CIO Institute

The CIO Institute is specifically focused on helping IT leaders better align people, processes, and technology for organizational effectiveness through our flagship program, the Chief Information Officer Certificate. The CIO Institute can also develop customized programs to fit your organization’s specific training needs.

We offer two program options.

1. Our Federal CIO Certificate program includes eight courses that can be completed in as little as one year by attending weekday sessions at our Arlington, VA facility.
2. With the Certificate-to-Degree option, once you complete at least five CIO Certificate courses, you may continue your studies towards a Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT). The MSIT program is a part-time masters program that is delivered to you via distance, allowing you to retain your current employment.

Learn more about this challenging program.

Carnegie Mellon is a Federal CIO University Partner.

The CIO Certificate is issued by the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) CIO University. The CIO University promotes academic education and collaboration, via graduate-level programs, through a virtual consortium of six universities to address Chief Information Officer core competency requirements for organizations and individuals.

The program focuses on twelve subject areas directly related to competencies identified by the Federal CIO Council in compliance with the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996:

• Policy and Organization
• Leadership/Managerial
• Process/Change Management
• Information Resources Strategy and Planning
• IT Performance Assessment: Models and Methods
• IT Project/Program Management
• Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC)
• Acquisition
• E-Government
• Information Security/Information Assurance (IA)
• Enterprise Architecture
• Technology Management and Assessment

Learn more about the GSA, CIOC and the Clinger-Cohen Competencies.