Getting Accredited
We understand the ICT requirements of each business are different and they have varying levels of ICT awareness and system maturity and this is reflected in their ICT needs.
This is why we have 3 levels of ICT accreditation, most businesses will start at Level 1 and work their way up, this provides a solid ICT foundation that allows businesses to document their ecosystem including policies and procedures. Businesses that already have a level of ICT awareness may want to start at a higher level and this is completely OK.
The process is simple and can be delegated to staff or your ICT service provider. You can work your way through the workbook as fast or as slow as you want within the allocated 12 weeks.
If you’re unsure where your business should start, you can contact us and we will help you decide.
STEP 1
Decide which level of Accreditation you wish to undertake.
Helps you collect all the vital information and facts about your ICT systems in one place. So when trouble strikes or you need answers, you can put your finger on the information at a moments notice.
For the business owner or manager who wants to make sure that they are using (or building) their ICT systems to deliver the greatest efficiencies to their core business.
Helps you to identify and plan to mitigate the significant ICT risks around the corner. Consistent and constant functioning of your businesses ICT system is now a major risk management consideration.
STEP 2
Simply purchase your Assessment Kit from our online store. We will email your online portal login and post you your accreditation pack via registered surface mail.
12-month Accredited Subscription
Your arsenal of potent, actionable, best practice knowledge at your fingertips for less than $2 a day, that helps you collect all the vital information and facts about your ICT ecosystem in one place. So when trouble strikes or you need answers, you can put your finger on the information at a moments notice.
By undertaking the business accreditation, owners and managers can improve the quality of core business processes and implement continuity planning into their ICT ecosystems.
The ICTAA Accreditation Kit included in the subscription will give you all the tools you need to document your IT ecosystem, this process will help you to identify ALL the equipment that makes up your IT ecosystem – we can also provide you (included in the cost) an ICTAA senior IT consultant who can help you to identify and document all the pieces of hardware, software and services that your business relies on to function.
We include many practical documents within the accreditation kit which include Asset Registers, Service Provider Registers, Maintenance Registers plus many more.
Once you have documented all the pieces that makes up your IT ecosystem, you’re now armed with all the information you need to confidently audit what’s actually needed to keep your business online and secure, this will also give you an understanding of what else is needed to meet the accreditation standards and what pieces are putting your business at risk.
ICTAA will review your accreditation answers and perform random spot checks on your accreditation, this also includes a review of your ecosystem by our senior IT consultants who will help you ensure that nothing is overlooked and your accreditation aligns with our quality systems.
Anyone can build an IT ecosystem, what really matters is making sure it was build to a standard that not only allows your business to operate efficiently but it also needs to ensure that quality processes and systems are in place to protect your data and brands reputation.
We include many policy and procedure document templates within the accreditation that you can use, these include Internet Usage Policy templates, Bring Your Own Device Policy templates, Privacy Policy templates plus many more.
Is one of the most commonly overlooked pieces of any IT plan, what good is a data backup if the process is broken and the data isn’t being checked for corruption and validity – a backup that’s been failing for many weeks isn’t a backup.
We include a Maintenance Register document and systems to help you build solid maintenance plans into your IT ecosystem to help you identify any issues before they become disasters.
Its your IT ecosystem and your data breach fine if you get it wrong, maybe you have a great IT company looking after your IT ecosystem but how do you know they have build your IT ecosystem the right way, how do you audit their work for quality?
STEP 3
Begin working through the workbook and guide – the ICTAA Accreditation Framework, and implement any enhancements you require.
Assessment Questionaire and a Workbook where you record your answers for each of the assessment questions. Once this is completed, the answers provided will be used to award your accreditation.
Paper-based information registers for Assets, Maintenance and sensitive information like login details for systems and asset stickers.
We will also include access to the ICTAA online portal that is filled with policy templates, tools and resources to help you throughout your accreditation journey.
