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Membership Services and Benefits
Once you’ve join The Chartered Institute for IT, you’ll have access to a range of great services and tools to support you now and throughout your career, as well as a host of networking opportunities.
Career
We will provide you with tools to help you progress your career, such as:
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Mentoring
- Best Practice Portal / Corporate IT Forum (for Chartered and Fellows)
- Discounted training opportunities
- BCSrecruit.com
- Browse SFIAplus
You can also gain the recognition you deserve by:
- Using post nominals, the BCS logo,and displaying your membership certificate.
- As a Chartered Member and / or Fellow your name will be displayed in our Register of Chartered Members and Fellows.
- Our Code of Conduct to demonstrate your professionalism
Networking
As a member you’ll have regular opportunities to network in person with:
- local Branch meetings (for members within the UK)
- International Sections (for those of you outside the UK)
- Specialist Groups (for everyone)
These all include talks and discussion on a range of topics relevant to each group, a list of groups can be found here. Many of these meetings and events take place at the BCS London Offices, a facility members are entitled to visit at their own convenience. Please see information below.
You can also network online using:
- The BCS Members Group on LinkedIn
- BCS Member Network
You can also interact with us on social networking with Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.
BCS London OfficeNestled between Covent Garden and the Strand, BCS London offers an informal drop in space for members, as well as 6 flexible meeting rooms, which are available for hire. Find out more
Knowledge
Once you’re a member you’ll have access to our online libraries:
- ITNOW, our quarterly magazine which is available in print or digital
- Discounted rates for access to the ACM Digital Library
- Books 24x7 - 250 IT and business eBooks,
- EBSCO - 5,000 business journals and magazine & 4,000 Computer and Applied Science titles
- Forrester Reports - a new report each month, plus unlimited archive access
Other news and developments from around the IT world and the rest of the membership is available through:
- eBCS, our weekly email newsletter
- The digital version of Computing
- Our various Members Social Media (e.g. @BCSMembership)
There is a selection of exclusive member discounts at the BCS Bookshop.
If you become a Chartered IT Professional you can also access our Best Practice Portal.
Exclusive Professional Support
Your membership will also entitle you to a number of services to support your professional life:
- Email forwarding gives you a consistent and professional email address (@bcs.org) for the lifetime of your membership
- Significant discount on Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII)
- UK employment dispute services
- Legal help - online or telephone
- Framing & plaque service, for your Membership certificate
- Discounts on a number of training courses, from a number of providers
- Membership Extras offers savings on money and time for both personal and professional activities