Professional Awareness Courses

The Branch arranges Professional Awareness Courses a number of times each year. These are generally held one evening a week over a period of four or five consecutive weeks. These courses are not intended as a substitute for commercial or workplace training. They should be treated as introductory or refresher courses suitable for IT professionals who wish to broaden their experience.

Attendees need not be BCS members but members are offered a discounted rate.

Forthcoming Courses

Agile leadership and coaching immersion day with Lyssa Adkins

Wednesday 26th July 2023; 09:00 - 17:00

Presenter: Lyssa Adkins

Venue: Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre, 16 St Mary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU

Cost: £198 (BCS members), £257 (non members)

Past Courses

Date	Course
27th November 2018	Mob Programming: A whole team approach with Woody Zuill Trainer: Woody Zuill Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre 16 St Mary Street Edinburgh, EH1 1SU
7th October 2015	Effective Technical Reviews for Software Teams Trainer: Robert Smallshire Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre 16 St Mary Street Edinburgh, EH1 1SU Robert Smallshire's slides from the course (pdf)
June 2015	Architecture with Agility Trainer: Kevlin Henney Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre 16 St Mary Street Edinburgh, EH1 1SU.
September 2014	Surviving Legacy Code Trainer: Joe (JB) Rainsberger Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre 16 St Mary Street Edinburgh, EH1 1SU.
4th June 2014	Lean UX Bootcamp Presenter: Spencer Turner Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre , 16 St Mary Street Edinburgh , EH1 1SU. Cost is £168 for BCS members, £198 for others, both including VAT at 20%.
30th May 2014	Compressing Test Time with Exploratory Methods: A Practicum Presenter: Matt Heusser Edinburgh Training & Conference Centre , 16 St Mary Street Edinburgh , EH1 1SU. Cost is £168 for BCS members, £198 for others, both including VAT at 20%.
September 2013	Digital Forensics with EnCase Presenter: Robert Ludwiniak Venue: Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT Cost: £120 for BCS members, £144 for others (both including VAT)
April 2012	Clean Code & Refactoring - a half day workshop Presenter: Robert C. Martin, President and CEO Uncle Bob Consulting. Venue: Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St. Mary's Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU Cost: £120 for BCS members, £144 for others (both including VAT)
December 2011	Winning big with Specification by Example: How Successful teams deliver the right software Presenter: Gojko Adzic Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT. Cost: £120 for BCS members, £144 for others (both including VAT).
March 2011	Search Engine Optimisation Presenter: Alison Winn, Seasons Design. Venue: Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT. Cost: £120 for BCS members, £144 for others (both including VAT).
January 2010	e-Commerce Implementation Presenter David Oxley, Numeriq Ltd. Venue: dinburgh Napier University, Room C27, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT. Cost: £100 for BCS members and Scotland IS Members, £126 for others (both excluding VAT).
February 2009	Rich Internet Applications Presenter: Professor Mike Chantler, Heriot-Watt University. Venue: Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh. Cost: £115 for BCS Members and £125 for non-members (both inclusive of VAT).
August 2008	ITIL Presenter: Ian Whyte Venue: Crichton Hall, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4T Cost: £85 for BCS members, £95 for non-members (both inclusive of VAT).
April 2008	ITIL Presenter: Ian Whyte Venue: Conference Suite, Merchiston Campus, Napier University, Edinburgh Cost: £95 for BCS members, £110 for non-members (both inclusive of VAT).
March 2008	Ruby-on-Rails CANCELLED
November 2006	BS7799 Presenter: Peter Wenham Venue: Conference Suite, Merchiston Campus, Napier University, Edinburgh Cost: £110 for BCS members, £125 for non-members (both inclusive of VAT).