About the ISTC
Established for more than 50 years, the ISTC is the largest UK body representing professional communicators and information designers. The ISTC is a non-profit making organisation and is not part of, nor belongs to, any commercial company, trade union or political party.
The Institute is managed by the ISTC Council.
To set and improve standards for communication of the scientific and technical information supporting products, services and business.
Professional communicators will provide information to enable a user to use a product or service safely and efficiently.
The following are a precis of the ISTC's Memorandum of Association:
- To lay down standards of education, training, knowledge and experience,
appropriate for the admission of persons to the various grades of membership
of 'The Institute'.
- To institute examinations and to appoint examiners; to co-operate with
any other examining/awarding body; and to award certificates and diplomas
to those who pass such examinations.
- To institute, establish and promote scholarships, grants, awards and prizes;
with the goal of awarding scholarships, when possible.
- To establish or assist in establishing chairs, faculties or departments
of scientific and technical communication (or such other title within the
objects of The Institute as may be thought fit) at any universities or other
seats of learning.
- To organise and promote conferences, meetings etc. on scientific and technical
communication.
- To publish information on communicating and maintain a library of publications
for ISTC members.
- To establish or assist research into any aspect of communicating.
- To consult, co-operate and collaborate with any persons, associations,
societies, institutions or other organisations for the purpose of furthering
the objects of The Institute.
- Provide members with information on conditions of service of those professionally
engaged in scientific and technical communication.
- When possible, to obtain any Royal Charter, Provisional Order or Act of
Parliament or other authority either in the United Kingdom or elsewhere
to enable the Institute to carry its objects into effect.
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