[kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification
John Walubengo
jwalu at yahoo.com
Sat Sep 13 10:33:49 EAT 2008
Preston,
Great rejoinder! I wouldnt have said it better.
That reminds me, where is the documentation on the recently held National ICT organisations Forum convened by KICTAnet/ICTBoard at KICC? It really showed us the cocktail and overlapping panorama that litters our ICT landscape.
And on that note, I am voting with Shem that they all need to be harnessed under one framework. Otherwise what you get is a total war between them instead of progress.
walu.
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Preston Odera <podera_2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Preston Odera <podera_2002 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 2:21 PM
> 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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