MissionFoundation for IT EducationFITE_0d6a0c8e-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that was established in 1975 to meet the changing educational requirements of the information profession and industry, and to address the long term educational efforts essential to support the industry and members of various IT-related professional organizations. The Foundation for IT Education, as an independent body representing practitioners, educators and researchers, seeks to provide leadership in identifying educational opportunities that will advance the information systems profession. Volunteers The Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Regents. The Foundation makes extensive use of volunteer committees chosen to support particular projects, programs, and initiatives. _0d6a0eb4-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aTo meet the changing educational requirements of the information profession and industry, and to address the long term educational efforts essential to support the industry and members of various IT-related professional organizations._0d6a0fa4-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aEducational Programs and ServicesTo provide educational programs and services for information technology professionals, educators, the computer industry, business, government, or the general public._0d6a1030-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a1_0d6a10c6-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aProfessional Education and DevelopmentTo determine the needs and desires of information technology professionals with regard to professional education and development._0d6a1152-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a2Information Technology Professionals_0d6a11de-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aCourses and ProgramsTo develop and implement educational courses and information technology programs that will meet the needs and desires of information technology professionals._0d6a127e-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a3_0d6a1314-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aStandards and PracticesTo encourage the information technology profession in the development and adoption of technical and managerial information technology standards and preferred practices._0d6a13b4-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a4_0d6a145e-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aSelf-EvaluationTo develop and implement educational programs for information technology personnel self-evaluation._0d6a1508-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a5_0d6a15bc-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aEvaluationTo develop and implement educational programs for the evaluation of hardware, software and managerial systems._0d6a1670-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a6_0d6a172e-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2aCurriculaTo assist educational institutions in the development of effective business information technology curricula. _0d6a17f6-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a7Educational Institutions_0d6a18c8-367f-11e1-977a-cb817a64ea2a2012-01-03http://www.edfoundation.org/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net