ISACA is the professional organization for security, audit, and assurance professionals. There are local chapters, just like with PASS. Here in South Carolina we have the South Carolina Midlands Chapter. ISACA requires its local chapters to carry accredited trainers. I have just completed that accreditation process and now an individual chapter CISA trainer. CISA stands for Certified Information Systems Auditor. Basically, it means ISACA recognized me as qualified to train those preparing for the CISA certification.
The accreditation process is similar to other trainer certifications. It basically consisted of three parts:
- Submission of application and relevant experience.
- Interview to determine knowledge and capability.
- Recorded footage of teaching that is reviewed for competency.
It takes a bit of time, especially getting the recording done and submitted. However, I’m through the process and should be doing more training in this arena in the future.