Professional Membership
Build Your Professional Network. Expand Your Knowledge. Advance Your Career.
Membership is not a certification — an exam or test is needed to get certified. See the difference.
No Certification Examination Required
There is no examination or Capstone Project requirement for Professional Membership. Applicants who satisfy the applicable membership requirements and complete registration may become Professional Members without pursuing an IBACTP® professional certification.
Professional Membership and professional certification are separate. IBACTP® Professional Membership is designed for technology professionals, practitioners, consultants, educators, specialists, managers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and professionals working in technology-enabled organizations who want to participate in the IBACTP® professional community without completing a certification examination.
Membership • Clear Distinction
- Professional Membership: an accessible pathway for individuals seeking professional affiliation, networking, development resources, career opportunities, and participation in IBACTP® activities.
- Professional Certification: validates defined competencies through an independent assessment process, with its own requirements.
- Professional Membership does not equal certification: Professional Members should not use their membership status to imply that they have earned an IBACTP® certification unless they have independently completed the requirements for that certification.
Who Should Become a Professional Member?
Professional Membership may be appropriate for professionals working in:
Professional Membership Benefits
Professional Members may receive access to applicable benefits such as:
Status and credentials
Recognition of your membership category, where those credentials are issued.
- IBACTP® Professional Member status;
- membership digital badge where available;
- professional membership identification;
- information about certification pathways;
Community and networking
Taking part in the professional community and meeting other members.
- participation in the IBACTP® professional community;
- professional networking opportunities;
- invitations to selected virtual and in-person events;
- opportunities for knowledge sharing;
Resources and insights
Selected member resources, updates and professional publications.
- member newsletters and professional updates;
- invitations to selected webinars;
- technology and workforce insights;
- selected research and professional publications;
Development and participation
Development opportunities, participation and progression pathways.
- selected member discounts where applicable;
- access to continuing professional-development opportunities;
- eligibility for certain professional committees or SME activities where requirements are satisfied;
- opportunities to progress into Chartered, certification, management, or Fellow pathways.
Activate Your Professional Membership
Renewed annually. Membership remains subject to applicable IBACTP® policies, professional conduct requirements, and the Code of Ethics.
Membership is not a certification — an exam or test is needed to get certified. See the difference.