BCS Partners with FOCUS on TRAINING so IT Professionals can Find Accredited ISEB Training Courses More Easily

(PRWEB) February 1, 2010 -- IT professionals will benefit from a new partnership between FOCUS on TRAINING (http://www.focus-on-training.co.uk/) and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

The Institute has, through its professional examination arm ISEB, developed a collection of training courses and certifications which are the benchmark for information systems best practice. The exams provide IT specialists with professional development routes in a variety of areas, including IT Service Management, Business Analysis, Systems Development, Software Testing and Information Security.

Visitors to the ISEB website (http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.5732)can now access the nationwide schedule for these courses and book places online. The training is delivered by specialist training companies that have each been accredited by ISEB. A central booking service is provided by FOCUS on TRAINING.

Stephen Daniels of the BCS explains: “As the Chartered Institute for IT, we chose to work with FOCUS as they already offer a highly effective search and book facility in their specialist fields of Project Management and IT Service Management. Moreover, the status of 8,000 courses is updated daily. As well as enabling fast and efficient course booking, FOCUS is able to provide expert and impartial advice that will help IT professionals continue to enable the information society.”

The initial phase of this collaboration is in the UK and Ireland providing a comprehensive database of ISEB accredited Business Analysis (http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/itsm/business-analysis/training-courses/skillarea/12/), Software Testing (http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/itsm/training-courses/type/69/), IT Governance (http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/itsm/it-governance/training-courses/skillarea/15/), and ITIL training courses (http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/itsm/itil/training-courses/skillarea/11/)in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow - and 20 other cities.

For the most popular certification tracks such as the ISEB Business Analysis Diploma, ISEB Software Testing and ITIL, FOCUS offers explanatory guides which can be downloaded free of charge.

Certifications from ISEB such as ITIL® are complemented on the FOCUS website with other widely respected “best practice” training such as PRINCE2® and MSP®.

ABOUT FOCUS on TRAINING:

FOCUS is a leading training organisation specialising in accredited best practice training for Project Management and IT Service Management. Courses are available on both a public schedule and on-site basis.

The FOCUS schedule includes 10,000 training courses in 100 locations so it's easy to find convenient dates and venues. The FOCUS website shows course status and allows fast online booking.

ABOUT BCS:

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice.

It brings together industry, academics, practitioners and government to share knowledge, promote new thinking, inform the design of new curricula, shape public policy and inform the public.

As the professional membership and accreditation body for IT, it serves over 70,000 members including practitioners, businesses, academics and students, in the UK and internationally.

A leading IT qualification body, the BCS offers a range of widely recognised professional and end-user qualifications.

PRINCE2®, ITIL®, and MSP® are registered trade marks of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

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