CESG Certified Professional
CESG has developed a framework for certifying Information Assurance (IA) professionals who meet competency and skill requirements for specified roles.
CESG is the UK government's national technical authority for information assurance and has contracted APMG to deliver their certification scheme for IA professionals.
Who is the scheme for?
The scheme is aimed at all professionals working in the information assurance field or looking to work in this area. The purpose of certification is to enable better matching between public sector requirements for IA specialists and the competencies of the staff or contractors undertaking common IA roles.
What is the structure of the scheme?
You can gain certification in one or more of the following roles:
- IA Accreditor
- IA Auditor
- Communications Security Officer/Crypto Custodian
- IT Security Officer/Information Security System Manager/Information Security System Officer
- Security and Information Risk Advisor
- Security Architect
The roles are defined at 3 different levels: Practitioner, Senior Practitioner and Lead Practitioner. These 3 levels are aligned to the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) levels of responsibility. Most of the roles and levels are aligned with the SFIA levels 2, 4 and 6.
For each role, a number of competencies have been identified at each level. The competencies are based on the IISP skills framework. You are required to demonstrate that you have the required skills for the role being applied for.
Our assessment process for all roles and levels will be interview based, incorporating feedback from referees who you have worked for or alongside, in order to determine whether you meet the competencies expected of the role.
The scheme will be available from early 2012.
If you are interested in registering for the pilot phase or would like further information about the scheme, please fill in the form below:
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Key Information
For more information regarding the CESG Certified Professional Scheme, download our 
brochure or view our Information Assurance FAQs.
Download the following pdf for further information on APM Group's IA Assessor Panel (356KB)
