We just received a couple of questions about the CIP 2019 update, and thought it might be helpful to answer them here. Eventually I suspect this will turn into an FAQ, so if you have questions about CIP 2019, please send them to me and I'll answer them here!
Does this version replace the previous version? Yes, when the 2019 update goes live, the old exam will be retired. Some of the questions will be the same, many of the questions will be tweaked, and there will be many new questions to reflect the new topics added to the exam.
That said, current CIPs will not need to retest to maintain their status. CIPs who have been keeping up with their CEUs and renewal fees will continue to remain active CIPs in good standing. The renewal and reinstatement processes will change somewhat - I wrote about that here: http://informata.blogspot.com/2019/01/cip-2019-quick-update-on-renewals-and.html
Will the exam be different? Yes...and no. Metadata is still metadata, business processes are still business processes. The reason for updating CIP, or any certification, is to reflect changes in the industry and how things are done. To that end, we'll be reducing or removing coverage of topics we don't feel are relevant, and adding and widening coverage of topics that have emerged to take their place in the toolkit of the information professional.
The bottom line is that the coverage of the exam will be mostly the same - right now my best guess is around 70%. Once we finalize the exam blueprint we'll share that here and in other sites and services, and we'll also put together a mapping that shows what's been dropped, what's been changed, and what's been added.
We will still be using Kryterion as our exam delivery partner. The exam itself may become slightly longer to reflect the broadening of industry processes and developments we think CIPs should know, but it will still be a single exam.
Are there more/different courses that should be considered to prepare? Again, yes and no. All of the current AIIM courses will continue to align to the updated CIP; many of them go into much greater depth than the relevant section of the CIP, so they remain of value on their own as well as for preparing for the exam.
However, the CIP Study Guide and CIP Prep course will also be updated to reflect the changes on the exam, so candidates will continue to have that option to prepare for the exam as well. And we're planning for some big changes in how we deliver that prep course that we think everyone will appreciate!
Again, if you have any other questions, please send them to me at jwilkins@aiim.org and I will answer them and post the answers here as well.
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