Understand the IT capability you need now and in the future
Promote industry best practice and the highest professional standards
Identify skills gaps and the actions you can take to fill them
Motivate your people and attract, develop and retain talented employees
Use our tools and expertise to build a professional, productive and innovative workforce where everyone understands their role in achieving business objectives and exceptional performance.
Skills and capability management
To maintain the digital talent your business needs, now and in the future, you need a multi-faceted, holistic approach to skills development and a robust skills framework to support your strategy.
Professional development for your people
Give your workforce the skills they need to reach their potential while nurturing a culture of learning and development, and futureproofing your business.
Partnerships and community
Connect with organisations, government and individuals in and outside the tech industry, to address the challenges facing our profession and help inspire, educate and enable everyone to contribute and benefit in our digital world.
Talk to us about your ideas for digital change and how they will affect your people, your business and customers.
We're all responsible for ensuring technology-led change is safe and positive for everyone in society. At BCS we're committed to meeting this responsibility under royal charter.
That's why we set the highest standards of professionalism and best practice in the industry, share knowledge, certify skills and develop capability tuned to evolving customer needs.
We're uniquely placed in the tech industry to provide a trusted, independent voice for the profession and organisations partner with us to deliver their digital change programmes with integrity and foresight.
From dedicated account managers to technical specialists, our experienced team works with you to understand your specific requirements, ensuring you reach your targets through your BCS partnership.
Julie Andrews MBCS
Julie supports BCS customers across all sectors and specialises in health and care. She has a background in account management, sales and marketing, with 25 years' experience as an account manager having previously worked for Canon, HP and Verifone.
Julie has a family of four busy children (and one small guinea pig!) and when not at work, you'll find our native New Zealander at the side of a netball court or increasingly these days a football pitch.
Andrew Barnett
Andrew works with a wide range of organisations, from SMEs to Ministry of Defence and Government, helping to deliver successful best practice IT capability programmes. He specialises in applying the SFIAplus industry standard framework to support skills capability analysis, workforce planning, career pathways and recruitment.
Away from BCS, Andrew spends his time with his young family, all of whom enjoy socialising in their home town of Cheltenham and exploring the neighbouring counties.
Talk to us about your ideas for digital change and how they will affect your people, your business and customers.
Digital leaders 2018: Capability, skills and ethics in IT
For the past seven years we have surveyed digital leaders to find out how they feel about their roles, their resourcing needs and what areas of concern they have for the coming year. This latest survey has expanded to ask nearly 400 respondents how they feel about skills, training and the ethical landscape.
Business transformation and organisation change, continuous innovation, regulatory compliance and operational efficiencies were singled out as priorities. Download the report to find out what else respondents told us and see if their views resonate with yours.