British professional qualifications
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Professional qualifications in the United Kingdom are generally awarded by professional bodies in line with their charters
. These qualifications are subject to the European directives on professional qualifications
. Most, but not all, professional qualifications are 'Chartered' qualifications, and follow on from having been admitted to a degree (or having an equivalent qualification).
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
. These qualifications are subject to the European directives on professional qualifications
European professional qualification directives
There are two main European legal instruments covering the mutual recognition of professional qualifications: Directive 89/48/EEC and Directive 92/51/EEC....
. Most, but not all, professional qualifications are 'Chartered' qualifications, and follow on from having been admitted to a degree (or having an equivalent qualification).
List
The following list gives the professional title, designatory letters and designated body for professional qualifications regulated by professional bodies that follow on from a relevant degree.- Accountant: FAIA (Association of International AccountantsAssociation of International AccountantsThe Association of International Accountants is a professional accountancy body. It was founded in the UK in 1928 and since that date has promoted the concept of ‘international accounting’ to create a global network of accountants in over 85 countries worldwide.AIA is recognised by the UK...
) - Actuary: FIA (Institute of ActuariesInstitute of ActuariesThe Institute of Actuaries was one of the two professional which represented actuaries in the United Kingdom . The Institute was based in England, while the other body, the Faculty of Actuaries, was based in Scotland...
) - Actuary (Scotland): FFA (Faculty of ActuariesFaculty of ActuariesThe Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland was the professional body representing actuaries in Scotland. The Faculty of Actuaries was one of two actuarial bodies in the UK, the other was the Institute of Actuaries, which was a separate body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
) - Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers: AMCT (Association of Corporate TreasurersAssociation of Corporate TreasurersThe Association of Corporate Treasurers is the only British professional body specialising in the profession of corporate treasury. Founded in 1979, it is both an examining body, providing a wide range of qualifications for those working in treasury, risk and corporate finance, and a membership...
) - Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing: ACIM (Chartered Institute of MarketingChartered Institute of MarketingThe Chartered Institute of Marketing claims to be the world's largest organisation of professional marketers. It is based in UK with over 40,000 members worldwide. It's headquarters are in Cookham near Maidenhead, CIM offers professional development to marketing practitioners across the world...
) - Associate Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: AMIMA (Institute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
) - Associate Member of the Society of Engineers: AMSE (Institution of Engineering and TechnologyInstitution of Engineering and TechnologyThe Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
) - Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers: ACIB (Chartered Institute of Bankers)
- Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland: ACIBS (Chartered Institute of Bankers in ScotlandChartered Institute of Bankers in ScotlandThe Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland , which is now known as the Chartered Banker Institute, was established in 1875 and is the oldest banking institute in the world and the only remaining banking institute in the UK. It aims to help rebuild public confidence in banks and banking by...
) - Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: ACIArb (Chartered Institute of ArbitratorsChartered Institute of ArbitratorsThe Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a London based membership organisation for arbitrators for the promotion and facilitation of dispute resolution...
) - Associate of the Chartered Institute of Building: ACIOB (Chartered Institute of BuildingChartered Institute of BuildingThe Chartered Institute of Building is a body that represents professionals who work within the built environment in the United Kingdom.- History :...
) - Associate of the Institute of Financial Services: Aifs (formerly ACIB) (ifs School of Finance)
- Associate of the Library Association: ALA (Library AssociationChartered Institute of Library and Information ProfessionalsThe Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is a professional body representing librarians and other information professionals in the United Kingdom.-History:...
) now Chartered Librarian (see below) - Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance: ARAD. (Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
) - Associate of the Royal College of Organists: ARCO (music) (Royal College of OrganistsRoyal College of OrganistsThe Royal College of Organists or RCO, is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, but with members around the world...
) - Certified Management ConsultantCertified Management ConsultantCertified management consultant is an international professional certification for management consulting professionals, awarded by institutes in 46 countries . The CMC enjoys global reciprocity; consultants certified in one country are recognized in most other countries...
: CMC (Institute of Business ConsultingInstitute of Business ConsultingThe Institute of Consulting ) is the professional body for consultants and business advisers in the United Kingdom. It replaced the former Institute of Business Consulting in January 2011. It's history and background is an amalgam and extension of two predecessor bodies; the Institute of...
, a division of the Chartered Management InstituteChartered Management InstituteThe Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes...
) - Certified Professional Logistician: CPL (Chartered Institute of Logistics & TransportChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide...
