Course description
Business Skills for the IT Professional - BCS Practitioner Award
Interested in getting a job promotion or a senior role with increased rewards and opportunities?
Discover how understanding organisational functions such as structure, finance, and customer service will help you develop commercial awareness in making business cases or in business discussions.
This practitioner-level award encourages individuals in IT and technical roles to explore the many teams, ideas, and functions within an organisation and maximise their contribution. Learners will discover the importance of understanding the “bigger picture” to succeed within their organisation.
By completing this award/certificate, you will be able to demonstrate a practical understanding of:
- Organisational structures and propositions.
- The financial principles of projects and organisations.
- The customer experience of an organisation
IT Business Partner Practitioner Pathway
You can study this course as it is or study for the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner when you study and pass the 4 BCS courses and exams including:
• This course - BCS Practitioner Award in Business Skills for the IT Professional
• BCS Practitioner Award in Collaborating with Business Teams
• BCS Practitioner Award in Leading with an IT Mindset
• BCS Practitioner Certificate in Being an IT Business Partner.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This level 4 professional certification in Business Skills for the IT Professional will help develop your career if you are looking to progress within your organisation.
You will achieve this by learning the key concepts and considering behaviour and response in different scenarios.
According to a study by the World Economic Forum, 40% of workers will need to upskill or reskill by 2025 to keep up with the demands of the workplace. This means a significant number of people are not currently qualified for the jobs they want or need.
With digital transformation at the forefront of many organisational strategies, there is an ever-growing need for IT professionals to be equipped with rounded business knowledge and strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Training in Business Skills for the IT Professional will encourage individuals in digital and technical roles to enhance their skills by understanding the “bigger picture” to succeed within their organisation.
This course will help your career if you are:
• An individual looking to up-skill into a leadership or management role, including project management
• Thinking of changing career into leadership or management.
Specifically, the following roles could benefit from this course (as well as good examples of career opportunities):
- Project Manager
- Product Manager
- Supervisor
- Co-ordinator
- Manager
- Founder
- Business Change Practitioners and Managers
- Program and Planning Managers
- Service Provider Portfolio Strategists / Leads
- Process Architects and Managers
- Business Strategists and Consultants
- Chair or Board Member
- Operations Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Financial Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Sales Manager
- Customer Service Manager
- IT Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Risk Manager
- Sales Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Compliance Manager
- Executive roles
- Customer Account Management or Customer Relations roles...
Outcome / Qualification etc.
As well as gaining new skills and knowledge, upon successful completion, you will receive a globally recognised Professional Certification awarded by the BCS at SFIA Plus Level 4, and free annual Associate Membership to the BCS to help further develop your career and grow your professional network.
What Will I Learn?
- Organisational structures and propositions.
- The financial principles of projects and organisations.
- The customer experience of an organisation.
Course delivery details
We recommend around 1 month to complete the course and exams, though you can complete this quicker or take longer, we offer 12 months of access to take complete the course and exam.
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