The OIC-CPOS project basically aims at certifying the expertise and knowledge on the professional conduct of statistical work by official statistics professionals in the OIC Member Countries. The project further aims at recognizing those who have achieved an acceptable level of professional competence in the understanding and application of statistical methods and are bound by code of ethics, principles and good practices of Official Statistics.

In the framework of the project, the Certification Advisory Board (CAB) has been formed. The CAB, composed of the volunteer OIC Member Countries, will review the proposed members for the Examination Committee (ExCom) from the nominations submitted by the competent National Statistical Offices (NSO) of the OIC. The final leg of the first phase will involve the conduct of exams and awarding of the certifications to those who successfully pass the Basic Level Certification Exams (CertEx-Basic).

The overall project objective is to enhance the quality of human resources in the NSOs of OIC Member Countries and contribute in the capacity development of the National Statistical Systems (NSS) of the OIC Member Countries by supporting and certifying bright junior statistical professionals.

The project aims at certifying the junior statistical professionals working in the NSOs of OIC Member Countries with at least 2 years of experience through the CertEx-Basic.

Formed of volunteer OIC-StatCom members, the CAB acts as an advisory body for the OIC-CPOS project. The duties of the CAB include:

• Appointing the members of the ExCom;
• Specifying the themes of the certification exams;
• Approving the official curricula, structure, timetable, admission criteria, and training materials of the certification exams; and
• Announcing the candidates who pass the certification exams.

The members of the ExCom, composed of experts nominated by NSOs of OIC Member Countries and approved by the CAB, will carry out the following duties:

• Drafting the official curricula for the certification exam themes;
• Drafting the structure, timetable, admission criteria, and outlines of training materials of the certification exams;
• Preparing the training materials and questions of the certification exams; and
• Evaluating the exams of the candidates.

OIC-CPOS: OIC Accreditation and Certification Programme for Official Statisticians(English)(Arabic)(French)