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  1. Looking to further your career?
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  3. Feeling that your contribution and skills are not fully recognised?

professional registration

The IST is firmly committed to enhancing professional development and recognition for technical, specialist and managerial staff at all levels and all disciplines and aims to help staff achieve these objectives by providing opportunities to become professionally registered, and to that end supports a number of registers which recognise and accredit the skills and knowledge of those working in technical roles and environments.

Science CouncilScience Council Registers:

Science Council registers are aimed at technical personnel operating within a science-related environment and the IST is licenced to award registration at early career level (RSciTech), mid-career level (RSci) and senior/specialist/managerial career-level (CSci). For more information about each level please click on the relevant link below.


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Registered Practitioner in AI (Artifical Intelligence)

IST AI logoThe Registered Practitioner in AI accreditation framework has been developed by in collaboration with the IST’s AI Special Interest Group and scrutinised and approved by specialists from government, academia and industrial partners operating within AI environments and is aimed at professionals working within areas associated with AI. The accreditation framework offers registration at early career level, RTechAI (Registered AI Technician), mid-career level, RPAI (Registered AI Practitioner)  and senior/specialist/managerial career-level APAI (Advanced AI Practioner). The accreditation levels will provide parity with existing registration frameworks available to those working within the science and engineering sectors.

AI Professional Registers
More information about the Registered Practitioner in AI Accreditation Framework

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Registered Practitioner in the Creative Industries & Technologies

Creative UK - ISTThe Registered Practitioner framework a jointly endorsed by Creative UK and the IST and is aimed at those operating within the creative industries and technolgies. The accreditation framework offers registration at early career level, RTCIT (Registered Creative Industries & Technologies Technician), mid-career level, RPCIT (Registered Creative Industries & Technologies Practitioner)  and senior/specialist/managerial career-level APCIT (Advanced Creative Industries & Technologies Practitioner). In the first instance only registration at the RPCIT level will be available, with the other levels becoming available in the near future. The accreditation levels will provide parity with existing registration frameworks available to those working within the science and engineering sectors.

CIT-Registers

More information about the Registered Practitioner in Creative Industries & Technologies
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Any enquiries relating to the above registers should be directed to registrations@istonline.org.uk