BCS and the IET have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see the two bodies work more closely in the future.
One of the main elements is the joint development and promotion of a professional status across the IT profession. Part of this means that, in the future, the BCS and IET will work together so that at some point the IET will be able to confer CITP status to its members who are eligible.
Commenting on the agreement, David Clarke, BCS chief executive, said: 'This is a major step for both organisations and demonstrates our commitment to professionalism for the IT industry. The MoU will allow us to work more closely together for the benefit of our members and the profession as a whole.
'Our decision to make CITP much more widely available is a major step for the BCS; in fact, an unprecedented step for a chartered body. However, our trustees have taken this decision in the interests of the profession and see it as an important step towards achieving the aims of the BCS professionalism in IT initiative. IET is the ideal partner to help us to reach this goal.'
As well as cross-promotion work, the MoU also supports the opportunities for the BCS and IET to work collaboratively in continuing their work generating and disseminating knowledge across the engineering, technology and IT professional communities, conducting research into the concerns of those communities, issuing joint policy statements and working together on public engagement issues.
One of the main elements is the joint development and promotion of a professional status across the IT profession. Part of this means that, in the future, the BCS and IET will work together so that at some point the IET will be able to confer CITP status to its members who are eligible.
Commenting on the agreement, David Clarke, BCS chief executive, said: 'This is a major step for both organisations and demonstrates our commitment to professionalism for the IT industry. The MoU will allow us to work more closely together for the benefit of our members and the profession as a whole.
'Our decision to make CITP much more widely available is a major step for the BCS; in fact, an unprecedented step for a chartered body. However, our trustees have taken this decision in the interests of the profession and see it as an important step towards achieving the aims of the BCS professionalism in IT initiative. IET is the ideal partner to help us to reach this goal.'
As well as cross-promotion work, the MoU also supports the opportunities for the BCS and IET to work collaboratively in continuing their work generating and disseminating knowledge across the engineering, technology and IT professional communities, conducting research into the concerns of those communities, issuing joint policy statements and working together on public engagement issues.
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