) - Certified Professional Manager: CPM (Society of Business PractitionersSociety of business practitionersThe Society of Business Practitioners UK, founded in 1956, is a senior examining UK institution providing vocational qualifications in business, management and marketing. The Society's Diploma awards attract recognized credits and exemptions from other institutes and educational establishments...
) - Certified Transport Planner: CTP ((Chartered Institute of Logistics & TransportChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide...
) - Chartered Accountant: ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
- Chartered Accountant: ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in IrelandInstitute of Chartered Accountants in IrelandMembers of the Institute use the designatory letters ACA. Senior members may be elected Fellows and use the designatory letters FCA....
) - Chartered Accountant: CA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of ScotlandInstitute of Chartered Accountants of ScotlandThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland is the Scottish professional body of Chartered Accountants . It is a regulator, educator and influencer.ICAS act as a thought leader and voice of the professional business community...
) - Chartered ArchitectChartered architectA chartered architect in the United Kingdom is a corporate member of one or more of the following architects' professional bodies:*the Royal Institute of British Architects*the Royal Society of Ulster Architects...
: RIBA (Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
) - Chartered Architectural Technologist: MCIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural TechnologistsChartered Institute of Architectural TechnologistsThe Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists represents over 9,000 professionals working and studying in the field of Architectural Technology...
) - Chartered Biologist: CBiol, MIBiol (Institute of BiologyInstitute of BiologyThe Institute of Biology was a professional body for biologists, primarily those working in the United Kingdom. The Institute was founded in 1950 by the Biological Council: the then umbrella body for Britain's many learned biological societies...
) - Chartered Builder: MCIOB (Chartered Institute of BuildingChartered Institute of BuildingThe Chartered Institute of Building is a body that represents professionals who work within the built environment in the United Kingdom.- History :...
) - Chartered Builder: MAIB (Australian Institute of BuildingAustralian Institute of BuildingThe Australian Institute of Building is a professional society founded in 1951, incorporated in 1955 and granted a Royal Charter in 1969. It has chapter offices in Hong Kong and Singapore and had a chapter office in New Zealand until the formation of the New Zealand Institute of Building in...
) through agreement with CIOBChartered Institute of BuildingThe Chartered Institute of Building is a body that represents professionals who work within the built environment in the United Kingdom.- History :...
[above] - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers: FCIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services EngineersChartered Institution of Building Services EngineersThe Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers is a British professional engineering body based in London, England that represents building services engineers...
) - Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers: MCIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services EngineersChartered Institution of Building Services EngineersThe Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers is a British professional engineering body based in London, England that represents building services engineers...
) - Associate of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers: ACIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services EngineersChartered Institution of Building Services EngineersThe Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers is a British professional engineering body based in London, England that represents building services engineers...
) - Chartered Building Surveyor: MRICS & FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) - Chartered Certified AccountantChartered Certified AccountantChartered Certified Accountant was historically seen as a British qualified accountant designation awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants . However, although ACCA is UK based, it is a global body for professional accountants with 147,000 qualified members and 424,000...
: ACCAAssociation of Chartered Certified AccountantsFounded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification . it is one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in 170...
(Association of Chartered Certified AccountantsAssociation of Chartered Certified AccountantsFounded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global body for professional accountants offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification . it is one of the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy bodies with 147,000 members and 424,000 students in 170...
) - Chartered Chemical Engineer: MIChemE, (Institution of Chemical EngineersInstitution of Chemical EngineersThe Institution of Chemical Engineers is a global professional engineering institution with over 33,000 members in over 120 countries worldwide, founded in 1922, and awarded a Royal Charter in 1957.-Structure:...
) - Chartered ChemistChartered ChemistChartered Chemist is a chartered status awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom and by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute in Australia....
: CChem (Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
) - Chartered Civil Engineer: MICE (Institution of Civil EngineersInstitution of Civil EngineersFounded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
) - Chartered Colourist: CCol (Society of Dyers and ColouristsSociety of Dyers and ColouristsThe Society of Dyers and Colourists is an international professional society, with headquarters in Bradford, United Kingdom, specializing in colour in all its manifestations. Founded in 1884, it was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1963...
) - Chartered Designer: MCSD & FCSD (Chartered Society of DesignersChartered Society of DesignersThe Chartered Society of Designers , headquartered in London, England, is the professional body for designers. It is the world's only Royal chartered body of professional designers...
