Learning from experience <\/strong>has long been a key value in education. According to John Dewey, <\/span><\/span>“for both the individual learner and society to fully benefit, education must be based on experience – which is always the actual life experience of some individual”.<\/em> The IIM Points-based certification proves that a person is qualified to work in a certain data\/information management discipline based on their academic\/professional qualifications, work\/professional experiences. They also often come with other kinds of experiential professional learning from self-study, open educational resources, or from formal training and other professional activities outside the classroom. This means that they:<\/span> This certification path or option offers professional certification in a variety of disciplines in data and information management.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p><\/span> <\/p><\/span><\/span> Your eligibility to be certified is based on a point system, which awards credit for education and experience. <\/p><\/span> <\/p><\/span> <\/p><\/span> <\/span><\/p> All candidates applying for certification evaluation must have a minimum of <\/span>two (2) years <\/strong>of relevant professional experience and a minimum of <\/span>40 points <\/strong>to qualify. All points claimed for education must be from IIM recognized institutions of learning.<\/span> <\/p><\/span> If a candidate’s total qualifying point is below 40, such candidate will be advised on supplementary courses\/exams. But all applicants must have 40 or more points and two years of professional experience to become certified under the IIM Points-Based Certification Pathway regardless of their choice of certification major.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n The first step to your quest for certification under the points-based pathway can be activated by completing an online Application Form. Please, register your interest by filling the Certification Application Form on the IIM website. <\/span><\/p> <\/span><\/p><\/span> Note:<\/span> <\/p><\/span> Completing an application form does not guarantee that you will receive a certification. An invitation to complete the evaluation process for certification will be based on your score and ranking after your assessment by an Assessor, using the IIM comprehensive evaluation scheme. <\/p><\/span> The certification will be awarded by the Institute of Information Management International Headquarters in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. <\/p><\/span> IIM Certification\/Membership is open to individuals of all job functions, industries, and levels of experience with interest in the management, preservation, storage, security, privacy, and overall management of the data\/information lifecycle. <\/p><\/span> Our mission is to support you by providing access to the knowledge, resources, training and certification you need to do your job now and at every stage of your career. <\/p><\/span> APPLY NOW!!! Email your updated resume to: certification@iim-africa.org<\/span><\/p><\/span> <\/span> \n <\/p> \n <\/p> <\/p> <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4096,"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/4096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iim-africa.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\t\t\t Evaluation Criteria<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t Maximum Points<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t IIM Accredited Membership<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Graduate Membership Grade<\/td>\n\t\t\t 12 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Associate Membership Grade<\/td>\n\t\t\t 15 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Professional Membership Grade<\/td>\n\t\t\t 17 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Senior Professional Membership Grade<\/td>\n\t\t\t 22 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Fellow Membership Grade<\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Non-Member<\/td>\n\t\t\t 0 Point<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Skilled\/Professional Experience<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t 2 – 4.9 (Years of related experience)<\/td>\n\t\t\t 15 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t 5 – 9.9 (Years of related experience)<\/td>\n\t\t\t 17 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t 10 – 14.9 (Years of related experience)<\/td>\n\t\t\t 22 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t 15+ (Years of related experience)<\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Each full year of related experience<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n \n\t\t\t Your work experience must be related to the Certification Major\/Discipline you are applying for<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n \n\t\t\t One year of work experience equals 12 full months<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Education and Training<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Certificate or at least two semesters (but less than a two-year program) at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other post-secondary institution<\/td>\n\t\t\t 15 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Diploma that requires two (but less than three) years at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other post-secondary institution<\/td>\n\t\t\t 17 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Bachelor’s degree or at least a three-year degree at a university or college, HND or equivalent<\/td>\n\t\t\t 22 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Master’s or Doctorate degree.<\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Other Professional Certifications<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Related Global Certifications (CISA, IAPP, CIPM, PMP, ISO etc.)<\/td>\n\t\t\t 25 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n \n\t\t\t Nationally Recognized Certifications<\/td>\n\t\t\t 20 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n \n\t\t\t Specialized\/Short Courses<\/td>\n\t\t\t 15 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n \n\t\t\t Other related Certificate Courses <\/td>\n\t\t\t 10 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Certification Stages & Required Points<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t <\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t IMP – I<\/td>\n\t\t\t 40 – 49.9 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t IMP – II<\/td>\n\t\t\t 50 – 69.9 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t IMP – III<\/td>\n\t\t\t 70 – 89.9 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Master Certification<\/td>\n\t\t\t 90 – 100 Points<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n