British Computer Society

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The British Computer Society ( BCS ; German  British Computer Society ) is the most important British trade association for the IT industry . The London-based society has over 74,000 members (as of 2013), including over 11,000 outside the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1957, received a Royal Charter in 1984 and, in accordance with this, pursues the task of promoting the study and application of computer science and information technology as well as promoting knowledge and training in this field “for the benefit of the general public”.

organization

The management of the BCS responsibility of a Board of Directors (Board of Trustees) , which in turn by an Advisory Board (Council) is elected and advise. Both committees are chaired by Liz Bacon , Professor of Computer Science at Greenwich University (as of 2015).

On the one hand, the society is divided into regions and, on the other hand, has various working groups that are intended to advance the professional development of the younger members and that of the established members.

Types of Affiliation

  • Circle of Friends ( Affiliates )
  • students
  • Members ( Associates )
  • Members ( Professional Members )
  • Members ( Chartered Members )
  • Partner ( Fellows )

Qualifications

The company enables computer users and professionals to obtain various qualifications or certificates. For users z. B. the European computer driving license ( ECDL ) or the e-citizen qualification are offered. Certification programs for professionals exist in the following areas.

  • Business analysis
  • Information security and CESG scheme
  • Software testing
  • IT service management (inc ITIL)
  • Agile
  • Project & program management
  • PRINCE2
  • Solution development and architecture
  • Consultancy
  • Software asset management
  • Green IT
  • Data center management

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements, Year ended August 31, 2013. BCS, The chartered institute for IT, November 27, 2013, accessed April 6, 2014 .
  2. ^ Royal Charter of the British Computer Society. (PDF; 24.4 kB) July 10, 1984, accessed April 6, 2014 .
  3. ^ Boards and Committees. British Computer Society, accessed April 7, 2014 .

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