ICT Technician - ICTTech

If your work involves supporting or using ICT equipment and you want to gain formal recognition for your skills and expertise, you can apply to become an ICT Technician.

Why Become an ICT Technician (ICTTech)?

With ICTTech professional registration, you can gain a competitive edge on other technicians in your field.

ICTTech letters after your name establishes proven competence and demonstrates your commitment to professional standards and life-long learning.

Graduates from ITP approved apprenticeships are eligible to apply for ICTTech.

Benefits of Becoming an ICT Technician (ICTTech):

• Gain an internationally recognised qualification.

• Your expertise and dedication will be acknowledged by peers, clients, and employers.

• Increase your influence within your organisation and industry.

• Receive recognition for your valuable transferable skills.

Who is it for?

• ICT Technicians or practitioners work in areas such as ICT hardware, software or system installation, operation, maintenance, incident/change/problem management, administration, security, fault diagnosis and fixing.

• They typically work in a range of jobs that involve supporting or facilitating the use of ICT equipment and applications by others and will be working in all fields of ICT, for example in data centres or on pcs or out in the field diagnosing and solving faults.

How do I apply?

You don't need formal qualifications to become professionally registered; we can look at your experience and any vendor qualifications that you have to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding. However, you do need to be working at technician level ICT practitioner skills at around NQF/QCF Level 3 (SCQF Level 6).

You need to familiarise yourself with the ICTTech Standard and then demonstrate both competence and knowledge to the required standard to become registered.

Complete the full application form to demonstrate your competence by explaining your involvement in two recently completed technical tasks or projects to illustrate:

• what you did

• how you knew what you had to do

• how you reported on what you did

• what kind of precautions you took to prevent harm to people, equipment or data.

You will also need to explain:

• how you keep in touch with developments in your area of ICT

• how you have continued to develop your knowledge and skills.

You can demonstrate knowledge and understanding to underpin the competences through:

• An approved Level 3 Apprenticeship

• An ICT, science, maths or engineering qualification at Level 3 (Scottish Level 6) or ICT relevant vendor qualifications, such as Cisco, Microsoft or Nortel, plus relevant ICT work experience

• A job role profile aligned to Level 3.

How do I find out if my qualification is accredited for ICTTech?

• List of Engineering Council accredited degrees.

How much does professional registration cost?

You must be a member of the ITP before applying for Professional Registration. See here for membership levels and fees.

Application Fee: £85

Engineering council entrance fee: £21.53

To maintain your professional accreditation status, an annual membership fee must be paid to the Engineering Council, along with ongoing ITP membership.