Professional Standards in IT

Whenever professional standards in the IT industry are brought up, the usual reaction is a counter question: How (and what for) can such a fast-changing industry be standardized? Should it be regulated at all? How can it work, especially if there’s still a shortage of IT professionals? This is strange, however, as there are a lot of people now trying to “program a web site” or “write a game.”

Maybe, it’s because the IT industry needs professionals with a somewhat more extensive knowledge that is required for creating dynamic web forms or animation on mobile platforms. There is an evident mismatch between the industry’s requirements and the perceptions of people who think about starting careers in IT.

First, let’s see what professional standards are and where they are applied.

The most notable example is government approved national standards and the continuous re-certification which can be found in the medical field, the transport industry (drivers, pilots, train drivers), the construction industry (architects, engineers) or in education.

They have a professional standard which is a set of competencies and skills that a professional must have, which are primarily regulated for professions that are directly or indirectly associated with a potential danger which can have serious consequences due to the absence of appropriate qualifications.

OK, it’s an area regulated by the state for “serious” professions.

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