The BCS and the Institution of Engineering and
Technology (IET) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
that will see the two organisations work more closely together in
the future.
One aims behind this signing is the joint development and
promotion of a professional status across the IT profession. This
means that, in future, the BCS and the IET will work together so
that at some point the IET will be able to confer Chartered IT
Professional status to eliglible members.
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
opportunities for the BCS and the IET to work collaboratively when
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.