Membership

ICT Technician (ICTTech)

Benefits for individuals and employers of ICTTech professional registration.

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 data centres, software testing, organisations' IT departments, school or university technicians or out in the field diagnosing and solving faults.

Do you:

support or enable the use of ICT equipment and applications by others?
select and use appropriate ICT resources, techniques, configurations, procedures and methods?
install, operate, support, or maintain ICT systems?
protect ICT systems from intrusion, damage or data loss?
accept or exercise personal responsibility for ICT systems?

Why register as an ICTTech?

Professional registration sets an ICT Technician (ICTTech) apart from technicians who are not registered. In a fast-moving world of technologies and qualifications, it establishes proven competence and demonstrates commitment to professional standards as well as to life-long learning. Hence, whether specified in job advertisements or not, professional registration as a professional ICT Technician gives you an edge.

Achieving a professional award is a career milestone; it is not about studying to pass exams and tick boxes, but about an individual proving to their employer and contemporaries that they have the knowledge, practical skills and professionalism to be included in this prominent and instrumental group.

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) or Skills Framework for the Information Age [new window] SFIA Level 3 and above.

What will becoming professionally registered as an ICTTech do for you?

Give you an internationally recognised professional award from the Engineering Council [new window];
Recognition of your expertise, hard work and professionalism within the business environment;
Build your confidence and competence;
Give you access to life-long learning and a pathway to further professional awards;
Acknowledgement that your skills are transferable;
The self-satisfaction of achieving independent recognition by your peers;
Letters after your name which are protected under Royal Charter and under the European Directive (giving European citizens the same rights to work in any European country as natural citizens);
Access to the City & Guilds Senior Awards.

Read what you need to do to register for ICTTech.

Fees for professional registration

Professional registration fees can be paid in Sterling (GBP £), as well as local payments in China and India.

For employers

Having registered ICT technicians or practitioners will help your organisation to differentiate itself from the competition. Find out what benefits ICTTechs give employers.

Apprentice route to ICTTech

Apprentices completing an IET approved apprenticeship are eligible to apply for ICT Technician (ICTTech) and TMIET via a streamlined route.

Need help?

We will do as much as we can to support you with any aspect of your application, so please get in touch if you need help and advice. We have addressed some general questions in our ICTTech frequently asked questions.

Meet some of our ICTTech members.

Tel: +44 (0) 1438 767 333
Email: icttech@theiet.org