Chartered IT Professional
Chartered IT Professional denoted by CITP is a professional qualification awarded under Royal Charter to IT professionals who satisfy strict criteria set by the British Computer Society, which is a professional body for IT in the United Kingdom.
Status
The title Chartered IT Professional is aligned with Skills Framework for the Information Age, the UK Government backed competency framework, CITP is the benchmark of IT excellence and is terminal qualification in IT.Criteria and requirements for chartered status in the UK have to be approved by the Privy Council and as such the CITP designation is on par with other chartered qualifications in other fields.
CITP status is gaining increasing national and international recognition as the benchmark of excellence for IT professionals. It provides evidence of an individual’s commitment to their profession and endorsement of their experience and knowledge.
Eligibility
In order to qualify for this award a person normally needs to have at least 8 to 10 years professional experience in IT, with evidence of experience at a senior level in the Skills Framework for the Information Age, have passed a professional competency examination and successfully completed a skills assessment interview with two BCS assessors.A fast track scheme exists for holders of Certified Architect and Certified IT Specialist certifications from The Open Group, which exempts applicants from the initial review and interview elements of the application process.
In order to maintain a certificate of current competence, demonstrable CPD must be undertaken.
Designatory lettering
Chartered IT Professionals are entitled to use the suffix CITP after their names. This is written after honours, decorations and university degrees and before letters denoting membership of professional engineering institutions - for example: BSc CITP MBCS.The BCS maintains an online register of members with CITP status.