What is a Chartered IT Professional (CITP)?

A Chartered IT Professional (CITP) is a professional registration awarded by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. It recognises individuals who have demonstrated professional competence, experience, ethics and commitment to continuing professional development within the information technology profession.

What is a Chartered Engineer (CEng)?

A Chartered Engineer (CEng) is a professional registration recognised by the UK Engineering Council. It is awarded to engineers who have demonstrated the competence, commitment and professionalism required to practise independently at a high professional level.

What is the difference between CITP and CEng?

CITP is a chartered registration focused on the information technology profession, whilst CEng is a chartered registration focused on engineering. Some professionals may hold both registrations where their qualifications, experience and responsibilities satisfy the requirements of both professional standards.

What is Chartered Professionalism?

Chartered professionalism is the commitment to competence, ethical conduct, accountability and continuing professional development demonstrated by individuals who hold chartered professional registration. Chartered designations are awarded by recognised professional bodies operating under Royal Charter and provide independent recognition of professional standards.

What is a Royal Charter?

A Royal Charter is a formal instrument granted by the Sovereign. In the United Kingdom, certain professional bodies operate under Royal Charter and may be authorised to award chartered professional registrations to suitably qualified practitioners who satisfy recognised professional standards.

Does Revell Research Systems only employ Chartered IT Professionals and Chartered Engineers?

No. Whilst the majority of client assignments fall within the professional remit of Chartered IT Professionals and Chartered Engineers, some staff may hold other professional registrations appropriate to their role, experience and responsibilities. Every client assignment is supervised by a chartered professional.

Why does Revell Research Systems use chartered professionals?

Revell Research Systems believes that professional registration provides clients with assurance regarding competence, ethics, accountability and continuing professional development. Every client assignment undertaken by the company is supervised by a chartered professional.

What professional standards apply to chartered professionals?

Chartered professionals are expected to comply with the standards, codes of conduct and disciplinary processes of their professional bodies. These obligations help ensure that their work is undertaken competently, ethically and in the public interest.

What is BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT?

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is the Royal Chartered professional body for the information technology profession in the United Kingdom. It is authorised to award a range of professional registrations, including Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

What is the Engineering Council?

The Engineering Council is the UK body responsible for regulating professional engineering registrations, including Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Engineering Technician (EngTech).

How can I verify whether someone is a Chartered IT Professional?

Chartered IT Professionals can be verified through the official Chartered IT Professional Register maintained by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

How can I verify whether someone is a Chartered Engineer?

Chartered Engineers can be verified through the Engineering Council's professional registration checking service and associated professional registers.

EUR ING is a European professional engineering title awarded through Engineers Europe. It recognises engineers who satisfy defined standards of education, competence and professional practice and is widely recognised across Europe.

What is Chartered Manager (CMgr) status?

Chartered Manager (CMgr) is a professional registration awarded by the Chartered Management Institute. It recognises individuals who have demonstrated professional management competence, leadership ability and commitment to professional standards.

Why does professional registration matter when selecting a consultant?

Professional registration provides an independent indication of competence, experience, ethical conduct and ongoing professional development. It can help clients identify advisers who are accountable to recognised professional standards.

Who is Alastair Revell?

Alastair Revell is the Founder of Revell Research Systems Limited. He is a Chartered IT Professional (CITP), Chartered Engineer (CEng), European Engineer (EUR ING) and Chartered Manager (CMgr). He served as the 64th President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Further information is available on the Alastair Revell biography page.

Chartered IT Professionals and Chartered Engineers

Revell Research Systems is a firm of Chartered IT Professionals (CITP) and Chartered Engineers (CEng).

A chartered professional supervises every client assignment that we undertake, which sets us apart from the majority of IT businesses. The majority of our assignments fall within the professional remit of Chartered IT Professionals and Chartered Engineers.

Our commitment to professionalism is second to none. Every fee earner working for the Company is a member of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, personally abides by its Code of Practice and is subject to its disciplinary regulation.

This assures every client that their work will be led by a highly competent professional and executed to the highest of professional and ethical standards.

Chartered
Professionalism

In the United Kingdom, a Royal Charter may grant a body the power to run a central register of suitably qualified practitioners in a given profession.

HM Privy Council assures that those bodies granted the power by the Sovereign in Council to confer chartered designations apply the same high standard, which is broadly equivalent to a Masters-level education with five years post-qualification professional experience. Chartered status therefore provides independent recognition that an individual has demonstrated competence, experience, ethical conduct and a commitment to ongoing professional accountability.

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Professional Registration

BCS The Chartered Institute for IT was granted its Royal Charter by HM Queen Elizabeth II, with the power to register IT professionals, in 1984. The Engineering Council was awarded its Royal Charter by HM Queen Elizabeth II, with the authority to register suitably qualified engineers, in 1981.

Some of our senior engineers may also be registered as European Engineers (with the prenominal title EUR ING) through Engineers Europe, which is a pan-European professional engineering title broadly comparable to a Chartered Engineer and is widely respected in the European Union.

Some senior staff may also hold other chartered registrations, such as Chartered Manager (CMgr), awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) under their Royal Charter granted by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.

We expect our more junior staff to seek suitable regulated professional registrations, such as Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Registered IT Technician (RITTech) and Registered ICT Technician (ICTTech).

Independent and Impartial Advice

As a professional and ethical practice, we carry appropriate professional indemnity insurance that covers all the assignments we undertake for our clients. We are not formally aligned to any vendor. We do not resell any third party products or services. We act independently and impartially.

We ensure that clients are properly informed of their legal obligations rather than conveniently not mentioning them and leaving the client to face the consequences. We have been providing advice without fear or favour for almost forty years as a consulting practice. Our clients rely on our probity and trust us to give them sage, objective and balanced counsel.

The fact that we enjoy long-term relationships with many clients that often span decades is testimony that we are delivering meaningful value to our clients.

What is a Chartered IT Professional?

Chartered IT Professional (CITP) is the professional registration awarded by BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, to practitioners who have demonstrated the knowledge, experience, competence and professional judgement required of senior information technology professionals.

Chartered IT Professionals are required to demonstrate appropriate levels of professional competence, ethical conduct and continuing professional development. Registration provides independent recognition that an individual has satisfied recognised professional standards and remains committed to maintaining those standards throughout their career.

What is a Chartered Engineer?

Chartered Engineer (CEng) is the professional registration awarded through the Engineering Council to engineers who have demonstrated the competence, responsibility and professional commitment required to develop, implement and manage engineering solutions.

Chartered Engineers are expected to exercise sound professional judgement, accept responsibility for their work and maintain their competence through continuing professional development. Registration provides independent recognition of their professional achievements and standing within the engineering profession.

Why Does This Matter to Clients?

Professional registration provides independent assurance that the practitioners leading client assignments have satisfied recognised professional standards and are accountable to professional bodies, codes of conduct and disciplinary procedures.

For clients, this provides confidence that advice is delivered by experienced professionals who are committed to competence, integrity, objectivity and ethical practice. It also helps clients understand that those responsible for their assignments are subject to standards that extend beyond the commercial interests of any individual organisation.

As a consulting practice of Chartered IT Professionals and Chartered Engineers, we believe that professionalism, accountability, independent judgement and ethical practice contribute significantly to the quality of advice that clients receive and to the long-term value that we deliver.