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Practitioner · Flagship

Certified Technical
Practitioner.

The benchmark for engineering leaders. It proves you can make sound decisions on system design, technical risk, sprint governance and team delivery.

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  • Scenario-based exam
  • Timed online exam
  • Valid for 3 years
Sample question · Technical risk
Sample

Scenario

Your team ships weekly. A dependency owned by another team has failed intermittently and caused two incidents this month. A release is due on Friday. What is the best next step?

Choose the answer you would give. The exam asks for the best decision, not a perfect one.
Not from the exam bank150 of these, 180 minutes
150Scenario questions
180 minExam time
3 yearsValidity
60TDUs per cycle

Who it is for

For people who lead the work.

Written for engineers three to seven years in who now carry responsibility for a team’s systems and delivery.

01

Tech leads

Own the design and delivery of a team’s systems, and the trade-offs behind them.

02

Engineering managers

Turn goals into sprints, manage technical risk and keep a team delivering.

03

Senior IT project managers

Carry technical judgement into plans, dependencies and delivery governance.

Eligibility

Check your experience.

The CTP® is gated by experience. You need a bachelor’s degree and 36 months of technical leadership, or 60 months if you do not have a degree. Move the slider to see where you stand.

Your education
24
096 months
12 more months needed36 months with a degree.

The exam

150 scenarios. 180 minutes.

Each question puts you in a situation and asks for the best decision. It tests judgement across four areas, and it is timed online with an integrity attestation.

Plate 03 · Survey

Exam

Certified Technical Practitioner exam

Scenario-based judgement across system design, trade-offs, risk and delivery.

Items
150
Time
180 min
Type
Scenarios
Mode
Timed online exam
  1. 01
    System designStructure that holds up as it grows.
  2. 02
    Architecture trade-offsChoosing between good options, and saying why.
  3. 03
    Technical riskSeeing failure early and containing it.
  4. 04
    Sprint governance & team deliveryRunning delivery that stays reliable under pressure.
See the path

Path to certification

Five steps to your insignia.

Each step has one job, and you can see all five before you begin.

  1. 01

    Confirm eligibility

    A bachelor’s degree and 36 months of technical leadership, or 60 months without a degree.

  2. 02

    Prepare

    Study the syllabus with an IICTP Authorized Training Partner, whose instructors hold the credential.

  3. 03

    Sit the exam

    150 scenario-based questions in 180 minutes, timed online with an integrity attestation.

  4. 04

    Earn the insignia

    Your CTP® is added to the public registry with a verifiable digital badge.

  5. 05

    Maintain

    Earn 60 TDUs in each three-year cycle, then renew.

Cost

Priced in the open.

Prices are shown in US dollars and in rupees. Training fees are set by each Authorized Training Partner and are not included.

Exam fee

Non-member

₹5,499founding · then $549 / ₹26,500

  • 150-question timed online exam
  • Credential recorded in the public registry
Founding priceExam fee

Member

₹5,499founding · then $399 / ₹18,500

  • Everything in the non-member fee
  • Discounts on every core and specialist exam
Every three years

Renewal

$99 member · $179 other₹5,500 member · ₹9,900 other

  • 60 TDUs, logged and reviewed
  • Keeps your registry status active

Maintain

Sixty units, every three years.

At least 35 come from education and up to 25 from giving back. The insignia means active competence, not a pass from years ago.

MinimumMaximum

Education

At least 35 TDUs
  • Systems architecturemin 10
  • Technical deliverymin 10
  • Emerging tech, AI and cloudmin 10
  • General engineeringthe balance

Giving back

Up to 25 TDUs
  • Open-source contributionscounts
  • Mentoring junior engineerscounts
  • Writing technical whitepaperscounts
  • Speaking at an IICTP chaptercounts

Plate 04 · Signal

Every 3 years

3

Year cycle

Renew by earning 60 TDUs

  • Logged and reviewed
  • Keeps your registry status active
How renewal works

The credentials

Which one fits you?

Each credential fits a different career stage. Neither is a prerequisite for the other.

ATP®

Associate Technical Practitioner

For early-career practitioners (0–2 years).

CTP®

Certified Technical Practitioner

For experienced practitioners (3–7 years).

Trust

Checked in public.

Every CTP® is recorded in the public registry under a unique ID that an employer can check without asking you. The exam is written against the TPBOK™, and the standard is kept apart from the organizations that sell preparation.

Open a sample recordThe TPBOK™ GuideThe board

CTP-2024-88412

Sample record · Practitioner

Alex Thorne

Certified Technical Practitioner (CTP®) — Flagship

Issued
2024
Expires
2027
Status
Good standing
Open this record in the registry

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something else? Write to the team.

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Do I need the ATP® first?
No. The CTP® has its own requirements: a bachelor’s degree and 36 months of technical leadership, or 60 months without a degree. The ATP® is the credential for the first two years. See the ATP®.
What does “scenario-based” mean?
Each question puts you in a delivery situation, such as a failing dependency or a risky release, and asks for the best decision. It tests judgement, not recall. The question above is a sample.
How is the exam delivered?
It is a timed online exam with an integrity attestation: 150 questions in 180 minutes.
How long does the CTP® last, and how do I renew?
Three years. In each cycle you earn 60 Technical Development Units, log them and submit them for audit. Renewal costs $99 for members and $179 for non-members. How TDUs work.
Who teaches the preparation course?
Only licensed Authorized Training Partners. Every instructor must hold the credential and pass an annual Certified IICTP Instructor evaluation. Find a partner.
How does an employer check my CTP®?
They enter your credential ID or name in the public registry and see your status, dates and signed record. See a sample record.
How an employer checks a credential. Sample record, not a real holder.
What does the certificate look like?
Every certificate carries a unique ID and links to its public record. Look one up.

Credential level

Professional

Architects, leads, and governs enterprise technical systems.

No. CTP-2024-88412

Sample certificate · not issued to a real holder

This certifies that

Alex Thorne

has met every requirement of the IICTP Examination Board and demonstrated verified technical competence, and is awarded the credential

CTP

Certified Technical Practitioner

Issued
October 15, 2024
Valid until
October 15, 2027
Cycle
60 TDUs / 3 yrs
Status
Certified in Good Standing
Eleanor VanceRegistrar and Board Examiner
IICTP · CERTIFIED · PROFESSIONAL ·
Authorized signatoryIICTP

Verify this certificateiictp.org/verify/CTP-2024-88412Scan the code, or enter the certificate number. Valid only while listed as active.

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Sample certificate, not issued to a real holder.
How does the exam work?
150 scenario questions in 180 minutes, taken online and timed, with an integrity attestation you sign before you start.
  1. 1Register and pay
  2. 2Sit the timed exam online
  3. 3Get your result
  4. 4Receive your certificate and registry entry
The four steps from payment to certificate.

Lead with proof.

Check your eligibility, then find a training partner for the CTP®. Certifying a whole team? We can help.

Check eligibility For organizations
  1. 01
    Check eligibilityA degree and 36 months, or 60 months without.
  2. 02
    Find a training partnerLicensed partners teach the official syllabus.
  3. 03
    Book your exam150 scenario questions, timed online with an integrity attestation.