ICI's Certificate Programs to become a Competitive Intelligence Professional

• Fundamental Certificate in Competitive Intelligence - FCCI™

  Fundamental certificate for all Competitive Intelligence-related activities

• Certificate in ...

  • Competitive Intelligence Research
  • Competitive Intelligence Analysis
  • Competitive Strategy
  • Competitive Intelligence Management

• Certificate of Proficiency in Competitive Intelligence - CPCI™

  Comprehensive professional training leading to the mastery level in Competitive Intelligence

• Competitive Intelligence Engineer - CIE™

  FCCI level workshops and additional Business Intelligence workshops for those working at the interface of Information Technology and Competitive Intelligence.

Be Inspired and Motivated

The Institute for Competitive Intelligence is a leading, global provider of Competitive Intelligence education through open workshops, in-house workshops, certification and conferences. Our education is intense, challenging and exciting. All workshops can be booked as individual training events or as part of a certification program. Briefings and workshop materials are sent to participants in advance enabling them to prepare for the workshops. During the workshops small classes with up to 15 participants allow for hands-on exercises and intense discussions. Candidates on the certificate program also work on assignments and must sit a final exam. Your instructor, Rainer Michaeli, has more than 20 years of practical competitive intelligence and strategy development experience. He is the author of a bestselling CI book, board member of the German CI society, management consultant, entrepreneur, university lecturer and director of the ICI.

Participation requirements

Ideally, you should have at least two years of work experience and either be employed as a Competitive Intelligence professional or aspire to become one. Many of our attendees already work as market researchers, in business development or as in-house consultants, but without having received a specific Competitive Intelligence education. Our certificate programs allow a comprehensive expansion of your skills and opens up new career opportunities.

Competitive Intelligence Certification

After concluding all courses of the respective Competitive Intelligence certificate program, you will have the option of taking a certification exam.

• All final exams consist of a written part (duration 4 hours)
• The CPCI candidates additionally need to prepare a supervised write-up of a competitive intelligence case and take an additional oral exam.
• If a candidate fails an exam, he/she can re-sit the exam a further two times.

Exemption from workshops

If a candidate can prove expertise in a certain subject area, he/she might be exempted from attending the related courses. Make sure that you address this issue prior to enrollment, as your schedule and fees will be adapted accordingly. Note however that exams will cover all the certificate subjects.

Application

To apply for our certificates, please use our online registration form or the fax registration form in our workshop-catalog.