CDP - Certified in Data Protection

bryanthetechie

Hey TE, I found this certification in my searches of the Interwebs: Certified in Data Protection from the Identity Management Institute. It looks like you can receive this cert just by joining the IMI and meeting some criteria prior to 31 Dec 2015:
[h=2]Certification Process[/h] Currently, interested and qualified candidates may become a CDP without an examination. The grandfathering process which waives the examination for qualified candidates to become CDP will end on December 31, 2015. To become CDP, candidates must be members of Identity Management Institute. Apply for IMI membership.



Is anybody on here CDP certified and can provide us with feedback on the process and whether this cert is worth anything? I can't find any jobs that ask for this, but it's a pretty common acronym for many types of jobs (networking, chemical dependencies, etc.) However, I've seen people on LinkedIn that proudly use the title Certified in Data Protection.

The other issue I've found is that you can use other certifications to qualify for this one, but I can't find a list of the other certifications that they accept in lieu of experience. Anybody know?

bryanthetechie

Ok, so nobody here has this cert. How about their other ones? These are all grandfathered in until Dec 15, where you don't have to take an exam to get the cert as long as you show experience. After Dec 15th, you will also have to take an exam to get this cert.

Here are all of their certs that don't require an exam right now:
Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
Certified Identity Management Professional (CIMP)
Certified Access Management Specialist (CAMS)
Certified Identity and Security Technologist (CIST)
Certified Identity Governance Expert (CIGE)
Certified in Data Protection (CDP)

These require exams currently:
Certified Identity Protection Advisor (CIPA)
Certified Red Flag Specialist (CRFS)



[TH="class: column-1"]Certification[/TH]
[TH="class: column-2"]Exam[/TH]
[TH="class: column-3"]Grandfathering[/TH]
[TH="class: column-4"]Certification Fee[/TH]
[TH="class: column-5"][/TH]


CIPA
Yes
No
$195



CIAM
No
Yes
$195



CRFS
Yes
No
$295



CIMP
No
Yes
$295



CAMS
No
Yes
$295



CIST
No
Yes
$295



CIGE
No
Yes
$295



CDP
No
Yes
$295





Now, I am not usually a fan of non-exam certs, but they do have experience requirements for these and I've seen them on profiles in LI of privacy professionals who seem rather successful in that field.

Thanks for any constructive feedback!