Information Systems Professional
OCCUPATION INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Who is the licensing body responsible for Information Systems Professionals in Alberta?
- What are the registration requirements for internationally educated Information Systems Professionals?
- What are the educational requirements for Information Systems Professionals in Alberta?
- What resources are available for Information Systems Professionals?
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Who is the licensing body responsible for Information Systems Professionals in Alberta?
In Alberta, to call yourself an Information Systems Professional or use the I.S.P. designation, you must be a registered member of the Canadian Information Processing Society of Alberta. To sign up as a CIPS member, or to apply for the I.S.P. designation one can do so at the CIPS National website at www.cips.ca.
What are the registration requirements for internationally educated Information Systems Professionals?
I.S.P. designation eligibility Criteria can be found on the CIPS website at http://www.cips.ca/ispCriteria, while application routes can be found at http://www.cips.ca/applications.
The Established IT Professionals Route is recommended for applicants with extensive work experience.
The Education Plus Experience Route is recommended for applicants who have completed an Information Technology (IT) post-secondary education and have accumulated a certain number of years of professional experience.
What are the educational requirements for Information Systems Professionals in Alberta?
Visit: http://www.cips.ca/ispCriteria
In Alberta, the following institutions offer four year degree programs in computer science and business, commerce or management:
- Athabasca University (distance education)
- DeVry Institute of Technology, a private vocational school in Calgary
- Grande Prairie Regional College in Grande Prairie (collaborative degree program with Athabasca University)
- Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton
- The King's University College in Edmonton
- Mount Royal University in Calgary
- The University of Alberta in Edmonton.
- The University of Calgary
- The University of Lethbridge
What resources are available for Information Systems Professionals?
EDinfo website: www.alis.alberta.ca/edinfo
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) website: www.cips.ca
CIPS Alberta: ab.cips.ca
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) website: www.ictc-ctic.ca
Discover IT website: www.discoverit.org
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Additional Occupational Information
For more information on occupational duties and wages, visit the Alberta Learning Information Service at www.alis.gov.ab.ca and search for Information Systems Consultant under occupational information.
