Certified Professional of IT (CPIT) – Hong Kong Computer Society

About CPIT

The CPIT credentials cover a wide spectrum of IT subject matters or disciplines such as system architecture, project management, quality assurance, information security, business analysis and so on.

Successful CPIT certified professionals are expected to demonstrate at an adequately recognized level of competencies in specific professional disciplines. This is proven by meeting stringent assessment requirements through eligibility verification, examinations, presentation, essays, and interviews as appropriate. In pursuit of self-excellence, the candidates are also committed to continuous professional development and abiding to professional ethics under the CPIT certification framework.

CPIT titles are aligned with the Qualifications Framework of the Hong Kong Education Bureau, providing the CPIT certified professionals with a clear roadmap for professional development.

The first batch of CPIT titles were launched since 2007 to recognize senior IT professionals in project management, systems architecture, and quality assurance. These titles include (i) CPIT (Project Director, PD), (ii) CPIT (Systems Architect, SA), and (iii) CPIT (Quality Assurance Manager, QAM).

Three more junior CPIT titles have been launched since 2009. These titles include (i) CPIT (Associate Project Manager, APM), (ii) CPIT (Information Security Officer, InfoSec), and (iii) CPIT (Business Analyst, BA) for IT professionals who have entered the IT profession for two years and are ready to choose a specialization for their IT career.

Objectives of CPIT

HKITPC has been endeavoring to raise the competency and professionalism of IT professionals through a sustainable and quality IT professional certification scheme recognized by local and international IT industry : IT professionals, academics and employers.

The Institute is oriented to:

administer a certification system for all levels of IT professionals;
establish and develop a self-regulatory framework in respect of such certification system; and
raise the status and standards of IT professionals to foster Hong Kong IT industry’s development and competitiveness.

Benefits to You

1. Recognition of IT professional status

2. Value add to personal profile

3. Upgrade and update on IT knowledge

4. Distinct and structural roadmap for professional development

CPIT – Project Director

An IT Project Management Professional is a person responsible and accountable for an IT project and delegated the necessary authority to undertake that responsibility. HKITPC classifies IT project management professionals into three levels:

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must satisfy the General Eligibility Requirements of the HKITPC, and the following specific specialization requirements of the respective CPIT credential.

CPIT Credential	Academic Qualification	IT Project Management Experience
CPIT(PD)	Degree holder	Minimum ten years with at least two projects of high project complexity
CPIT(PD)	Non degree holder	Minimum fifteen years with at least two projects of high project complexity

Competency Requirements

Applicants of each level of Certified Professional of IT Project Management are required to demonstrate certain level of achievement in 12 knowledge areas associated with successful performance of project management in IT projects:

Integration
Scope management
Time management
Cost management
Quality management
HR management
Communications management
Risk management
Procurement management
Local Regulations and Practices
Other business management knowledge
ICT foundation and knowledge

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Application guide – CPIT(PD)

CPIT – System Architect

CPIT – Systems Architect

An IT Systems Architect designs or architects IT solutions to address business requirements. Similar to the Architect in the building industry, IT Systems Architect will focus on the overall structure of a system, identifying major components and their relationships.

Certification Level

One level of Certification, Certified Professional IT (Systems Architect) – CPIT(SA), is provided.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must satisfy the General Eligibility Requirements of CPIT, and the following specific specialization requirements:

CPIT Credential	Academic Qualifications	IT Experience related to Systems Architecture
CPIT(SA)	Degree holder	Minimum Eight years with at least two projects of high system complexity
CPIT(SA)	Non-degree holder	Minimum Twelve years with at least two projects of high system complexity

Competency Requirements

Each CITP(SA) is required to demonstrate sufficient level of competencies in at least 3 of the 8 knowledge areas required for IT Systems Architect:

Architecture Framework and Vision
Business Architecture
Data Architecture
Technology Architecture
Network Architecture
Integration Architecture
Software Architecture
Embedded Systems Architecture

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Application guide – CPIT(SA)

CPIT – Quality Assurance Manager

An IT Quality Assurance Management Professional is a person responsible and accountable for quality assurance of IT projects and systems. He/She plans and coordinates systematic activities in a quality system so that quality requirements for a product or service will be fulfilled.

