Get certified as an ICT professional (ICT Authority register)
ICT Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply online at professionals.icta.go.ke in your category (ICT Technician, Graduate, Professional or Practitioner) and attach all your documents. The ICT Authority aims to decide new applications in 5 days; fees start at KSh 600 for technicians.
- Fee
- KSh 600Application fee, ICT TechnicianKSh 1,000Application fee, ICT GraduateKSh 5,000Application fee, ICT Practitioner
- How long
- About 5 days for a new application
- Where
- Online at professionals.icta.go.ke (ICT Authority)
What you need
- Copy of your national ID or passport
- Technicians: your diploma certificate in ICT or a related field
- Graduates and Professionals: your bachelor's degree certificate
- Professionals and Practitioners: a professional certificate in your specific area
- Practitioners: reference letters from your employer(s) for the past two years
- Practitioners: statements from two referees who know you
Steps
- Create an account at professionals.icta.go.ke, choose your category and submit the application with all your documents attached.
- ICT Authority staff check your documents, then a panel reviews and approves the application.
- If you meet the requirements for your category, the ICT Authority issues your certificate and lists you on the register of certified professionals.
Watch out
- On top of the application fee there's a yearly subscription to stay certified, for example KSh 500 a year for an ICT Technician.
- If you're refused, you have only 5 days after the decision to appeal through the portal.
Who can apply
- ICT Technician: a diploma in ICT or a related field and at least 2 years of relevant ICT work experience
- ICT Graduate: a bachelor's degree in ICT or a related field from a recognised institution
- ICT Professional: a bachelor's degree, a professional certificate in your area and at least 2 years of relevant work experience
- ICT Practitioner: proof you have practised ICT through a job or private work for at least 2 years
Official sources (6)
- Scope and Requirements professionals.icta.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Service Fee Structure professionals.icta.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Application Process professionals.icta.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- ICT Professionals Certification Charter professionals.icta.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Appeal Process professionals.icta.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- ICT Professionals Accreditation portal professionals.icta.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026