Setting up the EUCIP network in Poland. Grzegorz Szyjewski

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1 Setting up the EUCIP network in Poland Grzegorz Szyjewski

Polish Information Processing Society founded in may 1981 associates people who: has graduated IT specialization at high school; IT university

2 Polish Information Processing Society founded in may 1981 associates people who: has graduated IT specialization at high school; IT university teachers and students (>2yrs of stud.); other specialists connected with the IT/ICT; has a well expanded structure with the units across the Poland

university teachers and students (>2yrs of stud.

3 PIPS - structure 9 divisions 9 local circles

4 PIPS - structure WARSAW headquarters Mazovian division

5 PIPS - structure

6 PIPS - structure

PIPS - aims Supporting science and technical activities at each part of the IT domain; supporting the development of effective use of IT in national economy; improving the quality of knowledge and

7 PIPS - aims Supporting science and technical activities at each part of the IT domain; supporting the development of effective use of IT in national economy; improving the quality of knowledge and occupational ethics at IT profession; facilitating information flow and dialog inside the IT professional society; popularisation of issues and use of IT to the wide society; representation of the PIPS members, their opinions, needs, interests and rights in front of government and various organizations in Poland and abroad.

flow and dialog inside the IT professional society; popularisation of issues and use of IT to the wide society; representation of

8 EUCIP in Poland - general Preparations started in may 2007; July 2007 official EUCIP premiere in Poland (website, CC conference); February 2008 EUCIP Examination System (EES) available for the candidates; till September registered candidates at EES; Professional module development; Mobile Examination Units for EUCIP Core; overall EUCIP promotion.

(EES) available for the candidates; till September 2008 86 registered candidates at EES;

9 EUCIP network in Poland Polish homepage of the European Certification of Informatics Professionals scheme EUCIP Website (static) EUCIP Examination System for supporting the examination procedures EES (dynamic)

scheme EUCIP Website (static) EUCIP Examination

10 EUCIP in Poland EUCIP Website (static) EUCIP scheme general information; Core level detailed information; Professional level detailed information inc. elective profiles;

11 EUCIP in Poland - EES EUCIP Website (static) EUCIP scheme general information; Core level detailed information; Professional level detailed information inc. elective profiles; test Centres locations and description; downloads (as PDF) of: syllabuses, EPL, procedures, prices, etc. other sources for CC, TC and candidates.

elective profiles; test Centres locations and description; downloads (as PDF)

12 EUCIP in Poland - EES EES (dynamic) EUCIP Examination System: modern method of certification proceeding; automation of the certification processes; possibility to start certification process 24/7; self (on-line) certification management for the candidates; examination processes easier to track and coordinate; support in certification payments (Internet payments); Support for PIPS accountancy (electronic invoices); the unique tests compiled from random selection of questions stored in DB.

candidates; examination processes easier to track and coordinate; support in certification payments (Internet payments);

13 Core Level examination process in EUCIP Examination System

14 Core Level examination process Candidates registration ROA (payment) test fee payment arrangement of a test date filling up the test checking the answers test result

15 EUCIP in Poland - EES Find the nearest unit of national EUCIP representative and visit it, in person; Candidates registration Fill in the application form. ROA (payment) test fee payment Visit Fill in and send the electronic application form

payment arrangement of a test date Candidate needs to activate his

16 EUCIP in Poland - EES Candidates registration EUCIP representative fills up the ROA candidate needs to pay for his new ROA ROA (payment) test fee payment arrangement of a test date Candidate needs to activate his account candidate gets his personal account at EUCIP Certification System for free

17 EUCIP in Poland - EES... more advantages: Candidate can edit his personal and contact details in on-line form, at his account.

18 EUCIP in Poland - EES... more advantages: Possibility of assigning the discount (in %) for each candidates account candidate may see his discount rate

19 EUCIP in Poland - EES ROA (payment) test fee payment arrangement of a test date filling up the test Candidate pays the examination fee with cash or money transfer with given title ; candidate may bear additional money transfer costs. Candidates pays the examination fee with the Internet payments; no additional costs and payment attached to individual users account; [PIPS] easy payment identification.

20 EUCIP in Poland - EES... more advantages: Candidate can edit data used in the invoice

21 EUCIP in Poland - EES... more advantages: Candidate can watch his money account balance and operations history...

22 EUCIP in Poland - EES... more advantages:... and get the on-line invoice (provided in PDF) for each payment he made

23 EUCIP in Poland - EES test fee payment Candidate and the examiner/tc arrange the written examination place, date and time; no proof for such an arrangement. arrangement of a test date filling up the test checking the answers Candidate contacts the chosen TC near his location and arranges date and time; TC sets this information at the EES Candidate approves it Test must begin in chosen TC at fixed date and time (+/- 15 min)

24 EUCIP in Poland - EES... more advantages: Candidate or TC can t dispute, while the examination didn t take place because of the one s mistake; PIPS can control planned and taken examinations; test fee is not refundable if the candidate has no excuse for his absence and the TC gets its payment for the examination; test status may be reactivated without additional costs, for the candidate, only by the EES administrator.

25 EUCIP in Poland - EES Candidate fills up the test on the paper form; arrangement of a test date filling up the test checking the answers test result test consist always of the same questions and differs only between some of the test versions. Candidate fills up the electronic form of the test; may switch between the questions and change his answers during given examination time; Test is always unique, because questions are selected randomly from questions DB

26 EUCIP in Poland - EES filling up the test Examiner needs time to check the answers on the paper examination form; checking the answers test result Test is checked automatically in the EES; test result is shown immediately; there is no human factor that may cause mistakes;

27 EUCIP in Poland - EES checking the answers test result Examiner puts the result into paper ROA document results are undisputable and are directly stored at users account; candidate gets also a printed document with the test: date, time, place and result candidate can make a complaint the test is reviewed by the administrator directly on-line short reaction time.

28 EUCIP in Poland - EES...more advantages of using EES: Professional level (workflow): portfolio submitted on-line; board of examiners appointed on-line; examiners gets documents for evaluation in electronic form; documents evaluation is stored at DB; examiners/pips settlement supported by the EES; only final candidates examination is taken in person

29 EUCIP in Poland - UPGRADE More details about the Polish EUCIP Examination System at: UPGRADE Monograph vol. IX No. 4 (August 2008) "EUCIP: A Model for Definition and Measurement of ICT Skills

30 EUCIP Mobile Examination Units Latest idea of PIPS for EUCIP popularisation Mobile Examination Units (MEU)

31 EUCIP Mobile Examination Units Direct connection with EES using mobile Internet access; located at PIPS divisions or local circles;

32 EUCIP Mobile Examination Units Direct connection with EES using mobile Internet access; located at PIPS divisions or local circles; mainly used at IT/ICT conferences people of EUCIP target group. (Potential candidates); Mobile Examination Units may proceed examination at every place and time keeping all procedural aspects; each MEU connection is verified in EES security;

33 Thank you Grzegorz Szyjewski eml:

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