February, 2014

ITPEC Introduction

Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan

http://www.ipa.go.jp/index-e.html

Ogawa, Kenji VP of IT Human Resource Development HQ

IT Engineer Examination

in Japan

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History of the Examination

First exams held Nov. 17, 1969: 2 Categories

42,022 took the exams

(original estimate = 5,000)

Current exams

450,000/Year apply for the examination.

The total number of applicants have exceeded 17.4

million, and around 2.8 million have been certified till

2013.

The certificate is issued in the name of the Minister

of Economy, Trade and Industry

（NASA）

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To improve technical skills of individuals.

To indicate the levels of competence required for various

fields of IT engineers.

To act as guidelines in education and training.

To establish an objective criteria for evaluating skill and

competence of IT engineers.

To raise social status of qualified engineers.

A Yardstick to Objectively Evaluate IT Human Resources

Potential Self-upgrading in Seeking for Upper Categories 4Levels

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Objectives of the Examination

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IT Engineer Examination

ITPEC

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Mutual Certification in Asia

October, 2000. Chiang Mai, Thailand,

ASEAN + Japan, China and Korea

Economic Ministers’ Meeting

Mr. Hiranuma, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry proposed:

○ Use experience and know-how in IT examination fields. - Establish examination system for IT engineers in Asia ○Mutual certification based on skill standards

IT human resource development in Asian countries, promotion of

mobility

and more effective use of IT engineers in Asia

Asian Common Skill Standard Initiative for IT Engineers

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Why Mutual Certification?

① To establish common standards for the skills of IT

engineers within the Asia.

② To reduce costs and risk to companies expanding

business overseas when hiring local IT engineers.

③ To make it easier for companies in the area to establish

business alliances for software development.

④ To provide a common measure for IT engineers seeking

employment.

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IT Professionals

Examination Council

ITPEC: IT Professionals Examination Council

Formed to coordinate the exams using the same

questions, on the same time, same date, starting April

2006

Current Members:

Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and

Mongolia.

NSTDA

http://www.nstda.or.th/index.php

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Total No of Applicants of ITPEC Examination till Apr./2013 : 45,713

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Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Common

Career/Skill

Framework Vender Side / User Side

Inform System / Embedded System

Independent

　Advanced professional examinations

Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE)

System

s Auditor E

xamination

(SA

)

Information T

echnology

Strategist E

xamination

(ST

)

System

s Architect E

xamination

(SA

)

Project M

anager Exam

ination

(PM

)

Netw

ork Specialist E

xamination

(NW

)

Database S

pecialist

Exam

ination (D

B)

Em

bedded System

s Specialist

Exam

ination (E

S)

Information T

echnology Service

Manager E

xamination

(SM

)

Information S

ecurity Specialist

Exam

ination (S

C)

Information Technology Passport Examination (IP)

Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination (AP)

LEVEL1

LEVEL3

LEVEL2

LEVEL4

Information Technology Passport Examination (IP)

Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE)

Introduce of new IT Passport Exam

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Common

Career/Skill

Framework Vender Side / User Side

Inform System / Embedded System

Independent

　Advanced professional examinations

Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE)

System

s Auditor E

xamination

(SA

)

Information T

echnology

Strategist E

xamination

(ST

)

System

s Architect E

xamination

(SA

)

Project M

anager Exam

ination

(PM

)

Netw

ork Specialist E

xamination

(NW

)

Database S

pecialist

Exam

ination (D

B)

Em

bedded System

s Specialist

Exam

ination (E

S)

Information T

echnology Service

Manager E

xamination

(SM

)

Information S

ecurity Specialist

Exam

ination (S

C)

Information Technology Passport Examination (IP)

Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination (AP)

LEVEL1

LEVEL3

LEVEL2

LEVEL4

Information Technology Passport Examination (IP)

Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE)

Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination

Mutual Certification & MOU other than ITPEC

Examination

Agency

Examination Category

PM AE

SA NW DB

SW

AP FE

AD

IP

SU

SC

India* NIELIT C Level B Level A Level

Singapore

*

Singapore

Computer

Society

(SCS)

CITPM

Korea*

Human

Resources

Development

Service of

Korea

(HRD Korea)

Information

Processing

Engineer

Information

Processing

Industrial

Engineer

Information

Instrument

Operation

Craftsman

China*

Electronic

Education &

Examination

Center

(CEIAEC)

System

Analyst

NW

Engineer

DB

System

Engineer

Software

Development

Engineer

Programmer

Taiwan**

Institute for

Information

Industry(III) /

Computer

Skills

Foundation

(CSF)

Network

Communication

Software

Design and

Development

System

Analyst

10 *:Mutual Certification

**: Memorandum of Understanding

ITSS Deployment in Asian Countries

◆Objectives：Promotion for the effective IT HRD in Asian Area !

-Promotion of ITSS as Asian standards in “New Economic Growth Strategy” of METI.

-Promotion of ITSS deployment in Asia in cooperation with ITEE.

ITEE: is a Japan National Information Technology Engineering Examination.

and has Mutual certification relationship with 11 countries in Asia.

◆Activities:

-ITSS Promotion to ITPEC Countries.

•Vietnam

– VRS (VINASA(*1) Ranking System) from Jan/2008.

– MOU signed on Oct./2010.

•Philippine

– PSIA (*2) supports from Apr.2010

– MOU Signed on Jan./2013

•Thailand

– ATCI from Oct./2013

(*1) VINASA: Vietnam Software Association

(*2) Philippine Software Industry Association

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India (Feb. 2001) （NIELIT)

Singapore（Aug 2001）

（SCS）

Korea (Dec. 2001)

（HRD Korea ）

Philippines （Apr. 2002）

（PhilNITs) Thailand （Jun. 2002)

（NSTDA )

Taiwan (Dec. 2003)

（III & CSF ）

Go toward Asian and International Standard

Vietnam（Jul. 2002）

(VITEC)

China (Jan. 2002)

（CEIAEC ）

Myanmar（Nov. 2002）

(MCF)

Malaysia (Jan 2005)

(METEOR)

Mongolia (Aug. 2007) （NITP)

Bangladesh

(BCC)

ITSS Family

(VINASA) ITSS Family

(PSIA)

Thank you

http://www.ipa.go.jp/english/humandev/mutualrecognition.html

ITEE in Asia

ITPEC (IT Professionals Examination Council) http://www.itpec.org/