Who said you are applying for anything, you just need to find out if the company you want to work for will take you on or whether you need a current IPC in whatever. Some may turn around and say no, you need this, others will say send in your resume and we'll see what we can do. If you really want a job at x place you should be communicating with them, just sending in an application and hoping that's all is where 90% of people go wrong. Maybe ok at an entry level job, but if you want the good ones that are competitive you need to know what they want, unless they are desperate and then they'll take anyone.