Chartered (professional)

A Chartered professional is a person who has gained a remarkable level of competence in a particular field of work and as such has been awarded a formal credential by an organization in recognition. It is considered a status of professional competency, and the Chartered status is awarded mainly by professional bodies viz. Bar Council etc. and learned societies. Common in Britain and in the Commonwealth it has been adapted by organizations around the world.

In general Chartered qualifications are considered terminal qualification in a particular field of work. The route to Chartered Qualification is not always by attaining university qualifications, however university qualification may help candidates to prove their competence. Also Chartered qualification may be considered as parallel qualification system (but not similar) to other university qualifications, which may or may not be accepted by each other for the purpose of admission to their higher education programs.

Chartered status originates from and may normally only be awarded by Institutions that have been incorporated under Royal Charter by the British Monarch, hence its prevalent use in the UK and Commonwealth countries, however such is the prestige and credibility of a Chartered designation that some non-UK organisations have taken to issuing Chartered designations without Royal or Parliamentary approval.

The full title may differ from profession to profession.

Titles

Not an exhaustive list:

• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Chartered Administrator (C.Adm.)
• Chartered Arboriculturist/Chartered Forester (MICFor)^[1]
• Chartered Architect (RIBA)^[2]
• Chartered Building Engineer
• Chartered Biologist (CBiol)^[3]
• Chartered Builder (CIOB)^[4]
• Chartered Chemist (CChem)^[5]
• Chartered Colourist (CCol)^[6]
• Chartered Construction Manager (CIOB)^[7]
• Chartered Cost Accountant (CCA)^[8]
• Chartered Customer Service Professional (CICRM)^[9]
• Chartered Management Accountant (CMA)(CIMA)^[10]
• Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
• Chartered Director (CDir)^[11]
• Chartered Engineer(CEng)^[12]
• Chartered Economic Analyst (ChEA)^[13]
• Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner (CMCIEH, CFCIEH)^[14]
• Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)^[15]
• Chartered Financial Planner ^[16]
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) ^[17]
• Chartered Geographer (CGeog)^[18]
• Chartered Health Care Consultant (ChHC)
• Chartered Horticulturist (CHort)
• Chartered IT Professional (CITP)^[19]
• Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists(CIAT)^[20]
• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)^[21]
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)^[22]
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)^[23]
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)^[24]
• Chartered Insurer
• Chartered Insurance Practitioner
• Chartered Insurance Broker
• Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP)
• Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx)^[25] and Chartered Legal Executive Advocates
• Chartered Landscape Architect (CMLI)^[26]
• Chartered Librarian (MCLIP)^[27]
• Chartered Marketer^[28]
• Chartered Life Underwriter(CLU)
• Chartered Linguist (CL)^[29]
• Chartered Mathematician (CMath)^[30]
• Chartered Mathematics Teacher (CMathTeach)^[31]
• Chartered Manager (disambiguation) (CMgr)^[32]
• Chartered Mechanical Engineer
• Chartered Civil Engineer
• Chartered Chemical Engineer
• Chartered Meteorologist (CMet)^[33]
• Chartered Patent Attorney (CPA)^[34]
• Chartered Project Management Professional (CIPM)^[35]
• Chartered Physicist (CPhys)^[36]
• Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)^[37]
• Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CPFA)^[38]
• Chartered Supply Chain Management Professional (CISCM)^[39]
• Chartered Quality Professional (CQP)^[40]
• Chartered Radiation Protection Professional (CRadP)^[41]
• Chartered Safety Practitioner (CMIOSH) The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) regards 'CMIOSH' as an equal to Fellows (FIIRSM). ^[42]
• Chartered Scientist (CSci)
• Chartered Secretary^[43]
• Chartered Security Professional (CSyP)
• Chartered Statistician (CStat)
• Chartered Surveyor (MRICS)^[44]
• Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA)^[45]
• Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI)

References

1. "Professional Member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters". Institute of Chartered Foresters. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
2. Royal Institute of British Architects
3. http://www.societyofbiology.org/development/chartered-status
4. http://www.ciob.org.uk
5. RSC CChem information
6. http://www.sdc.org.uk/en/education/qualifications.cfm
7. http://www.ciob.org.uk
8. AAPM Amer. Academy of Financial Management
9. CICRM Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship Management
11. "Institute of Directors"
12. Engineering Council - CEng and IEng Standard
13. "ChEA"
14. "Chartered Institute of Environmental Health"
15. Society for the Environment
16. http://www.cii.co.uk/membership/chartered/individuals/
17. https://www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfaprogram/charterholder/Pages/index.aspx
18. Royal Geographical Society#Chartered Geographer
19. Chartered IT Professional
21. www.cipp.org.uk
22. and Development, Chartred Institute of Personnel. "About Us". CIPD. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
23. www.cips.org
24. www.cisi.org
25. "ILEX awarded Royal seal of approval". The Institute of Legal Executives. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
26. Landscape Institute
27. Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK)
28. Chartered Institute of Marketing website
29. Chartered Institute of Linguists
30. Institute of Mathematics and its Applications website
31. The Guardian
32. Chartered Manager website
35. CIPM Chartered Institute of Project Management
36. CPhys Overview
37. http://www.bps.org.uk/what-we-do/benefits-belonging/membership/chartered-member-cpsychol/chartered-psychologist/chartered-
38. "Find an Accountant". Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
39. CISCM Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management
40. "Chartered Quality Professional". The Chartered Quality Institute. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
41. Society for Radiological Protection
42. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
43. "What is a Chartered Secretary?". Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
44. "Member (MRICS)". Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
45. The Chartered Institute of Taxation