ISACA® is dedicated to helping individuals at every skill level obtain the IT knowledge foundation they need to succeed in the industry. To aid in this effort, ISACA has created the Information Technology Certified Associate™ (ITCA™) certification, designed to help aspiring IT professionals or those looking to reskill distinguish themselves in the job market.
ITCA offers students, new professionals or those seeking a career change a flexible, hybrid learning format consisting of both knowledge-based learning and performance-based learning through live labs in a virtual environment. The certification is achieved by completing the following 5 certificate programs that focus on different IT domains:
- Computing Fundamentals
- Networks and Infrastructure Fundamentals
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Software Development Fundamentals
- Data Science Fundamentals
Each certificate can be earned individually, but when earned together, they affirm both the depth and breadth of fundamental IT knowledge and skills.
“A key part of ISACA’s commitment to providing tools for lifelong learning is supporting professionals at every stage of their career journey, including in that critical period at the very beginning,” says Nader Qaimari, chief product officer at ISACA. “We are proud to be able to serve this new generation of IT professionals and thought leaders by helping them differentiate and elevate themselves as they enter the job market and start their careers.”
With the ITCA certification, individuals seeking IT career opportunities can prepare themselves for in-demand jobs such as computer systems administrators, technical support specialists, database administrators, systems engineers, applications developers, front-end web developers or quality assurance analysts—all while benefitting from a flexible learning format that can fit into existing school and work schedules.
For more information about ITCA, visit the ITCA page of the ISACA website.