration and Intent to comply with all the requirements for CITP recertification.
A percentage of CITP applications will be randomly selected for further review each year, and if selected, the applicant agrees to provide detailed documentation to support the assertions of the application.

CITP Body of Knowledge

The CITP credential holder possesses a breadth of business and technology experience. The CITP Body of Knowledge represents the qualifying areas of technology knowledge for both business experience and lifelong learning. The Body of Knowledge essentially contains the seven areas of services as follows:
  1. Technology Strategic Planning
  2. IT Architecture
  3. Business Process Enablement
  4. System Development, Acquisition, Implementation and Project Management
  5. Information Systems Management
  6. Systems Security, Reliability, Audit and Control
  7. IT Governance and Regulation
All CITP professionals should possess a mastery of the following knowledge and skills.

1.) Technology Strategic Planning

1. AICPA/CICA SysTrust, Principles and Criteria for Systems Reliability Version 2.0, January 2001, pages 2-3.
2. Information Technology Control Guidelines, 3rd edition, CICA, Chapter 4
3. Cobit, Management Guidelines, pages 72-73
4. AICPA/CICA SysTrust, pages 4-8

CITP Multiple Entry Point System (MEP)

To be awarded the CITP Credential, a CPA must accumulate 100 total points. Total points will be earned based on business experience, lifelong learning, and, if required, the results of an examination.
Business Experience Requirement
The final number of points earned in this category will be determined by a combination of the number of hours of experience and the scope of that experience. Eligible business experience must address the seven practice areas that currently comprise the CITP Body of Knowledge. Academics may count their time lecturing and teaching towards the business experience requirement.
Life Long Learning
To be awarded the CITP credential, you must also earn a minimum of 25 points in lifelong learning within the five-year period preceding the date of application. The maximum number of lifelong learning points allowed over a five-year period is 60.
The objectives of the lifelong learning requirement are twofold, to:
The following types of lifelong learning activities are eligible for points:
The credential is administered by the AICPA through the National Accreditation Commission via a volunteer committee and dedicated AICPA staff. The committee was formed in 2003 and initially chaired, through 2005, by MICHAEL DICKSON, CPA.CITP. He was succeeded by the current chair, GREGORY LaFOLLETTE,CPA.CITP. The committee consists of six members each serving staggered three-year terms.