NICET Systems Software Integrator (SSI) Certification Pilot Program Extended – Fee Reduced to $75
What’s New:
NICET has extended the pilot testing period for its Systems Software Integrator (SSI) certification through December 31, 2025, and reduced the pilot application fee from $245 to just $75.
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Applications received and approved will also be awarded a free practice test.
Who Should Apply
If your work involves bridging hardware and software, managing system risks, ensuring compliance, and protecting infrastructure from cybersecurity threats, this credential will validate your expertise and elevate your role in the industry.
How to Apply
Log in or create your account at https://nicet.useclarus.com/apply/application?id=98.
- Click Apply, search for SSI, and save it to your Home Screen
- Back on your home screen, click the big, blue APPLY HERE button.
- Complete your application, which must include a brief description of how your work aligns with the program’s four core competency areas: program management, quality assurance, system integration, and risk mitigation.
- Once approved, you’ll receive instructions to schedule your exam and access preparation materials.
- If you get stuck or have any questions, send them to ssi@nicet.org.
- Complete your application, which must include a brief description of how your work aligns with the program’s four core competency areas: program management, quality assurance, system integration, and risk mitigation.
- Once approved, you’ll receive instructions to schedule your exam and access preparation materials.
- If you get stuck or have any questions, send them to ssi@nicet.org.
Why SSI Matters:
Software integration is now a core public safety issue. The SSI certification is designed for professionals who integrate software into critical systems—where reliability, cybersecurity, and functional safety are essential.
- Core competencies center around program management, quality assurance, systems integration, and risk mitigation.
- Technical areas include document control, validation & verification, cybersecurity postures, and version control.
- Applicants receive a content outline with full details.
- Pilot testers will become the first certified SSIs in the nation.
- Application fee during pilot: $75.
Who Should Participate:
Professionals responsible for software integration in complex systems—especially those in safety-critical or highly regulated industries.
Get Involved:
Forward-looking organizations can protect their people, infrastructure, and reputation by requiring SSI certification for professionals involved in cyberphysical systems integration. Pilot testers will help validate this much-needed credential—and will become the first certified SSIs in the field.
Be part of building a credential that protects people, systems, and infrastructure.
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