BCS Practitioner Award in Leading with an IT Mindset

This practitioner level award encourages individuals in IT and technical roles to develop an improved understanding of their leadership style and discover tools, techniques and behaviours to lead a team successfully.

Enhance your career by building upon your personal and business skills with a holistic, industry-driven qualification.

Understand how to lead effectively, manage driven digital teams that enact solutions, and increase digital productivity across your organisation.

Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within your organisation.

Aligned to CITP criteria.

Attain all three awards to be eligible to study for the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being An IT Business Partner.

This Practitioner-level award is aimed at digital professionals looking to enhance their soft skills in target areas.
Suitable for IT business partners, business analysts, business managers and members of their team, business change managers and project managers.

You’ll gain a good understanding of the facets of leadership in a digital organisation, including:

Understanding the core concepts of leadership, including identifying your own leadership style and delegation techniques;
Learning key methods in building motivated, solutions-driven teams;
How to incorporate ethics and Green IT into your team;
Methods for increasing digital productivity;
Understanding the drivers for change and continual improvement.

The syllabus includes training objectives, details of modules and learning hours, plus a recommended reading list:

Take this course with one of our accredited training providers.

Classroom courses normally last three days.

At a BCS accredited training provider near you.

Course prices vary depending on your chosen training provider and course format.

Ideal if you’re self-motivated and already know something about leadership.

It usually takes a minimum of 10 hours to prepare for the exam.

If you're studying for this qualification without a training provider you can sit this exam directly with BCS.

UK price: £120 (£100 + VAT).
International prices may vary by region, please check international pricing via our Customer Service team.

45-minute 'closed book' exam format with 20 questions comprised of 10 one mark and 10 two mark questions.
Pass mark is 70% (21/30)

Demonstrate your skills and expertise by gaining the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner.

Available once you’ve completed four Practitioner-level modules: Leading with an IT Mindset Award, Business Skills Award, Collaborating with Business Teams Award, and Being an IT Business Partner Certificate.
The award is granted on successful completion of the above modules.

This qualification is not regulated by the following United Kingdom Regulators - Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, CCEA Regulation or SQA.