New CIPS IT Skills Assessment and Career Planning |
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CIPS Members can then set career goals and compare their current skills to the skills required to progress in their career. Members can then create an action plan to take courses to develop the required targeted skills to reach their career goals.
1) Assess your current IT Skills
2) Set your Career Goals
Compare the skills you currently have to the skills you need to progress in your career
3) Develop Targeted Skills
Create an action plan, take courses, and develop targeted skills to reach your career goals
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Live Tutorial and Q&A:
New CIPS Skills Assessment and Career Planning Tool
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Join CIPS and SkillsTx on March 2nd at 12pm ET for a live Tutorial of CIPS’ new skills assessment and career planning tool, which is available for free to all CIPS Members! CIPS Members can now assess their current IT skills, set career goals, and develop targeted skills!
This is also an opportunity to ask any questions you may have regarding how you can utilize and benefit from this amazing tool.
Matthew Burrows, President of SkillsTx, will be conducting this live tutorial and will answer any questions attendees may have.
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New Bell CIPS Member Benefit: Save up to 30% on plans! |
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As a CIPS member, switch to Canada’s best national network1 and get preferred pricing for you and your family (on up to 5 lines) with the Bell Exclusive Partner Program.
Amazing network. Amazing offer.
Save big on phones and up to 30% on plans with unlimited data†, talk and text
To redeem this exclusive offer, follow these five easy steps:
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Visit Bell.ca/EPP or call 1 833 237 0600
- Register as new user, choose ‘Personal Email’ option
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Enter CIPS in the company/association field and select your company from the drop down
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Upload proof of CIPS membership (PDF or JPG formats)
- Check out your exclusive offers from Bell!
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Call for Nominations for the CIPS Fellowship Award |
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The CIPS Fellowship Electoral Committee is seeking nominations from CIPS member societies and members.
Being awarded the CIPS Fellow status is earned recognition of significant development or outstanding contribution to the advancement of the profession, computer technology, the ICT sector or the adoption of ICT. Contributions can be made at a local, provincial, national or international level. Contributions can be made within or for the profession, business or government or industry. They can be made through research, systems development, education, authorship, public policy or advocacy.
CIPS Fellowship Awards are open to members of CIPS member societies.
Applications are being received until March 1st 2022
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CIPS Speakers Series 2021-2022 (March 24th):
Bulletproofing Our First Line of Defence Against Cybercrime: Awareness, Prevention, and Response
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CIPS Saskatchewan Speakers Series 2021-2022
12:00 pm CT / 1:00pm ET – 1:30 pm CT / 2:30 ET
Kathy Macdonald M.O.M., MSc., CPP is a retired police officer with the Calgary Police Service, with almost three decades of investigative and crime prevention experience. She is an online instructor at the University of Calgary, she conducts Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigations, and is a popular speaker with the Speaker’s Bureau of Canada. Kathy recently published Cybercrime: Awareness, Prevention, and Response, a comprehensive Canadian resource talking about how cybercrime affects individuals, businesses, governments, institutions, and organizations. (emond.ca/CAPR) In 2009, the Governor General of Canada, invested Kathy with the Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, M.O.M., in recognition to her commitment to cybercrime prevention. Kathy was recently awarded one of the Top 20 Women in Cyber Security 2020.
Bulletproofing Our First Line of Defence Against Cybercrime: Awareness, Prevention, and Response
The more we learn about cybercrime and understand why cyber criminals target their victims, the better decisions we can make when we are online. Kathy’s experience in law enforcement and cyber investigations, provide a real-world glimpse into the criminal element of the Internet. She discusses social engineering tactics, techniques and procedures, and how they are deployed by cyber criminals. She discusses the high impact threat from ransomware and spear phishing, and talks about how the recent pandemic has led to an exponential increase in online fraud, extortion, revenge porn, and online sexual exploitation. She speaks about the future of privacy and offers a glimpse into emerging security threats involving IoT devices. Kathy’s actionable advice reminds Internet users that security is everyone’s business, and that it is vital to be proactive online both at home and in the workplace. She offers guidance to professionals and to generalists about how to respond promptly and effectively to many types of cyber-related incidents.
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RAII February Webinar: A Fireside Chat with privacy expert Joe Toscano, BEACON Trust Network |
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Joe Toscano is the co-founder and CEO of The Better Ethics and Consumer Outcomes Network (BEACON), a social innovation organization on a mission to create a better future, through technology. Recently, Toscano appeared as an expert in the documentary “The Social Dilemma”, where he helps make the dangers of data sharing more known to those who may not understand how their data is being used.
