Application
for the CCE Process or Membership
You must complete this application
and it must be approved before you can receive the CCE or before
you can join the ISFCE.
You can start
the CCE process before submitting the application or before the
application has been approved. However, if the application
is not approved, you will not receive the CCE. We will not
begin processing the application until the
appropriate fee has been paid.
Experience
or Training Requirements
The applicant must have successfully completed
training or have
at least 18 months responsible experience actually conducting forensic
computer examinations or certify that he or she has conducted self study in
forensic computer examinations. The training must be documented, the experience must be documented
and verifiable or the self study must documented.
You
must have the required experience, training or self study. A waiver of
training or experience can be granted by the certifying board for self study.
Criminal
Record
The applicant must not have a criminal record as defined by the ISFCE. The ISFCE Certification Body will not certify an individual with certain types of criminal records (defined below).
An examiner with a criminal record may result in credibility issues in professional settings.
ISFCE definition of a criminal record relating to certification Criminal record defined includes:
- A conviction within or outside the United States of any sexually related offense or crime of moral turpitude
- A conviction within or outside the United States of any crime that is classified as a felony or of which the resulting penalty could be more than 1 year of imprisonment
- If no sentence is received, the possible maximum sentence in the jurisdiction where the conviction occurred is the deciding factor
- The candidate is a subject of a restraining order or similar court order for domestic battery, sexual offenses or assault
- Any conviction for sexual battery or similar sexual offense of which the resulting sentence could be less than 1 year of imprisonment
The CCE certified individual must not be convicted of a criminal offense, as defined above, after receiving certification. Conviction of such an offense will result in revocation of certification.
The
CCE certified individual must abide by the testing, continuing
education or experience requirements as published on this web site
in order to maintain the CCE.
The
CCE certified individual must strictly adhere to the code of
ethics and professional responsibility as currently published and must adhere to any later
revisions to the code of ethics.
The
CCE certified individual must not be convicted of a criminal
offense, as defined on this web site, after receiving certification.
By
submitting this application, the applicant agrees to the terms and
conditions for obtaining and maintaining the CCE. |