[kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification

Sat Sep 6 13:21:44 EAT 2008

Dear All

The road to statutory recognition should be facilitated by the ICT Board with the purpose of having a recognized certification on ICT. This should in no way hamper any partnerships by other bodies to develop other certifications.

 ICT areas are various and many bodies will have to play different roles.

I helped start a chapter in Kenya for IT Auditors and Security Professionals in 1998 (ISACA Kenya Chapter (Information Systems Audit & Control Association) with now a membership standing at over 700 fully paid with a few hundred certified professionals recognised internationally. I have seen our members getting jobs and recognization in Australia, South Africa, Europe, Middle East, US, Canada and locally. The certifications currently are:-
   1) CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
    2) CISM - Certified Information Security Manager
   3) CGEIT - Certied Governance of Enterprise IT

The examinations done twice a year.

 We have a sample curriculum for Universities which some universities have adopted.
A lot of research work is done by members of the association. We have a number of useful publications. One area the association has worked on is COBIT - Control Objectives on Information Technology which is gaining recognisation worldwide.  There are many areas one can benefit from the association even if you are not a member in particular if you are involved in developing a syllabus, managing an enterprise etc.. We have very useful and reach information area which can be accessed by non members and download information www.isaca.org.

The Chapter organizes once a month evening talks where invited speakers talk on different subjects. At any one of the talks we get over 100 participants. A very good forum to meet many ICT proffessionals. If you have a topic you would like to share with our members you are most welcome. The talk takes one hour followed by a cocktail. We normally meet at Nairobi Safari Club  from 18:00hours mostly on the second Thursday of every month.

Would  encourage you to visit our site for more information on ICT  ( www.isaca.org)

Preston Odera
Membership Director
ISACA Kenya Chapter
&
  Executive Director
K-Ninety East Africa Limited Tel +254 20 608316   Tel +254 20 3544352  Fax + 254 20 608318  Cell   +254 722 771 478  Email;  info at k90ea.com

--- On Fri, 9/5/08, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:
From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification
To: podera_2002 at yahoo.com
Cc: amosoba at ict.go.ke, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 5:53 PM

    Re: [kictanet] Review,	identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT	(CICT) qualification
  Why is partnering with KASNEB a "Strategic Objective' of the ICT Board? Does it mean that the Board sees the running of ICT examinations and, presumably, professionalism as a responsibility of accountants? To me the strategic objective should be to ensure ICT education and professionalism are established under statutory recognition in their own right. The only advantage accountants have is the statutory recognition and if we plan properly we will reach there. I do not want to derail this new partnership but I hope it is short term.BTW KASNEB does not have the technical capacity to make any ICT Syllabus. They had to call in a team of ICT experts, including me, to write the CICT syllabus for them. The syllabus we made out is geared for accountants.Kind Regards,
Waudo On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:47:20 +0300, "Al Kags" <alkags at alkags.com> said:
The Kenya ICT Board and KASNEB have formed a partnership to review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification that is managed by KASNEB and offered by various ICT institutions in Kenya. This collaboration will cover, among other areas:-
Working together towards enhancing quality ICT skills in the countryMarketing CICT to get industry buy in and endorsement at the same level as CPA.Collaborate in conducting a baseline study/survey to determine the deficiency of ICT skills and type of skills required. Collaborate to lobby for appropriate legal provisions for the establishment of an Institute for the CICT graduates, recognizing KASNEB as the examining and the certification body for ICT graduates.Work to gain industry acceptance of CICT certification on same quality rating as CPA. The Kenya ICT Board wishes to convene an ICT Public Panel to develop industry and stake holder input into the review. We invite the participation of key sector players in the industry on a voluntary basis, as represented below:-
Industry players (IT products and services suppliers/manufactures including Developer Community, Skunkworks etc)  - 5 representativesBusiness Process Outsourcing and Call Centres - 2 representativesColleges      representatives - 3 representativesUniversity      representatives - 3 representativesStudent representatives – 5Related government ministry's representatives - 3 Multinational Corporations - 2 
TORs of the Panel.

To review the state of ICT skills in Kenya with a view to identifying gaps and therefore make recommendations for addressing those gaps as seen in a global context. The Public Panel deliberations will be made out of a maximum of three meetings at the Kenya ICT Board Offices on Waiyaki way specifically on: - 
Tuesday, September      9, 2008 at 10 amTuesday, September      16, 2008 at 10 amTuesday, September      23, 2008 at 10 amThe recommendations will be presented to KASNEB for the review of the Certification Curriculum, on September 26, 2008 at a venue to be communicated closer to the date. 

This initiative is guided by the Kenya ICT Board's Strategic Objectives, mainly:
To develop and promote competitive ICT Institutions in KenyaTo develop and promote competitive ICT industries in Kenya 
TO PARTICIPATE
To participate, kindly contact the Public Panels team on publicpanels at ict.go.ke . Please attach a brief profile of yourself and the sector that you represent. The Board will then formally invite you to participate in the Panel. While the formal invitations will be issued entirely at the discretion of the board, the broad criteria for participation is as follows:-
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the sub-sectorExpressed willingness to serve pro bonoDemonstrated general understanding of the educational offering in the sector.We also welcome via email to publicpanels at ict.go.ke written submission on this topic, representations and opinions from the sector towards this important exercise and they will also be collated with the report.                             
  People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people work (Confucius).

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