1. Professional Institutions and the IT Infrastructure Library

Table of Contents

1. The Computing Profession
2. Professional Institutions
   1. Why are the Institutions Important?
   2. What Do The Institutions Do?
   3. Structure of Computing Organisations
   4. BCS
   5. IMIS
   6. IEEE
   7. Job Functions
   8. Institutions and Job Functions
3. The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

Why are the Institutions Important?

The institutions are important because they:

• keep the members up to date with job opportunities within the industry and their local area
• award member for excellence within the field
• will speak to the government on the profession's behalf
• can persuade employers to participate in providing training

Do you have to be a member of an institution to be considered a professional?

Not yet. Although employers consider you more suitable as institutions have certain standards of conduct and ethics to which their members must conform.

Next: What Do the Institutions Do?