) - Chartered Director: CDir (Institute of DirectorsInstitute of DirectorsThe Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...
) - Member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology: MIET (Institution of Engineering and TechnologyInstitution of Engineering and TechnologyThe Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
) - Chartered Energy Engineer: MInstE (Energy InstituteEnergy InstituteThe Energy Institute, commonly referred to as EI, is the main professional organization for the energy industry within the UK that promotes the safe, environmentally responsible and efficient supply and use of energy in all its forms and applications...
) - Chartered EngineerChartered Engineer (UK)In the United Kingdom, a Chartered Engineer is an engineer registered with Engineering Council UK . Contemporary Chartered Engineers are master's degree-qualified and have gained professional competencies through training and experience...
: CEng (Engineering Council UKEngineering Council UKThe Engineering Council is Britain's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and technicians, holding a register of these and providing advice to students, engineers, employers and academic institutions on the standards for registration and procedures for...
) - Chartered Environmental Health Officer: MIEH (Institute of Environmental Health Officers)
- Chartered EnvironmentalistChartered EnvironmentalistThe status of Chartered Environmentalist is a professional qualification that is awarded by the Society for the Environment , a UK professional institution whose members are a number of well-respected and established professional institutions across the environmental sector...
: CEnv (Society for the EnvironmentSociety for the EnvironmentThe Society for the Environment is an umbrella body that can license its member institutions to confer chartered status on sustainability and environmental professionals worldwide...
) - Chartered Financial AnalystChartered Financial AnalystThe Chartered Financial Analyst Program is a graduate level self-study program offered by the CFA Institute to investment and financial professionals...
: CFA Chartered Financial Analyst Institute) - Chartered FellowFellowA fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
/ Logistician: FCILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics & TransportChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide...
) - Chartered Forester: MICFor (Institute of Chartered ForestersInstitute of Chartered ForestersThe Institute of Chartered Foresters is the professional body for foresters and arborists in the United Kingdom. Its Royal Charter was granted in 1982. The Institute grants recognised qualifications to individuals, particularly MICFor , and requires its members to undertake Continuing Professional...
) - Chartered Gas Engineers and Managers: MIGEM (Institution of Gas Engineers and ManagersInstitution of Gas Engineers and ManagersThe Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1863. It is licenced by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers and Technicians...
) - Chartered Geographer: CGeog (Royal Geographical Society with IBGRoyal Geographical SocietyThe Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
) - Chartered Geologist: CGeol (Geological SocietyGeological Society of LondonThe Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
) - Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplying: CIPSChartered Institute of Purchasing and SupplyThe Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply is a global organisation working for the purchasing and supply professions. CIPS is the world’s largest procurement and supply professional organisation. It is the worldwide centre of excellence on purchasing and supply management issues...
- Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (MCIH) Chartered Institute of HousingChartered Institute of HousingThe Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for those working in the housing profession in the UK. It has a royal charter, gained in 1984. Currently CIH has over 21,000 members, mostly in the UK but also overseas, notably in Hong Kong...
- Chartered Insurer: ACII & FCII (Chartered Insurance InstituteChartered Insurance InstituteThe Chartered Insurance Institute is a United Kingdom based professional organisation for those working in the insurance and financial services industries....
) - Chartered Insurance Practitioner: ACII & FCII (Chartered Insurance InstituteChartered Insurance InstituteThe Chartered Insurance Institute is a United Kingdom based professional organisation for those working in the insurance and financial services industries....
) - Chartered Insurance Broker: ACII & FCII (Chartered Insurance InstituteChartered Insurance InstituteThe Chartered Insurance Institute is a United Kingdom based professional organisation for those working in the insurance and financial services industries....
) - Chartered IT ProfessionalChartered IT professionalChartered IT Professional denoted by CITP is a professional certification awarded under Royal Charter to IT professionals who satisfy strict criteria set by the British Computer Society , which is the professional body for IT in the United Kingdom...
: CITP (British Computer SocietyBritish Computer SocietyThe British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
) - Chartered Land Surveyor: MRICS & FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) - Chartered Librarian: MCLIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information ProfessionalsChartered Institute of Library and Information ProfessionalsThe Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is a professional body representing librarians and other information professionals in the United Kingdom.-History:...
) - Chartered Loss Adjustor: ACILA (Chartered Institute of Loss AdjustersChartered Institute of Loss AdjustersThe Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters is the professional body representing loss adjusters in the United Kingdom and overseas....
