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About · Our legacy
Built independent, on purpose.
IICTP was founded to be a vendor-neutral standard for technical practitioners. Its credibility rests on one separation: those who set the standard do not sell the training.
“The Insignia shall stand as an incorruptible public standard that the bearer possesses verified technical leadership, architectural discipline, and adherence to objective engineering governance—validated independently of commercial software sales.”
The charter
Five articles of the founding charter.
Each one is stated publicly so it can be checked as it is delivered.
- Article IRead more
The standard
TPBOK™, the Technical Practitioner Body of Knowledge.
Five engineering domains that every credential is built on.
- Article IIRead more
The governance
A Board of Global Standards, now being formed.
Seats are for CTOs and enterprise architects with no commercial stake in training.
- Article IIIRead more
The assessment
Scenario-based exams.
Judgement in realistic situations, not product recall. The CTP® exam has 150 scenario-based questions.
- Article IVRead more
The upkeep
A three-year cycle of Technical Development Units.
Each credential is renewed with 30 to 60 TDUs, depending on the credential.
- Article VRead more
The proof
Public, verifiable credential records.
Anyone can check a credential in public, without asking IICTP.
The roadmap
Three phases of growth.
The sequence of the rollout, from the standard itself to a global network. It describes the order, not a calendar.
- Phase 1
The foundation
TPBOK™ version 1.0 across five core engineering domains, the Board of Global Standards, and the flagship Certified Technical Practitioner credential.
- TPBOK™ 1.0
- Board of Global Standards
- CTP®
- ADP™
- Phase 2
The partner network and specializations
Authorized Training Partners and Certified IICTP Instructor accreditation, the first specialized credentials, and automated TDU tracking.
- Authorized Training Partners
- CII accreditation
- AIP™
- CAP®
- LLMP®
- TDU portal
- Phase 3
Global scale
Volunteer-led regional chapters, benchmarking assessments for enterprise IT services, and a published index of technical leadership.
- Regional chapters
- Workforce benchmarking
- A published index of technical leadership
The credentials
Four core credentials, from early practice to enterprise leadership.
Six specialized credentials sit beside the core credentials. Together that is ten.
The TPBOK™ Guide describes what each level requires in detail.
The TPBOK™ Guide is the body of knowledge behind every credential. It is open to review.