Mr Awiti (to the right of Dr McFie) with latest Strathmore CISA certification holders

When I look at a CV and the telephone contact(s) don't have the '+254' international code, I know the owner doesn't have a global outlook. Some people don't even put their town or area telephone codes or even the postal code. I weed out such CVs because people who don't think beyond their town can't make suitable employees, says Mr Jonah Awiti, the President of Kenya's chapter of ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association).

Mr Awiti said this at the University's CISA (Certified Information Systems Audit) certificate awarding ceremony on 5th December 2008 at the Hilton Hotel. Strathmore has been offering CISA since 2002. 

Mr Awiti challenged the certificate holders to make use of the certification by working very hard. "There are people who die and people who rest from this life. Those who idle away their life die, but those who work in this life go to rest," Mr Awiti said.

"CISA is a strong certification and you prepared for it at a great university which adds value to the qualification. Strathmore is my university of choice. My son was admitted to pursue an IT degree at a public university. But I told him to go and do the Bachelor of Business Information Technology at Strathmore," he said.

Mr Awiti asked the awardees to demonstrate to employers the importance of the certification. "Professionals are in a sense sustained by fear, so create sufficient fear for the need of CISA certification" he said.

Mr Awiti also asked the awardees to make their spouses professionally successful too. "CISA is an international qualification and it brings professional mobility. Make sure your spouse is not left behind as you advance in your career," he advised.

For more information on CISA, see: http://www.strathmore.edu/academics/soa/cisa.html