Value proposition

Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals

CIPS is a professional association of individual IT professionals. Since 1958 CIPS has helped strengthen the Canadian IT industry by establishing standards and sharing best practices for the benefit of individual IT professionals and the sector as a whole. As Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals we represent thousands of members across the country.

CIPS offers Networking opportunities, Certification of IT professionals (I.S.P. and ITCP certifications), Accreditation of IT Post-Secondary programs, a niche IT Job Board, a voice to government, and represents Canadian IT professionals in international forums, encouraging and facilitating on-going professional development and safeguarding the public interest.

http://www.cips.ca


Some CIPS programs:

CIPS Certification:
Recognizes leaders within the IT Profession http://www.cips.ca/certification

CIPS Accreditation:
Accreditation of computer science, software engineering, and MIS programs in Canadian colleges and universities http://www.cips.ca/accreditation
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professionalism, standards, ethics, education, outreach, services, support, advocacy, certification, accrediatation, and best-practices