U.S. Government Privacy Certification - International Association of ...

copyright © 2011, IAPP• Individuals who advise senior officers with government on information management policiesand practices specifically as these relate to personal information such as recordsmanagement or record retention• Information technology officers (CIO, CTO, CISO, IS manager)U.S. State and Local Governments• Officers and employees with privacy-related responsibilities or obligations such as privacyofficers, compliance managers, records managers, access-to-information coordinators,information security managers, information auditors, etc.• Information technology officers (CIO, CTO, CISO, IS Manager)Private Sector Organizations• Attorneys, consultants, independent professionals and/or employees of vendor companieswho serve clients in U.S. Federal, state or local governments• Existing Certified Information Privacy Professionals (CIPPs) who wish to add a governmentprivacy specialization to their core credential.Certification RequirementsIn order to become certified in U.S. government privacy, candidates must complete and pass boththe IAPP Certification Foundation Examination and the CIPP/G Examination (offered separately) for agrand total of three hours of testing. These examinations are offered exclusively by the IAPP. Theyare administered on-site at select conferences and testing events that are held throughout theUnited States each year.• First-time candidates for IAPP privacy certification (e.g. individuals who do notpresently hold any IAPP certification) must activate an IAPP membership at any level inadvance of their test (special discounted rates for IAPP membership are available to U.S.government employees). Candidates must then pass both the Certification FoundationExamination, a two-hour, three-part, 120-item, objective test and the CIPP/G Examination,a one-hour, two-part, 60-item, objective test.• Existing IAPP-certified professionals (e.g. individuals who presently hold a CIPP,CIPP/C, CIPP/E or CIPP/IT certification) are “grandfathered” into the Foundation testingrequirement but must still meet the CIPP/G testing requirement by passing the CIPP/GExamination, a one-hour, two-part, 60-item, objective test.“Successful completion” of CIPP/G is defined as an aggregate score of 70% or greater oneach exam (as applicable under each scenario above). This means at least 84 out of 120 total pointsfor Certification Foundation exam and at least 42 out of 60 total points for CIPP/G exam. Partialcompletion of either exam will result in no credential being awarded until such time that allrequirements are met. The exams may be taken in sequence at the same sitting or separately atdifferent testing events.Pease International Tradeport ∙ 75 Rochester Avenue. Suite 4 ∙ Portsmouth, NH 03801 USA ∙+1 603.427.9200 ∙ certification@privacyassociation.org2