UK Closes CCP Cyber Certification Scheme

The UK Cyber Safety Council (UKCSC) has introduced the closure of the nation’s Licensed Cyber Skilled (CCP) scheme to new candidates from June 30.

Though CCP certifications will stay legitimate till they expire at newest on December 31 2026, the transfer is being made to make approach for the launch of latest chartered titles in late July this yr.

Learn extra on the UKCSC: UK Cyber Safety Council Formally Launches as Unbiased Physique.

The cybersecurity sector was lastly given royal constitution standing final yr, aligning it with different professions akin to accounting and engineering.

The UKCSC additionally took over the operating of the CCP from the Nationwide Cyber Safety Centre (NCSC) in 2022 so as to handle the transition to UK Cyber Safety Council Chartership Titles.

According to different industries, people will have the ability to obtain skilled recognition at three ranges: affiliate, principal or chartered standing.

This will even imply some administrative adjustments for employers.

“These organizations who’ve adopted CCP as a part of their profession improvement and recruitment processes ought to now take steps to assessment the procedures and replace them to mirror the brand new UK Cyber Safety Council Chartership Titles as they turn into accessible. The identical requirement is relevant to UK authorities contracts,” the NCSC mentioned.

“Each the NCSC and the UKCSC are working collectively to make sure that these new requirements meet not solely the necessities of the UK’s Cyber Safety Technique but in addition to make sure the longevity of those new awards, as a benchmark of excellence, because the cybersecurity occupation continues to evolve.”

The UKCSC final yr introduced a pilot program to create the nation’s first chartered cyber professionals. The group previously often called the UK’s Institute of Info Safety Professionals (IISPs), which is able to assist to ship this system as CIISec, was awarded a Royal Constitution again in 2019.