Institute of Telecommunications Professionals

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The ITP
The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals
Established1906 (incorporated 20 May 2002;21 years ago (2002-05-20))
TypeNonprofit
Registration no.04442329 (Company number)
Legal statusPrivate company limited by guarantee without share capital
PurposeProfessional membership organisation
HeadquartersSunbury Te, Green Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 6QJ
Location
Coordinates 51°24′44″N0°25′04″W / 51.41224°N 0.41773°W / 51.41224; -0.41773
Region served
United Kingdom
ServicesActivities; publications
FieldTelecommunications
Official language
English
Chairman
Tim Creswick
PublicationJournal of the Institute of Telecommunications Professionals
Website theitp.org

The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) is a membership organisation for professionals in the telecommunications industry, based in the United Kingdom.

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The Institute was originally founded in 1906. [1] It is now a registered company with Companies House in the United Kingdom, incorporated in 2002. [2] Brendan O' Mahony has been the chief executive of the ITP. [3]

Lucy Woods presided over ITP for fifteen years, until 2018, when the organization named Kevin Paige chairman for five years. [4]

In 2019, the ITP established a new partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) with the aim of developing a joint professional registration scheme to elevate professional standards throughout the telecommunications industry. [5]

In 2021, the ITP assisted a UK fibre network Vorboss in establishing its training academy. In 2023, the ITP appointed Tim Creswick, the CEO of Vorboss, as the new chair of its board of directors. [6]

The institute has an associated journal, the Journal of the Institute of Telecommunications Professionals, established in 2007 and published quarterly. [7]

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