📢 Our CEO, Rashik Parmar, welcomes the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary of State, Peter Kyle! We're eager to collaborate with his team to leverage computing and digital technologies in tackling the government's key challenges. We've highlighted our key recommendations in an open letter, including: 🔹 Supporting Chartered status (CITP) for IT professionals 🔹 Expanding computing education, digital literacy, and skills qualifications 🔹 Bridging the diversity gap in IT – over 500,000 women are ‘missing’ from our profession Read our full recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/eWESCFPt #DiversityInTech #ComputingEducation #ITProfessionals
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
IT Services and IT Consulting
London, England 49,781 followers
We’re BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the professional body behind the people behind our amazing digital world.
About us
At BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, we’re on a mission to support the people working in the IT industry and help them build a safe and bright digital future for everyone in society. How do we do this? By working with key partners and a global membership community to improve IT education, influence ethical practice, share expertise, raise professional standards and support career progression. It’s all set out in our royal charter. Oh, and we’re also the awarding body for BCS Professional Certification and digital skills qualifications; a leading assessment organisation for digital apprenticeships; and the regulatory body for Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and Register for IT Technicians (RITTech) registration, recognising the work and commitment of the exceptional people who design, build and maintain the digital world around us. Become a member, and shape your future and ours: https://campaign.bcs.org/shape-your-future
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https://www.bcs.org
External link for BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
- Industry
- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1957
- Specialties
- IT qualification body, Professional Certification, Publishing, Business Solutions, Policy and Governance, Continuing Professional Development, Membership, and Training
Locations
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Primary
25 Copthall Avenue
Ground Floor
London, England EC2R 7BP, GB
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3 Newbridge Square
Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1BY, GB
Employees at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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Michael S K Grant FBCS
A Past President BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, Past Clerk & Master IT Livery Company, Member Chichester University Multi Academy Trust,
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Mark Dodd MBCS CITP
Data Curator at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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Jonathan Bowen
Emeritus Professor of Computing at London South Bank University & Chairman of Museophile
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Professor Sue Black OBE
Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist, Forbes World Top 50 Women in Tech, Professional Speaker
Updates
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The rapid technological advancements of the past 20 years show no signs of slowing down, especially with the latest developments in AI and machine learning. Swansea University's Computer Science Department exemplifies efforts to democratise access to computing and technology. Through Technocamps, they deliver digital skills training and qualifications, ensuring both the current and future workforce are equipped to handle these technologies. Working directly in schools and communities across Wales, Technocamps has upskilled individuals from all walks of life, engaging over 8% of the Welsh population since 2011. Discover how Swansea University is making digital knowledge and skills accessible to everyone through innovative programs like Technocamps here 🔗 https://hubs.ly/Q02G0X8H0 🎥: Content With Purpose 🎤: Casey Hopkins Science and Engineering at Swansea University #DigitalPioneersRecodingOurFuture #SustainableTech #GreenIT #DigitalSustainability
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🚀 Join the BCS Wales Hub as our new Community Leader! 🚀 We're all about making tech experiences positive and building a community of ethical, competent professionals. Ready to shape the future of IT in Wales? Apply now for this exciting voluntary role! Click here for more information about the role: https://hubs.ly/Q02FPk940 #TechLeadership #FutureOfIT
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🎉 Congratulations to our outgoing Head of Policy, Daniel Aldridge, on being elected MP for Weston-Super-Mare! 🎉 While we'll miss you as a colleague, we're excited to collaborate with you in your new role. Your knowledge of how technology can transform lives will be a powerful asset in Parliament. Best of luck from the entire BCS community! 🚀 #Congratulations #NewMP #Election
