BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

Join over 70,000 IT professionals around the world and access the resources, skills and opportunities you need to help with your studies and to develop your future career.

As a Student member of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, you’ll enjoy a huge range of benefits to aid your studies including:

Networking opportunities

• Access to top people and latest thinking in IT
• Dedicated Young Professionals Group
• Online Member network
• 40 UK branches and 15 international sections and 50 specialist groups

Free online library

• Books 24/7 – 250 IT and business related e-books
• Up to three Forrester Research reports a month
• EBSCO databases – over 9000 academic journals and magazines on IT, science and technology

Online services

• Weekly and monthly e-newsletters
• Latest IT industry news
• Gadget reviews
• Upcoming events, seminars and job opportunities

Professional development

• *Become an Associate member (with AMBCS after your name) before you graduate – if you have completed a fulltime IT work placement year during your course
• Recognition from leading IT organisations
• Defined route to Chartered IT Professional status

Career development tools

• Map out your career path and discover the skills you need
• Plan the training and development you’ll need to get there
• Get advice on writing CVs and letters and interview techniques
• Access the latest jobs by clicking on the below 'visit our careers site' link

Discounts

• From leading suppliers of IT software including Google, Quark and AVG
• Available at the online BCS bookshop and on IT publications

For latest prices on Student or Associate membership (see condition above*) if an undergraduate or Associate/Professional membership if you have graduated visit www.bcs.org/membership/fees and follow links to join.

Don’t miss out! Join BCS today and benefit from all that the Institute has to offer.

Apply online using the below 'find out more about us' link.