Proctor Agreement Change
For those of you who might be interested in proctoring an ISC(2) exam, I received the following information from them yesterday:
"*IMPORTANT CHANGE TO OUR AGREEMENT: If you have taken an (ISC)2 paper exam within the 6 months preceding the “exam date needing proctors”, you are not eligible to volunteer. For a period of 6 months prior and 1 year after proctoring one may not, instruct, advise, direct, or assist in the preparation of any seminar, study group, training class, or training material that prepares others to sit for any (ISC)2 examination. This also includes a 6-month-prior and 1-year-after-proctoring ban against sitting for a paper based (ISC)2 exam. CBT exams are excluded from the sitting for exam restrictions. In order to properly protect the (ISC)² certification process and assure compliance with our ANSI/ISO 17024 accreditation, we must implement a policy that may limit your participation for a brief time. "
So it sounds like if you have taken an exam 6 months or less after you have taken an ISC(2) paper exam, you are no longer eligible to proctor an exam. It also looks like 6 months prior to your proctor date and 1 year after you can't instruct, help or advise anyone preparing for an ISC(2) paper exam (I guess that would also mean giving advice/answering questions on forums such as this?) It also looks like 1 year after your proctor date you cannot take a paper ISC(2) exam.
"*IMPORTANT CHANGE TO OUR AGREEMENT: If you have taken an (ISC)2 paper exam within the 6 months preceding the “exam date needing proctors”, you are not eligible to volunteer. For a period of 6 months prior and 1 year after proctoring one may not, instruct, advise, direct, or assist in the preparation of any seminar, study group, training class, or training material that prepares others to sit for any (ISC)2 examination. This also includes a 6-month-prior and 1-year-after-proctoring ban against sitting for a paper based (ISC)2 exam. CBT exams are excluded from the sitting for exam restrictions. In order to properly protect the (ISC)² certification process and assure compliance with our ANSI/ISO 17024 accreditation, we must implement a policy that may limit your participation for a brief time. "
So it sounds like if you have taken an exam 6 months or less after you have taken an ISC(2) paper exam, you are no longer eligible to proctor an exam. It also looks like 6 months prior to your proctor date and 1 year after you can't instruct, help or advise anyone preparing for an ISC(2) paper exam (I guess that would also mean giving advice/answering questions on forums such as this?) It also looks like 1 year after your proctor date you cannot take a paper ISC(2) exam.
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JDMurray
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That agreement change seems to be quite old. The (ISC)2 has been ISO/IEC 17024 certified for quite a while now.
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rwmidl
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Via email yesterday from ISC(2)CISSP | CISM | ACSS | ACIS | MCSA:2008 | MCITP:SA | MCSE:Security | MCSA:Security | Security + | MCTS -
JDMurray
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It must be very new news. There's nothing yet in the (ISC)2 press releases: https://www.isc2.org/pressreleases.aspx
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rwmidl
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I got the email from them (ISC2) yesterday, as I'm signed up to proctor in October and December (what is odd is this was sent to those proctoring in November/December - nothing about October unless the change kicks in Nov 1)?CISSP | CISM | ACSS | ACIS | MCSA:2008 | MCITP:SA | MCSE:Security | MCSA:Security | Security + | MCTS
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JDMurray
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I think you are correct that it's the "taking the exam" part that's new. Being exposed to the exam may now be a "limbo" between the exam and the education sides of the house.