About the ISSPCS Practitioner Certification
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The designation "ISSPCS Practitioner" reflects upon
the holder as being a competent and practicing Information
Security and Security Engineering practitioner. Being the first
of four possible levels of certification within the ISSPCS
programme, all applicants must begin at the Practitioner
level, either through examination or via the
Grandfathering system.
After the applicant holds a Practitioner designation, they
may proceed to further levels.
Candidates studying for the Practitioner examination are
recommended to download the freely available ISSPCS
Practitioner References, found in the
Resources
section.
The Practitioner examinations are conducted in a proctored
environment. Applicants with special needs must contact their
local exam co-ordinator as soon as possible. The Practitioner
examination itself will run for 4 hours once the exam has begun
and is closed book. Exam proctors will inspect applicants as they
enter to ensure they do not possess any notes, and will supervise
the conduct of the applicants for the duration of the exam.
The questions will consist of a variety of multiple choice and
scenario based questions drawn from all areas of the ISSPCS Subject
Matrix. All applicants must adhere to the ISSPCS exam rules. Exam attendance will be pre-payed
by the applicant in their local currency. Please use the table below
titled Regionalised
Costs, by Country to discover the fees for your region.
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ISSPCS Practitioner
Key Points
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- Entry level certification.
- Applicant must have:
» IT or related Degree
(Bachelor or higher)
and
» 3 years Info Sec experience.
- 4 hour examination.
- Examination is "closed book".
- 60% score required to pass.
- Certification lasts 3 years.
- Free Reference docs
available.
- Grandfathering
option.
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In order to achieve a pass for the examination, an applicant must
receive at least 60% of the available marks. Not all questions will
be weighted equally, depending on the effort required to answer the
question. Applicants who do not pass will receive information on the
areas within the ISSPCS Subject Matrix they need to improve.
Applicants who pass will not receive a breakdown of their performance
or grade.
Upon the successful appointment of an applicant as an ISSPCS
Practitioner, the newly appointed applicant is granted three years of
certification, without additional cost beyond the exam fee. After the
initial three years have elapsed, the Practitioner must show they have
remained active within the Information Security and Security
Engineering industries. This is done via an Assessment Points (APs)
system, where credit is given to the Practitioner for activities
undertaken. Like the exam, the triennial renewal fee will be payable
in the Practitioners local currency. More information on the
recertification process is available under the
Recertification
section.
All candidates are expected to uphold the
ISSPCS Code of
Ethics at all times. Granted certifications may be withdrawn
where the ISSPCS Code of Ethics is found to have been breached.
To view upcoming exams and make an exam booking, go to the
Certification page.
ISSPCS Practitioner
Regionalised Costs, by Country
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Australia |
exam + first 3 years |
AUD$500 + local taxes |
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Australia |
3 year recertification |
AUD$300 + local taxes |
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Canada |
exam + first 3 years |
CAD$500 + local taxes |
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Canada |
3 year recertification |
CAD$300 + local taxes |
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United States |
exam + first 3 years |
USD$400 + local taxes |
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United States |
3 year recertification |
USD$240 + local taxes |
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Regional costs will be added for other countries as the ISSPCS
Programme is established in those countries.
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