FAQ - ISACA Switzerland Chapter

Please register directly with our educational providers. You can find them on the website of the ISACA Switzerland Chapter via the following link. https://www.isaca.ch/en/education/education.html.

ISACA certificate courses with German, French and English speaking instructors are held in Zurich, Geneva or Lausanne as well as online. Please contact our training partner directly to find out which courses are offered in which languages.

Certainly it is possible to take the exam without having attended a preparation course. But the probability of passing the exam is much lower (worldwide average about 50%) than with our preparation courses (90%). If you have any questions in this regard, it is best to contact our training providers directly or ISACA Global.

Yes, the exam can be retaken several times. However, the exam fees will be due again. Since the job description is revised every 4-6 years, you should expect an increased learning effort and, if necessary, the purchase of the updated review manual.

The exam fees depend on whether you are a member of ISACA or not. The current fees can be found on https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/certifications.

Since the exams are organized by ISACA Global, registration is done online at https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/certifications.

You will receive a confirmation of your registration immediately after processing. You can check and change the exact exam location with the start time online at any time.

No, you needn't. At https://www.isaca.org/cpe-policy you will find the valid CPE regulations for each certification profile.

You can record the CPE's directly on www.isaca.org in your personal profile (MyISACA).

You can find the information at the following link. https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/certification-status-options.

Yes you can get the "Non-Practicing" Status. To do this, you need to fill in a form and send it to ISACA Global. You can find the information and the form at the following link scroll all the way down. https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/certification-status-options.

You can change your status to "Retired" at ISACA Global. To do this, you need to fill in a form and send it to ISACA Global. You can find the information and the form at the following link scroll all the way down https://www.isaca.org/credentialing/certification-status-options.

To get an ISACA Member you have to register via https://www.isaca.org. You can get membership as a professional member or a student member. As a member of the global network, you will get also member of a local chapter.

As an ISACA Member you can benefit from several discounts and member-only information form the ISACA global network as well as from the ISACA Switzerland Chapter.

Access and free downloads of brochures, standards and presentations of the ISACA global network.Discount off education and certification programs.
Discounts off national and global ISACA conferences.
Discounts at the ISACA bookstore.

The ISACA Switzerland Chapter provides information primarily via the website isaca.ch. Other information channels are the regular newsletters and LinkedIn.

To register, go to “Login” and register with you Name (First Name/Last Name), Username, Password, ISACA Member ID for ISACA Members). We send the newsletter to both members and non-members who register on our website.

A reminder from ISACA comes annually. Here you can also renew your membership with the ISACA Switzerland Chapter.