Our mission as BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT is to enable the information society. We promote wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice.

With over 70,000 members around the world, we're creating an IT profession fit to lead the information society internationally.

We bring together industry, academics, practitioners and government to share knowledge, promote new thinking, inform the design of new curricula, shape public policy and inform the public.

Professional standards and a transparent, robust professional accreditation process are vital if IT as a profession is to gain the respect and recognition it deserves. What's more, a common competency framework promotes the development of transferable skills and a more mobile workforce.

Sharing learning and best practice with professionals across disciplines, organisations and geographies is also vital for any professional wanting to develop his or her career and expertise.

BCS is working across all of these areas, and more, to raise levels of professionalism and to support the IT professionals' development at every stage of their careers.

We deliver a range of professional development tools for practitioners and IT employers. A leading IT qualification body, we offer a range of internationally recognised qualifications, such as:

Green IT Foundation Certification

Specialist Qualifications in Service Management

Software Testing Intermediate Certification

Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

For more information, please visit our stand at ItSMFA LEADIt Conference  or until then, go to our website at www.bcs.org.