Professional Practice Guidelines
As well as our Code of Ethics, IT Professionals New Zealand issues the ITP Code of Practice and the Professional Knowledge Curriculum. These documents provide practice guidelines and knowledge for all IT professionals.
ITP Code of Practice
The ITP Code of Practice is a guideline document for IT Professionals. It is not mandatory, however is a strongly endorsed practice guidelines.
The Code of Practice contains ethical considerations for all tech disciplines, as well as specific practice guidance for project managers, software developers, change management and much more.
The Code of Practice contains the following sections:
Practices common to all disciplines
Key IT Practices
Practices specific to Education and Research functions
Practices specific to Business Functions
ITP Professional Knowledge Curriculum
ITP has defined a Professional Knowledge Curriculum (PKC), covering the core "professional" knowledge required of all IT professionals.
The PKC is made up of 4 sections as outlined below. Note that familiarity with the full Curriculum is required for CTech and CITPNZ certifications, however this should be treated as "foundational" or "core" knowledge for all professionals.
The sections of the Professional Knowledge Curriculum are:
Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct
ICT Risk
Legal & Compliance Frameworks
Roles and Context of ICT within the Organisation