Information Technology Professionals Examination (ITPE)

Information Technology Professionals Examination Council (hereinafter called "ITPEC") is the organization for a common IT examination in Asian countries, ITPEC Examination. It was formed on November 2005 to co-ordinate all efforts of the member countries for ITPEC Examination in cooperation with IPA, Japan. ITPEC includes members from 7 countries (Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Bangladesh). ITPEC Common Examination is an assessment tool of IT human resources by measuring IT skills and knowledge of IT engineers, and is based on the Information Technology Engineers Examination of Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan. The examination is conducted in English in 7 countries of ITPEC twice a year (April and October), on the same day using the same set of questions in order to keep the level of the examination equivalent in each country. The questions of the examination are made by the Question Making Committee of each ITPEC member county in cooperation with Japanese Question Making Committee. The examination is highly reliable since it is a national exam in each country and the certificate issued officially by each government.