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It's about being recognised as a true IT professional in just four letters... MBCS

By joining BCS you will be able to gain access to a wide range of services and benefits that we believe will be relevant to you at every stage of your career. Below is a brief outline of what you can receive from BCS membership:

Career Recognition

  • industry-leading post-nominal letters (MBCS and FBCS)
  • pathway to Chartered Status - CITP (Chartered IT Professional)

Career Development Services

  • Access to the SFIAplus3 framework.
  • Exclusive career and recruitment services for BCS members provided by Monster

Networking opportunities

  • access to over 50 Specialist Groups, 40 Branches and 11 international sections - with BCS awards, events, conferences, expert panels, etc

Information Services

  • Member's email forwarding facility with additional spam filter facility free for 12 months
  • members magazine and email newsletters, free subscription to Computing magazine, industry information, library services, industry surveys and online industry news services
  • Access to the BCS online library offering a choice of 2 Forrester reports a month, eight EBSCO databases and over 200 eBooks from Books 24x7

Exclusive BCS member offers

  • Free legal advice service for BCS members
  • Real value for money discounts on Microsoft and Macromedia products, McAfee virus protection software, hardware and software catalogues, publications from BCS and leading industry publishers, and specialist IT training organisations
  • Discounts off professional indemnity insurance from various providers.

Join Now

Professional Member Application Form (MBCS) UKita offer (£76.50 usually £85.00)
Available to IT professionals with 5 or more years of experience (includes teaching) or a BCS accredited degree and 2 or more years of experience.

Associate Member Application Form (AMBCS) UKita offer (£37.80 usually £42.00)
Available to IT professionals with one or more years of experience (includes teaching) or an IT related degree.


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