What is the CITA Certification Scheme?
The Certified Intelligence Analyst (CITA) certification scheme is a specialized program designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills to identify, analyze, and respond to intelligence threats effectively. This globally recognized credential focuses on key areas such as intelligence collection, threat assessment, risk analysis, and actionable reporting, ensuring practitioners are prepared to address modern security challenges. By earning the CITA certification, individuals demonstrate their expertise in leveraging intelligence to enhance security strategies, making them valuable assets to organizations across various sectors.
Why Earn the CITA Credential?
Intelligence Analysts use critical thinking, analytic techniques, and subject matter expertise to identify, understand and evaluate threats, and to provide judgment and recommendations to decision makers in a timely manner.
Earning a CITA Credential demonstrates your competency in 5 main domains:
- Intelligence Process,
- Subject Matter Expertise,
- Program Management and Communication,
- Technical, and
- Compliance.
Who is the CITA Certificate designed For?
CITA certification is designed for professionals in intelligence, security, law enforcement, and risk management roles who aim to enhance their skills in analyzing and mitigating intelligence threats.
- Intelligence collectors and analysts across public and private sectors
- Investigators, researchers and other professionals whose work involves collecting, processing, analyzing and/or disseminating information
- Corporate security managers
- Officers in charge of Executive Protection planning
- Officers in charge of Reputation Monitoring and risk mitigation
- Security professionals who want to gain a better understanding of the intelligence landscape
Eligibility Requirements
To obtain the CITA Credential, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Bachelor's degree in regional or security-related field, geopolitics, political science, or media – preferred
- 2+ years of experience in an intelligence capacity, preferably in an analytic role, in the public or private sector
- 1+ years of experience managing projects and teams
- No criminal record
- Three professional references
- One writing sample, demonstrating sound knowledge of analytic tradecraft
2+ years of experience in an intelligence capacity, preferably in an analytic role, in the public or private sector and
1+ years of experience managing projects and teams
Bachelor’s degree in regional or security-related field, geopolitics, political science, or media – preferred
The participant is expected to have no criminal records and would have to declare this status during the
application process.
The participant must submit 2 professional references who have personal knowledge of and can validate the candidate’s security experience, character and good standing
One writing sample, demonstrating sound knowledge of analytic tradecraft
Examination Process
Candidates must pass an examination to qualify as a Certified Intelligence Analyst. The exam, requiring a minimum 70% passing mark, is invigilated by trained and certified CCTB invigilators.
Exam Preparation
Prepare for the exam through self-study or opt for the CITA Exam Preparatory Course, accessible for purchase on our website or through our Training and Knowledge Partners.
CITA Exam
Preparatory Course
self-study
Training and Knowledge Partners
Fees
All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable, except as allowed by procedures outlined in the CITA Handbook. Fees are in US dollars, and the Board reserves the right to modify them to ensure the program’s financial security.
For further details, visit our website here or contact us for personalized assistance.
CITA
Certification
700$
CITA
PREPARATORY
COURSE
$990
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Policies and Procedures
The purpose of the recertification is to ensure that professionals who have obtained the CCTP/CITA or CPSC Certification enhance their skills and knowledge beyond the minimum competency. Regular recertification occurs through the documentation of (and confirmation, when audited) the required continuing educational activities within the two-year period following successful passing of a CCTP, CITA or CPSC Certification Exam.
All certified professionals are required to submit an application for recertification every two years. Each professional must demonstrate a significant and measurable contribution to the security industry to maintain their certification.
The period of validity of CTCB Certificate shall not exceed two (2) years. The certificate may be renewed for further periods as the result of a re-evaluation. The specified period of validity of a certificate may be extended for a single exceptional extension of up to six (6) months in order to permit re-evaluation to be completed.
All CTCB are required to submit an application for recertification every two years. Each practitioner must demonstrate a significant and measurable contribution to the security industry to maintain their certification.
Conditions:
- Fill the CTCB recertification form
- Sign the Code of Conduct
- Provide security related contributions: Examples of contributions include, but are not limited to, security-related presentations or public speaking; publishing; attending an educational event; and/or serving in a leadership position for a security industry association. Each contribution must be security-related and verifiable with documentation provided as an attachment to the application form. Point values are assigned for each contribution. A minimum of 20 recertification points must be accumulated during the 24 months after initial certification or last recertification was granted.
- Declare that applicant does not have any criminal record
- Complete Recertification payment
Every holder of the CTCB Certification must obtain no less than 20 CPE points during each two-year cycle for each CTCB Certification...
- “Certified Intelligence Analyst” title and the letters “CITA” are registered certification marks issued to CTCB by the Patent and Trademark Office. They can only be used when authorized for a period defined specifically by CTCB. There are proper guidelines for presenting your CTCB credential.
Examples of correct use (example):
• David H. Smith, CITA
• David H. Smith, Certified Intelligence Analyst
The CTCB credential is awarded to individuals, not organizations, and should only be used with individual names. The CTCB credential may only be used for the period for which it authorized to be used. The usage expires if practitioners have not met the recertification requirements. Use of these titles beyond the authorized period (without complying with renewal or recertification requirements) establishes an unauthorized use of the credential.
It is permissible to use the credential on a practitioner’s business cards, resume, correspondences or signature. Practitioners may use their CTCB credential in nearly all areas where their name is in use.
Certification assures all stakeholders of my commitment to professionalism and expertise in my field.
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