Certified Computer Professional

Certified Computer Professional

Certified Computer Professional is a special category of ACS membership that enables members to be eligible for the ACS scheme. ACS members are automatically covered by the scheme when they are awarded Certified Computer Professional status.

The ACS scheme has a number of benefits for ACS members:

• Increased personal protection - limited occupational liability is limited to $1.5 million which means members' assets are protected.
• Improved professional standards - the Scheme requires members to comply with high standards of quality assurance, risk management practices and disciplinary procedures, as well as required levels of professional development. This means participants are high quality, ethical and competent individuals.
• Market reassurance - clients and employers are reassured that participating members are focused on the highest professional standards and risk mitigation practices are in place.

The ACS scheme provides legal recognition of ICT as a profession for the first time. This is a step forward for the ICT profession as it identifies ICT workers as professionals on the same level as an engineers, solicitors and accountants.

The ACS scheme has been approved by the Professional Standards Councils as a Cover of Excellence^® scheme.These schemes are a part of Federal and State legislation and protect members of recognised occupational associations by limiting liability.

For applicable ACS members, liability can be limited to $1.5 million. ACS Certified Professionals (CPs) who meet the criteria and hold the requisite insurances are entitled to this new protection.