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Associate Certified Information Systems Examiner (ACISE)
Candidates for the ACISE designation must provide evidence of all of the following:
- Must have achieved the designation of Certified Operations Examiner (COE) or equivalent education and experience.
- Must have completed a minimum of 12 months' experience on the job as a financial examiner and 24 months experience with examination duties covering the IS area, for a total of 36 months experience. Private sector experience may be substituted on a case-by-case basis.
- Must have participated in at least eight examinations in the IS area of the financial institutions.
- Satisfactory completion of the following course offerings or their equivalent (courses submitted for equivalency will be considered on a case-by-case basis): CSBS Bank Operations School or FDIC Introduction to Examinations and/or CSBS Information Systems School or FDIC Fundamentals of Information Systems Examination.
- Attestation of successful job performance and mastery of appropriate job-related skills by a superior within the candidate's organization ("superior" is defined as an individual whose job classification is at the Examiner-in-Charge level or higher). All attestations shall be considered final once signed. A defined response form that outlines the necessary and appropriate skills will support attestation as to a candidate's skill. A high degree of reliance is placed on the attestation forms provided by the applicant's supervisor when granting certification. For that reason, the individual signing the form should be familiar with the applicant's experience, performance, and skills abilities and confident that the applicants meets all the requirements as noted on the form.
The attestation form addresses the following categories:
TECHNICAL - Provides effective organization to the examination process:
- Effectively adheres to examination procedures and policies,
- Effectively organizes assignments,
- Ensures pre-examination planning and requests are successfully completed in a timely manner, and
- Organizes and effectively documents workpapers according to prescribed procedures.
CONCEPTUAL - Provides effective and accurate evaluation of the Information Systems activities of financial institutions:
- Effectively follows established examination procedures to collect and analyze data
- Develops correct conclusions from collected data.
LEGAL/COMPLIANCE - Effectively demonstrates knowledge of policies, procedures, laws, rules and regulations
COMMUNICATIONS - Provides effective oral and written communications:
- Effectively and clearly communicates with financial institution personnel to obtain information
- Effectively and clearly communicates examination findings to supervisory personnel
- Effectively prepares written comments that are accurate, grammatically correct, logically arranged, and factually support any conclusions drawn.
ACISE Re-certification
Participants will be required to provide evidence of the successful completion of a minimum of 40 continuing education hours (CEH) over the three year certification period; at least seven CEHs must be completed each year. Examples of qualifying programs and activities are listed below. Other programs and activities submitted will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Courses/Seminars - CSBS and Federally Sponsored
- Information Systems continuing Education
- E-Banking
- CyberBanking
- CSBS Technology Seminar
- Information Systems Symposium
- Web Banking and Payment Systems Risk
- Information Systems & Technology Conference
Commercial Training Providers
Courses and seminars such as those provided by the MIS Training Institute or other nationally recognized training qualify for continuing education credits depending upon the nature and content of the course. Evidence regarding applicability of course content to IS examinations and length of the seminar must be provided to obtain credit when applying for recertification. The following is a list of classes, which would provide continuing education from MIS Training Institute. The list is not all inclusive and other commercial sources may be utilized as long as they are nationally recognized training centers for IS education and documentation of applicability is provided when applying for credit for the course.
- Advanced Business Applications Auditing and Testing
- Advanced IT Audit and Security
- Audit and Security of Electronic Commerce
- How to Audit Automated Business Applications
- How to Audit the Application Development Process
- How to Perform a General Controls Review
- Intermediate IT Audit and Security
- Introduction to Auditing Networked Computers
- IT Auditing and Controls
- Making the Transition from IT to IT Audit
Colleges and University Courses
Courses and seminars such as those provided by the colleges and universities qualify for continuing education credits depending upon the nature and content of the course. Evidence regarding applicability of course content to IS examinations and length of the seminar must be provided to obtain credit when applying for re-certification.
Other Technology Related Courses
- Web Training Courses
- Languages - Perl, Java, etc.
- E-Business
- Operating Systems
- Networking Classes
- Other Advanced IS relevant classes may be approved on a case-by-case basis
Other Certification Designations
Forty CEHs will be awarded for each approved technology-related certification received or renewed during the three year certification period (i.e. MCP, MCSE, CNE, CLP, CCP, CISA). A copy of the certificate must be provided. However, at least seven CEHs still must be completed each year.
Other
Nontraditional credit for speaking, authoring, teaching, etc., count as continuing education. However, only one nontraditional unit may be awarded in a single year.
Information Systems Acceptance of Equivalent Certification
Examiners who have attained certification from other agencies (federal or state) and/or associations in related skills may apply for consideration of equivalent certification in the Program. An abbreviated application form is available for those applicants requesting consideration under equivalent certification criteria. |