Why get a GRC Certification?

Because it will ensure that you understand ALL of the key disciplines that create a well-rounded GRC Professional.

GRC Certifications increase your skills

GRC Certifications help you improve across all GRC disciplines by filling gaps in your education or experience.

• As a Governance Professional, you already have a high level of skill in the governance discipline…
• As a Risk Management Professional, you already have a high level of skill in the risk management discipline…
• As an Audit Professional, you already have a high level of skill in the audit discipline…
• As a Compliance Professional, you already have a high level of skill in the compliance discipline…
• As an Ethics Professional, you already have a high level of skill in the ethics discipline…
• As a Technology Professional, you already have a high level in the technology discipline…

But to be effective, you need more.

GRC Certifications increase communication

Because it helps you speak the same language as your peers in other important GRC-related departments.

• Understand what other GRC departments "do"
• Anticipate the needs of your peers
• Speak the same language

GRC Certifications increase compensation

Because salary research shows that jobs that reference "GRC" report 34% increased compensation over the same jobs that do not.

• A recent study done by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) showed certified internal auditors salaries are up to 40 percent higher than auditors without certification
• A recent report from the HR Certification Institute says that "Of the four types of credentials that an HR professional might hold—an undergraduate degree, a graduate degree, a certificate, or a professional certification—the professional certification was felt to be by far the most beneficial …”