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Congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer and the new government! We look forward to working with you to make sure computing improves the lives of everyone in the UK. Here are some of our key recommendations: 👉 Support for professional registrations and Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status 👉Broaden and grow computing education and digital literacy 👉Close the diversity gap in IT – over 500,000 women are ‘missing’ from our profession. People aged over 50 and with disabilities are also under-represented. “The new Prime Minister has a unique opportunity to take a positive view of AI and high stakes technologies, making sure they transform the lives of everyone in the UK. By setting high standards for those who direct and develop computing in areas like health, security and other vital public services, the UK can be an example to the world. We ask the government to back Chartered status for technology professionals, setting the same expectations of competence and ethics as regulated fields like accountancy and medicine.”- Rashik Parmar, BCS Group CEO More on our tech policy asks for the new government: https://hubs.ly/Q02FqpjF0 #GeneralElectionUK #PrimeMinister
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We can’t deliver new solutions if we keep thinking in the same ways. 💡 Cultivating diversity in the IT industry, and computer research in particular, is crucial for solving the problems faced by society, both now and in the future. Queen's University Belfast | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science EEECS| has representation from over 100 countries. This diverse community provides support and guidance for research students like Ayesha, who is focusing on risk assessment for financial sectors. Working with PwC UK Ayesha is able to apply her research to real-world problems. Learn more about how EEECS is providing a bright future for its students here 🔗 https://hubs.ly/Q02Fckhc0 🎤: Ayesha Abdul Majeed | Karen Rafferty | Jason McBride | Iain Styles #DigitalPioneersRecodingOurFuture #SustainableTech #GreenTech #EthicalComputing #GreenIT #DigitalSustainability 📽️: Content With Purpose
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"Fake news" poses a significant threat to democracy, especially on election days. Our latest research highlights the urgent need for immediate reform of regulations preventing mainstream media from rebutting fake news on election day. Read more in The Independent article: https://hubs.ly/Q02DSsxn0 #ElectionIntegrity #FightFakeNews #BCSResearch
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BCS Council on Tour – Belfast 2024! A huge thank you to Rachel Steenson FBCS for organizing a jam-packed agenda and bringing together tech experts from across Northern Ireland to champion the cause of Making IT Good for Society. Key Highlights: Education & EDI event at Ulster University: Zero tolerance for discrimination in IT. Stand up and say, "It's not cool." Evening Reception at the Law Society to Northern Ireland: Digital transformation in Northern Irish prison systems is making a profound impact on prisoners and their families. Industry Dinner at The Merchant Hotel Belfast: We continue to focus on Professionalism, Diversity, and Education, driving forward our manifesto. Digital Divide Event at The Bobbin: Addressing the digital divide means focusing on access, skills, motivation, and trust—not just devices. 🎉 Special shoutout to our sponsors: BCS Northern Ireland - The Chartered Institute for IT- Ulster University Enso Recruitment Tughans LLP Allstate Northern Ireland Cisco CGI Queen's University Belfast NOW Group BT Group 🙏 Grateful for our incredible speakers: Rashik Parmar, Prof Colin Turner, Catherine McCourt, Julia Adamson MBE, Rachel Steenson FBCS, Susan Walker, Darren Muldoon, Yuan Zhang, Andreea Albeanu, Áine McCaughey, ⭐️ Sharon Moore MBE, Holly Porter, Naomi Long, Tom Crick MBE, Eleanor H. Dave Donaghy, Maeve Monaghan, Fiona Baxter & Johnny Wallace. #techleaders #techcommunity
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📣The ComputerWeekly.com UKTech50 2024: UK's Influential Tech Leaders list has been released! It's fantastic to see several BCS Fellows featured on the 2024 list, with two in the top 10 position! Congratulations to: Rich Corbridge (FBCS) Daljit Rehal FBCS MInstP MIET Anne Boden Karl Hoods CBE Helen Thomas View the full list here: https://lnkd.in/e3ANnQkH #UKTech50 #TechLeader
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📣The 2024 IT & Digital Apprenticeship Awards winners have been announced!📣 Congratulations to all of our 2024 winners and finalists, and THANK YOU to everyone who attended the awards! 🙌 See the winners here: https://hubs.ly/Q02D9GT40 #apprenticeships #ITandDigitalAwards