General certification

General certification of software practitioners has struggled. The ACM had a professional certification program in the early 1980s, which was discontinued due to lack of interest. Today, the IEEE is certifying software professionals, but only about 500 people have passed the exam by March 2005[update].

* The IEEE Computer Society sponsors the Certified Software Development Professional as well as membership designations, "Senior" and "Fellow" which reflect experience and peer review qualification.
* The IET sponsors the Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer, which can be ratified into the European Engineer
* The BCS sponsors the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) programme.
* The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals sponsors the Certified Computing Professional (CCP) and Associate Computing Professional (ACP) certifications
* The BDPA IT Institute sponsors the BDPA IT Associate (BITA), the BDPA IT Professional (BITP), and the BDPA IT Master (BITM) certifications
* The Canadian Information Processing Society sponsors the Information Systems Professional certification in Canada.
* The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants sponsors the Certified Information Technology Professional program.
* APICS establishes operations management standards and sponsors certification for Logistics
* The New Zealand Computer Society sponsors the Information Technology Certified Professional programme

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