CIPS Launches New IT Community Forum! |
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CIPS has launched its new IT Community Forum, which allows its members to participate in a variety of discussion, network, and share knowledge and resources with members locally, across Canada, and around the world.
The CIPS IT Community Forum can be accessed at community.cips.ca and members will also receive email discussion summaries based on their email preferences.
Members can engage in discussions locally within their CIPS Provincial Society communities, or with all CIPS Members in Canada and around the world in the “The Water Cooler Forum” community.
Other closed communities include those for CIPS Volunteers, Reviewers, and Staff to help improve communication, engagement, and sharing of information and resources.
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CIPS SK Speaker Series starts next Thursday! |
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The CIPS Saskatchewan Speaker series is back for 2023!
3 Awesome Events for 1 Price! Register Today!
"Increasing productivity through remote work"
February 16th, 2023 - Sharon Koifman - 12pm – 1:30 CST
"What 3 BIGGEST TECHNOLOGIES will you need from now to 2030?
And What Strategies You Need Today and Why"
March 22, 2023 - Frank Feather – 12pm – 1:30pm CST
"When (And When Not) To Trust Your Gut:
Decision-Making and Problem Solving Skills for IT Pros"
April 13, 2023 - Dr. Aaron Barth – 12pm – 1:30pm CST
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Complete your Skills Assessment by Fri Feb 17th
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CIPS will be upgrading to a new version of our skills assessment tool, which provides a cleaner and simpler user interface.
All members who have completed their skills surveys will have their surveys ported to the new version.
If you have not completed your skills surveys by next Friday February 17th than your surveys will be reset after the upgrade.
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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
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Deserving Charities Across Canada in
Urgent Need of Computers (Featured Article)
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Featured Article from the ERA, a CIPS Corporate Partner
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.
Currently, the ERA has a growing list of over 1000 pending organizations that are in urgent need of IT related devices. These items are needed to improve the lives of others and act as an anchor so that organizations can progress and make a real difference within the community.
Can you help us with our mission of collecting laptops for a few charities on our wait list?
- Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (Winnipeg. MB)
- The Refugee Centre (Montreal, QE)
- Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta (Calgary, AB)
- Immigrant Services Society of BC: ISSofBC (Vancouver, BC)
- International Women of Saskatoon (IWS) (Saskatoon, SK)
- Toronto People With AIDS (PWA) Foundation (Toronto, ON)
- The Salvation Army: Edmonton Centre of Hope (Edmonton, AB)
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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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