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Chartered IT Professional (CITP) Syllabus
BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT) professional registration recognising senior IT practitioners in the UK.. The complete Chartered IT Professional (CITP) outline — 8 subjects, 27 chapters and 83 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Chartered IT Professional (CITP) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 10 topics · 28 sub-topics
Breadth of IT Knowledge and Technical Foundations4 chapters · 13 topics · 34 sub-topics
Information Security, Risk and Resilience4 chapters · 12 topics · 30 sub-topics
Strategy, Leadership and Business Change4 chapters · 12 topics · 30 sub-topics
Service Management and Operations3 chapters · 9 topics · 20 sub-topics
Project and Programme Delivery3 chapters · 9 topics · 20 sub-topics
Law, Regulation and Governance3 chapters · 9 topics · 20 sub-topics
Professional Development and Chartered Application3 chapters · 9 topics · 21 sub-topics
Chartered IT Professional (CITP) flashcard decks
413 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Professionalism, Ethics and Conduct — 50 cards
- Breadth of IT Knowledge and Technical Foundations — 55 cards
- Information Security, Risk and Resilience — 54 cards
- Strategy, Leadership and Business Change — 51 cards
- Service Management and Operations — 50 cards
- Project and Programme Delivery — 51 cards
- Law, Regulation and Governance — 52 cards
- Professional Development and Chartered Application — 50 cards
How to work through the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Breadth of IT Knowledge and Technical Foundations carries 13 topics while Professional Development and Chartered Application carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Chartered IT Professional (CITP).
The ~105 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus?
Chartered IT Professional (CITP) covers 8 subjects: Professionalism, Ethics and Conduct, Breadth of IT Knowledge and Technical Foundations, Information Security, Risk and Resilience, Strategy, Leadership and Business Change, Service Management and Operations, Project and Programme Delivery, Law, Regulation and Governance and Professional Development and Chartered Application. Together they contain 27 chapters and 83 named topics.
How many topics does the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus contain?
The full Chartered IT Professional (CITP) outline breaks down into 27 chapters, 83 topics and 203 sub-topics. Breadth of IT Knowledge and Technical Foundations is the largest single subject with 13 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus?
Roughly 105 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there Chartered IT Professional (CITP) flashcards?
Yes — 413 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Chartered IT Professional (CITP) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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