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
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CIPS Webcast:
Building your Skills Inventory for a Digital Future
with CIPS CEO Greg Lane MBA, FCIPS, I.S.P. (ret)
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Do you know what skills you need in the future? Do you know what skills you currently have? As the Association of IT Professionals in Canada CIPS is trying to assist by allowing all members to assess their knowledge and experience and access training to help improve both. The demand for IT talent worldwide is increasing so the entire IT community needs to work together to advance individually and collectively. That journey starts with an understanding of where “we” are and a plan to get to where we need to be. The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) is one of the tools CIPS is employing to help with the journey. This session will help attendees understand the challenge of Digital Transformation and plan for the future.
Greg Lane has over 30 years of leadership experience in IT. Greg is currently an Executive in Residence at the University of Ottawa’s eHub program and the national CEO of CIPS, Canada’s Association of IT Professionals.
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CIPS Webcast:
D2L Wave - Curated Professional Development
New CIPS Member Benefit Launch and Demo
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CIPS Webcast:
A Soldier’s Story of IT in the Military
with Thomas Boxall, I.S.P., ITCP
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In recognition of IT Professionalism Week, and Remembrance Day, Master Corporal (Retired) Thomas Boxall talked about his career in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Signal Operator, about the various IT jobs in the military, and the unique challenges that servicemen face.
Speaker: Thomas RM Boxall, BSc, I.S.P., ITCP, MCpl (Ret), CIPS Saskatchewan President
Thomas Boxall served in the Canadian Armed Forces fron June 1999 till June 2008. He was a Signal Operator with 734 Communication Squadron, a Reserve Communication Unit, and reached the rank of Master Corporal before being honourably discharged. MCpl (Ret) Boxall was proud to support several Regular Force Units throughout his career, including NORAD, and the Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment (CFJSR). MCpl (Ret) Boxall served one Tour of Duty with CFJSR to Afghanistan in 2004. He now serves as the Sergeant at Arms for Branch 35 of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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Survey: How do developers represent or communicate their software designs? (via University of Ottawa) |
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University of Ottawa PhD student Reyhaneh Kalantari is seeking to interview software developers that have 2 years or more of industrial experience. The topic is the user experience of the tools they use for development, with a focus on how they communicate designs to others.
The interviews will be no more than 30 minutes and will not ask for any confidential or personal/corporate identifying information.
Reyhaneh has set up a form where volunteers can provide their name and email, as well as answer a couple of demographic questions so she knows what type of developer they are (these questions will enable her to balance interviews with different types of developers). She will then contact the volunteer to arrange an interview time that is convenient to them.
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New CIPS Certification Application |
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CIPS has released a new CIPS Certification Application! This new single application is for all CIPS Designations (AITP, I.S.P., and ITCP) and application routes, and applicants will be provided with the designation(s) that meet their education and experience.
This new Certification application utilizes the CIPS IT Skills Assessment tool for the Experience section which identifies your current IT skills, skills gaps, and the skills required to progress in your career. IT skills are assessed using SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age), which is a technical competency and skills framework that provides a method of mapping an individual’s professional skills to a set of internationally relevant standard definitions.
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The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the IT 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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