Advanced RITTech criteria and application guidance

The information you include in your application form is used to assess your application for registration. To assess your application, we need to see how your experience relates to the Advanced RITTech criteria. You should only refer to relevant experience gained within the last three years.

Within the application form you are asked to respond to a series of questions that seek to gather relevant evidence of your experience. For each question we have noted the relevant Advanced RITTech competencies (e.g., 1.1, 3.2, 4.4) that we would expect to see evidenced in your answer. You will notice that some competencies are attributed to more than one question. You do not need to evidence the same competency multiple times, only once. For example, if question one and six both relate to competency 4.3, your evidence for 4.3 only needs to appear in your answer to question one or six, not both.

Within the application form you need to ensure each of your answers evidence several Advanced RITTech competencies. Here are some tips for writing quality answers:

• For each question, read the relevant Advanced RITTech competencies attributed to it. Identify a piece of work you have done that would evidence most of those competencies.
  
  
• We recommend using the STAR technique –Situation, Task, Action, Result-to present well-structured evidence that is concise and focused on the actions/activities you undertook and the result of your actions. This is a common approach used in job interviews.
  
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• Ensure you’re using relevant and specific work-related activities to showcase your experience. Your work-related activities may be:
  
  • Working with different technologies, different applications, different business departments, or a larger team.
  • Taking on a new job role or responsibility with greater complexity.
  • Gaining academic or professional qualifications or completing a short course in how to use a particular technology or business skills.
  • Attending events that broaden your IT knowledge such as conferences, trade shows, webinars, BCS branch or specialist group events.
  • Volunteering-participating in activities to support and promote the use of IT in your community.
    
    
• There is no requirement to use a different piece of work to answer each question in the application form. Depending on the complexity of the piece of work you are using, you may find that one piece of work can be used to answer multiple questions.
  
  
• Each question has a guided word limit of 200 words per answer. Try to be concise in your answer, while detailing your experience to demonstrate how the Advanced RITTech competencies are met.
  
  
• Refer to your objectives or milestones/ KPIs – consider what impact you have made.
  
  
• Remove jargon and acronyms whenever possible. If you do use them, please clarify what you are referring to.
  
  
• Evidence must be personal to you, highlight YOUR achievements. What did you achieve, what did you learn and what would you do differently next time?
  
  
• When reviewing your application, try mapping all your evidence directly to the Advanced RITTech criteria to make sure you haven’t missed anything.

 you need a work-related supporter to verify your experience and confirm their support of your application.

The criteria for your work-related supporter:

1. In a senior position e.g., line manager, department head, team leader.
2. Recent first-hand experience of your work and technical ability.

You will be asked to supply the details of your supporter when submitting your application. Before you complete the application form, ensure you have a suitable supporter to verify your evidence.

Note: It's highly recommended that you keep your supporter informed of your application progress as a delayed response from them will affect the time it takes to process and assess your application. If your supporter doesn't respond, your application will be returned to you without being assessed.

Once you've submitted your application, BCS will contact your supporter for confirmation of their support. They will receive an email and a copy of your completed application form to verify. If contact cannot be made with your supporter, you will receive communication to either give them a nudge or to provide an alternate supporter.

Once your supporter has verified, your application will go to a BCS assessor for your answers to be reviewed against the Advanced RITTech criteria. If additional information is required, you will be contacted.

You will receive the outcome of your application via email along with feedback if unsuccessful.

The time to process your application can vary depending on contact with your supporter and if additional information is required. We advise that your results will be awarded between 3-7 weeks.

Following a successful outcome, you will receive your Advanced RITTech certificate of current competence, which is valid for three years, and be entered onto the public RITTech register (if you give permission for us to do so).

To maintain registration, Advanced RITTech professionals must remain a member of a body licensed to award Advanced RITTech status (like BCS) and keep a record of continuous professional development (CPD). You'll need to revalidate your Advanced RITTech registration every three years from the date of award or last revalidation.

To revalidate you'll need to submit evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) that you’ve done over the last three years. Your revalidation evidence will then be assessed and, if successful, we'll send you a new, up to date certificate confirming your current competence.

We'll send you a reminder three months before your registration is due to lapse, along with the relevant form to complete.

An Advanced RITTech professional exhibits a certain set of skills and attributes:

• Use enhanced IT knowledge, ranges of experience and understanding to apply technical and practical skills.
• Contribute, and support others with, the design, development, manufacture, construction, commissioning, operation or maintenance of IT products, equipment, processes, systems, or services.
• Accept and exercise clear personal accountability and autonomy, and may have responsibility for the work of others.
• Uses appropriate and effective communication, influence, and interpersonal skills. Exhibit professional behaviours and commit to a professional code of conduct.

These professional skills and attributes can be demonstrated when performing a digital or technical role that embodies the Advanced RITTech competencies.

The Advanced RITTech professional registration is a competency-based criteria. Applications to become an Advanced RITTech professional will be assessed against these criteria:

P1 AUTONOMY

P1.1 Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability.

P1.2 Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes.

P2 INFLUENCE

P2.1 Influences customers, suppliers and partners including colleagues at more senior levels.

P2.2 Participates in external activities related to own specialism. Engages to ensure that user needs are being met throughout.

P2.3 Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives. Collaborates regularly with team members, users and customers.

P3 COMPLEXITY

P3.1 Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues.

P3.2 Demonstrates an analytical and systematic approach to complex problem solving.

P4 BUSINESS SKILLS

P4.1 Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

P4.2 Plans, schedules and monitors work of self and others to meet time and quality targets of agreed targets.

P4.3 Investigates and applies technical information.

P4.4 Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives.

P4.5 Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools and applications.

P4.6 Fully understands the importance of security to own work and the operation of the organisation. Seeks specialist security knowledge or advice when required to support own work or work of immediate colleagues.