In this hour-long webinar, Toscano will focus on the need for auditable data practices and policy.
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Fireside Chat with Shannon Leininger,
President, Cisco Canada
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via the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN), a CIPS Partner
Friday, March 11, 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
On March 11, in recognition of International Women’s Day, CIOCAN will host a Fireside Chat with Shannon Leininger, President of Cisco Canada and Catherine Chick, CIO of Canada Goose.
Join us for a candid conversation with one of Canada’s leading technology business leaders. We’ll explore Shannon’s perspective on leadership, career development, and how technology can support DEI in the workplace. Learn about:
- Shannon’s career path and approach to leadership
- Her advice for allies and other women working in the technology industry
- Cisco’s focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices
- The role of technology in talent acquisition, retention, and development
Register now and join us for an inspiring conversation that you won’t want to miss!
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Charities Across Canada in Dire Need of Computers |
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via the ERA, a CIPS Corporate Partner
The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is calling out to all businesses and individuals to donate their unwanted computers and laptops to help them fill requests from charitable organizations and individuals in need.
The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over seventeen years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada.
“We are proud to provide charities, non-profits, schools and care facilities all across Canada with the computers they require for their programs. This gives them access to reliable technology while allowing them to apply their resources to what they’re good at, developing programs to help Canadians struggling with poverty, health concerns or are otherwise experiencing misfortune,” said Bojan Paduh Founder and CEO of ERA.
AB: Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters needs 100 laptops & 40 desktop computers
BC: More Than A Roof Housing Society needs 30 laptops & 15 printers
ON: Goodwill Industries needs 95 laptops
QC: Sarker Hope Foundation needs 50 laptops & 10 desktop computers
SK: Blaine Lake Composite School needs 50 laptops
MB: Altered Minds Inc needs 50 laptops & 65 desktop computers
Help ERA by booking a pickup of your unwanted devices through our online form HERE
Have only a few items and want us to get them next day? ERA offers shipping labels for free pickup from anywhere in Canada. Click HERE
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200 Use Case Ideas for RPA and IDP (Featured Article) |
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via Appian, a CIPS Corporate Partner
Are you looking to start or expand an automation strategy for your business? With automation poised to dominate market strategies across all industries, every business today can benefit from understanding where technologies like RPA and IDP can add value within their own companies.
Download your copy of 200 Use Case Ideas for Appian RPA and IDP today so you can:
- Discover processes in every operational area of your business that are potentially great candidates for RPA and IDP.
- Build an automation strategy that continues to save time and money throughout your organization.
- Create a pipeline of automation initiatives so you can build on and expand your early successes.
Using Complete Automation capabilities like RPA and IDP to enhance your Appian workflows helps you get work done faster.
Discover your next process automations today.
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CIPS Webcast:
“How to Future-Proof your IT Career” - CIPS Student Event
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Watch the recording of the CIPS Manitoba Student Event “How to Future-Proof your IT Career” that took place on January 17th 2022.
This CIPS Manitoba event provides students with an opportunity to learn from a speakers panel that includes local IT Leaders in Manitoba who will talk about their career paths, their roles, and advice and tips they have for students entering their IT career.
The speakers panel includes Adam Gerhard, CIO at Red River College Polytechnic, Diana Chapman PMP, Senior Vice President IT and Solution Delivery at Princess Auto Ltd., Greg Lane, FCIPS, I.S.P. (ret.), CEO at CIPS – Canada’s Association of IT Professionals, and is moderated by Lori Wheeler, Director of Member Engagement at Tech Manitoba. The speakers panel discuss what got them into IT, their career path journey, lessons learned, and tips for students entering their IT career. Students will also had the opportunity to ask the panel questions, such as where they see the industry going, what skills students will need to advance their careers, and what resources they’d recommend.
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Share your CIPS Certificates and Badges on
your LinkedIn Profile, Email Signature, and More!
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QUICK ACCESS: Click “Retrieve a Credential” and enter your email. All of your Certificates and Badges associated with this email will be emailed to you.
FULL ACCESS: – Click “Sign In” for Full Access to post your Credentials on your LinkedIn Profile under the “Licenses & Certifications” section.
Once you’ve accessed your Credentials you can obtain your Unique Certificate/Badge URL, share your Certificate/Badge on Social Media, Embed it in your Email Signature, and download a PDF version.
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The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the I.T. profession and industry. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution.
Become a CIPS Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.
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