Find your niche: discover the IITPSA membership levels!
IITPSA membership is available in multiple levels, catering for IT professionals at every stage of their career progression.
By gaining the right to use the respected letters AMIITPSA, MIITPSA or PMIITPSA after their names, IITPSA members are identified as belonging to a SAQA-recognised body and professional community. IITPSA members also benefit from Privy Seal digital accreditation stamps to append to their digital signatures.
IITPSA membership grading and admission criteria are continuously evaluated in accordance with international practices and are maintained in line with these requirements.
Student Member
Student members in good standing are entitled to attend IITPSA events at Member rates.
Associate Member (AMIITPSA)
Associate Membership recognises that the successful applicant has achieved significant progress towards recognition as an IT professional. Associate members in good standing are entitled to attend IITPSA events at Member rates.
Member (MIITPSA)
Full membership demonstrates that the successful applicant has considerable IT experience backed by significant academic achievements. Full members in good standing are entitled to attend IITPSA events at Member rates, to post nominal letters MIITPSA after their names, to vote in elections for officers of the Institute and can serve as members of IITPSA Committees and the Executive Council.
Professional Member (PMIITPSA)
Professional membership demonstrates that the successful applicant has extensive IT experience backed by significant academic achievements, to the extent that they can truly claim to be recognised as IT professionals. Professional members in good standing are entitled to attend IITPSA events at Member rates, are registered as Professional IT Practitioners by SAQA, are entitled to post nominal letters PMIITPSA after their names, qualify to vote in elections for officers of the Institute and can serve as members of IITPSA Committees and the Board of Directors.
Professional CIO (Pr.CIO)
The new designation Pr.CIO® recognises qualifications and experience at the highest level
The introduction of the new designation Pr.CIO® (Professional Chief Information Officer) in South Africa signifies qualifying CIOs’ professional competencies at the highest levels and organisations gain the assurance that a candidate with this designation has the appropriate levels of learning and experience to take on the role of CIO.
The Pr.CIO® designation is awarded to those select ICT professionals who have met global standards for competence, ethical issues, social implications, legal considerations, and, most importantly, have the required skills and experience, at the appropriate level of seniority. This means that they have chosen to specialise, at the highest leadership level, in the field of Information and Communications Technology and commit to continually striving for excellence at this level. The designees would typically currently hold a senior CIO / ICT Executive position, and have done so for some time already.
Fellow (FIITPSA)
The Executive Council of the IITPSA bestows the title of Fellow only on those members who have made exceptional contributions to the Institute and the IT industry in South Africa.
