UoD School of Computing - 23 Oct 2013Kiran Oza, Chair, BCS Tayside & Fife
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Topics
Strategic priorities and plans
Presidential theme
Personal Development Plan
Tayside & Fife branch
Bridging the gap between
education, practice and
research
Give practitioners the professional development and
career support they need
Informing public policy on how IT can contribute to
society
Ensuring everyone benefits
from IT
MissionTo enable the information
society
VisionTo be a world-
class organisation for IT
Championing the global
IT profession
Our strategy (the five pillars)
Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
–For young people to be educated with 21st Century computing skills and motivated into further study and/or careers in IT
–Driving the school curriculum changes
–Training teachers through the Teaching Network of Excellence
–Running the Computer Science Teaching Scholarships scheme for DfE
–Support the Computing at School (CAS) movement
Bridging the gap between
education, practice and
research
Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
– Promotion of the value of IT professionalism
– Established career path for people entering the profession, new level 3 (and 7) qualifications
– Encourage the use of Continual Professional Development
– Increase membership significantly
– World class communications, cohesion and engagement between BCS and its stakeholders
– Improved level of engagement with students and young professionals
– Member groups as a key channel for promoting professionalism
Give practitioners the professional development and
career support they need
Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
–The Institute should be perceived by key stakeholders as an authoritative source on matters relating to computing and IT
–Develop use of the Policy Hub based on the input of expert members
–Appoint working groups and spokespersons
– Increased profile and political presence
Informing public policy on how IT can contribute to
society
Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
–Work to address the gender balance in IT (and the BCS)
–Unconscious bias training to address inclusion and diversity in BCS
–Actions on disability in IT
–The business of IT is as important as the development and use of IT
– Improve recognition in the digital community, entrepreneurs and SMEs
–Drive activity and membership in those sectors
Ensuring everyone benefits
from IT
Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
–To strengthen our international reach
– Increase business in growing markets
–To establish CITP as the international benchmark of the IT professional
–Ultimately the requirement for a licence to work in the IT profession
Championing the global
IT profession
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Presidential theme
• “Engagement with students and young professionals”
• Working party on student engagement last year
• Set up student chapters in universities (subject to the results of a pilot)
• Doing more for younger members, such as new CPD portal, mentoring and CVs, support for entrepreneurs
• Encouraging young people to enter the profession
Personal Development Plan
Tayside & Fife branch
•Covers Angus, Dundee, Fife, Perth & Kinross
• 25 Student members (branch total 286)
• 4 female student members (branch total 51)
• 24 YPG student members (branch total 65)
• Branch strategic plan 2013/14
– Encourage young people’s involvement with computing
– Social inclusion, partnership and applied computing
– Partner with BCS Women, BCS Health Scotland and others
– Sponsor top computing student prizes and Strathmore Trophy
Ideas for student engagement
• Student chapter for Tayside & Fife?
• Student-focused events, organised by students
• Student speakers at branch events, Pecha-kucha style?
• Student members on branch committee
• Student ownership of social media profiles and website
– Google+
UoD School of Computing - 23 Oct 2013
Questions and discussion
Kiran Oza, Chair, BCS Tayside & Fife 2008 – 2013
Follow the branch on Twitter @BCS_Tayside
[Slide design and BCS strategy courtesy of BCS President, Roger Marshall]