Certification Level

One certification level, Certified Professional IT (Quality Assurance Manger) – CPIT(QAM), will be provided.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must satisfy the General Eligibility Requirements of CPIT, and the following specific specialization requirements:

CPIT Credential	Academic Qualifications	Experience related to IT Quality Assurance
CPIT(QAM)	Degree holder	Minimum ten years with substantial hands on experience on two high complexity** quality programs
CPIT(QAM)	Non-degree holder	Minimum fifteen years with substantial hands on experience on two high complexity** quality programs

Competency Requirements

The CPIT(QAM) is required to demonstrate at least six levels of competencies in the following Competency Activity Groups (CAGs). These six CAGs consist of:

One Mandatory CAG in Personal Competency
Three Core CAGs in relation to Quality Assurance
Two Elective CAGs

Mandatory CAGs

Personal Competency

Core Competency Activity Group

Organizational Quality Initiation
Quality Plan Development
Quality Assurance Execution
Quality Measurements and Improvements
Quality Training and Development

Elective Competency Activity Group

Key Business Management Knowledge and Professional Ethics
IT Governance and Control Practices
Software Engineering and Support Processes
Information and Communication Technologies

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Application guide – CPIT(QAM)

CPIT – Associate Project Manager

This is the “entry level” CPIT credential for IT or business professionals with an emerging career interest and work exposure in project management in the IT area. Holders of CPIT(APM) are expected to have demonstrated in the examination their project management competencies in applying their knowledge, performing their skills and applying their process knowledge within the context of the IT work.

Eligibility Requirements

To attain the CPIT(APM) certified status, the applicant must satisfy the following three requirements:

Passed the CPIT(APM) exam which shall be a 3-hour examination with 120 multiple-choice questions;
Obtained an academic qualification of at least an AD/HD/undergraduate degree in IT or IT-related areas or Qualifications Framework Level 4 equivalent and
Possessed two years of relevant IT work experience.

Competency Requirements

Note that for the Associate Project Manager, the job requirements are likely to be lower in certain areas and for those cases the knowledge or competency requirements are flagged as Optional.

Integration Management
Scope Management
Time management
Cost management
Quality management
HR management
Communications management
Risk management
Procurement management
Local Regulations and Practices
Other business management knowledge
ICT foundation and knowledge

CPIT – Information Security Officer

CPIT – InfoSec

Introduction
This is for IT professionals in the Information Security area. It certifies professionals with demonstrated and up-to-dated concepts, skills, knowledge and experience in the information security discipline, Holders of CPIT(InfoSec) are expected to have demonstrated in the examination their competencies in identifying, preventing and processing any security leaks, threats, intrusions, etc., in information systems and in defining policies, rules, behaviors, etc., in terms of information security within an organization.Introduction

Eligibility Requirement

Associate Degree or High Diploma or Undergraduate Degree in IT or IT-related areas or Qualifications Framework Level 4 equivalent
2 years of IT experience

CPIT – Business Analyst

The career progression for BA could be diversified with senior titles such as Senior BA, Senior Systems Analyst and Systems Manager in IT or functional areas with IT User Organizations as well as Senior Consultant and Principal Consultant in IT Service Providers or Management Consulting.

Eligibility Requirements

To attain the CPIT(BA) certified status, the applicant must satisfy the following three requirements:

Passed the CPIT(BA) exam which shall be a 3-hour examination with 120 multiple-choice questions;
Obtained an academic qualification of at least an AD/HD/undergraduate degree in IT or IT-related areas or Qualifications Framework Level 4 equivalent and
Possessed two years of relevant IT work experience.

Competency Requirements

Note that for the Business Analyst, the job requirements are likely to be lower in certain areas and for those cases the knowledge or competency requirements are flagged as Optional.

Organizational Requirements Analysis
Requirements Management
Requirements Collection
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Communication
Solution Evaluation
IT Knowledge & Skills
General Business & Professional Knowledge

CPIT – Project Manager

It is an exclusive offer for PMI certified holder to obtain CPIT(PM) credential.

Eligibility Requirements

To attain the CPIT(PM) certified status, the applicant must satisfy the following three requirements:

Holder of international credential with valid certification status. For CPIT(Project Manager), PMP Certification in good standing is required;
Obtained an academic qualification of at least an AD/HD/undergraduate degree in IT or IT-related areas or Qualifications Framework Level 4 equivalent and
Possessed five years of project management experience.

CPIT – Systems Operation Officer

HKITPC is pleased to announce the exclusive offer for ITIL certified holder to obtain CPIT(SOO) credential.

Eligibility Requirements

To attain the CPIT(SOO) certified status, the applicant must satisfy the following three requirements:

Holder of international credential with valid certification status. For CPIT(Systems Operation Officer), certified with ITIL Foundation, Operational Support & Analysis (OSA) and the Release Control & Validation (RCV) is required;
Obtained an academic qualification of at least an AD/HD/undergraduate degree in IT or IT-related areas or Qualifications Framework Level 4 equivalent and
Possessed two years relevant experience.

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