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Maintain your credential

Stay current, or it lapses.

Every IICTP credential lasts three years. To renew, you earn Technical Development Units (TDUs), log them, and submit the log for audit. Here is the whole cycle, step by step.

One cycle is three years

The credential means active competence, not a pass from years ago. The clock starts when your credential is issued.

3 yearsthen renewEarn · RenewYear 1Year 2
  1. Year 1: learn and log
  2. Year 2: keep earning units
  3. Year 3: submit the log and renew

How many units you need

The number depends on the credential. Choose yours to see it.

60 TDUs every 3 years
At least 35 from education (at least 10 each in systems architecture, technical delivery, and emerging technology; the balance in general engineering)Up to 25 from giving back

From earning to renewing

Five steps, in order.

  1. EarnYou pass the exam. Your credential goes into the public registry as Certified in Good Standing, and your three years begin.
  2. LearnStudy across systems architecture, technical delivery, emerging technology and general engineering. Each counts as education TDUs.
  3. Give backMentor, publish, contribute to open source or speak at a chapter. These count too, up to a limit.
  4. LogRecord each activity as TDUs and submit the log for audit before your cycle ends.
  5. RenewPass the audit, pay the renewal fee, and your registry status stays active for another three years.

What counts as a TDU

Two kinds of activity count: learning, and giving back to the profession.

Education

Systems architectureTechnical deliveryEmerging technology, including AI and cloudGeneral engineering

Giving back

Open-source contributionsMentoring junior engineersWriting technical whitepapersSpeaking at an IICTP chapter

What it does to your registry record

Anyone can check your credential in the public registry. Renewing keeps the status current; missing the deadline changes it.

Certified in Good StandingEnd of the 3-year cycleReneweda new 3-year cycleExpired, lapsedor withdrawnTDUs logged,audit passed, fee paidotherwise

What renewal costs

Every three years: $99 / ₹5,500 for members, $179 / ₹9,900 for others. Prices are as shown on the ATP, CTP and specialist credential pages. See each credential page for its own fee table.

The rules

  • Counting. One TDU is one hour of learning or giving back.
  • Logging. Send your log to registry@iictp.org with each activity, its date and its hours. Keep your evidence (certificates, links, attendance records) for 18 months after the cycle ends.
  • Audit. One log in ten is picked at random. If yours is picked, you have 30 days to send the evidence.
  • Late renewal. You have a 90-day grace period after your cycle ends. During it the registry shows your credential as Suspended. After it the credential lapses, and you re-sit the exam to hold it again.

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