) - Chartered Management Accountant: ACMA & FCMA (Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsChartered Institute of Management AccountantsThe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional...
) - Chartered Manager: CMgr (Chartered Management InstituteChartered Management InstituteThe Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes...
) - Chartered Marine Engineer: MIMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and TechnologyInstitute of Marine Engineering, Science and TechnologyThe Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology is the international membership body and learned society for all marine professionals, operating in the spheres of marine engineering, science, or technology. It has registered charity status in the U.K...
) - Chartered Marketer: MCIM (Chartered Institute of MarketingChartered Institute of MarketingThe Chartered Institute of Marketing claims to be the world's largest organisation of professional marketers. It is based in UK with over 40,000 members worldwide. It's headquarters are in Cookham near Maidenhead, CIM offers professional development to marketing practitioners across the world...
) - Chartered MathematicianChartered mathematicianChartered Mathematician is a professional qualification in mathematics offered by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications in the United Kingdom. A chartered mathematician is allowed to use the post-nominal letters CMath....
: CMath (Institute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
) - Chartered Measurement and Control Technologist: MInstMC (Institute of Measurement and ControlInstitute of Measurement and ControlThe Institute of Measurement and Control is a British learned society. It began in the 1940s as the Society of Instrument Technology. It is a licensed member of Engineering Council UK, registering candidates as chartered engineers, incorporated engineers and engineering technicians.- References...
) - Chartered Mechanical Engineer: MIMechE (Institution of Mechanical EngineersInstitution of Mechanical EngineersThe Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the British engineering society based in central London, representing mechanical engineering. It is licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers...
) - Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute: CMLI (Royal Chartership of the Landscape Institute)
- Chartered Member/ Logistician: CMILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics & TransportChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide...
) - Chartered Minerals Surveyor: MRICS & FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) - Chartered Mining Engineer: MIMinE (Institute of Mining Engineers)
- Chartered PhysicistChartered PhysicistChartered Physicist is a chartered status and a professional qualification awarded by the Institute of Physics.Achieving chartered status in any profession denotes to the wider community a high level of specialised subject knowledge and professional competence...
: CPhys, MInstP (Institute of PhysicsInstitute of PhysicsThe Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
) - Chartered Psychologist: CPsychol (British Psychological SocietyBritish Psychological SocietyThe British Psychological Society is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. The BPS is also a Registered Charity and, along with advantages, this also imposes certain constraints on what the society can and cannot do...
) - Chartered Public Finance Accountant: CPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and AccountancyChartered Institute of Public Finance and AccountancyThe Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is a professional institute for accountants working in the public services.CIPFA has 14,000 members who work throughout the public services, in national audit agencies, in major accountancy firms, and in other bodies where public money...
) - Chartered Quantity Surveyor: MRICS & FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) - Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner: CMIOSH & CFIOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and HealthInstitution of Occupational Safety and HealthThe Institution of Occupational Safety and Health is a British organization for health and safety professionals.-Structure:It has over 40,000 members, including thousands of Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. While principally a UK-based organisation, the Institution also has an expanding...
) - Chartered ScientistChartered scientistChartered Scientist is a professional qualification in the United Kingdom that is awarded by the Science Council through its Licensed member organisations...
: CSci (Science CouncilScience CouncilThe was established by Royal Charter in 2003. The principal activity of The Science Council is the promotion of the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of and education in science pure and applied, for the public benefit....
) - Chartered Secretary: ACIS (Institute of Chartered Secretaries and AdministratorsInstitute of Chartered Secretaries and AdministratorsThe Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators is an international professional membership body and a recognised authority on corporate governance.-History:The organisation was founded in 1891 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1902...
) - Chartered Shipbroker: FICS (Fellow) (Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers)
- Chartered StatisticianChartered statisticianChartered Statistician is a professional qualification in statistics offered by the Royal Statistical Society in the United Kingdom...
: CStat (Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
) - Chartered Structural Engineer: MIStructE (Institution of Structural EngineersInstitution of Structural EngineersThe Institution of Structural Engineers is a professional body for structural engineering based in the United Kingdom. It has 27,000 members in 105 countries. The Institution provides professional accreditation for structural engineers...
) - Chartered Surveyor: MRICS & FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) - Chartered Textile Technologist: CText, ATI (Textile InstituteTextile InstituteThe Textile Institute is a unique organisation in textiles, clothing and footwear. It was incorporated in England by a Royal Charter granted in 1925 and is a registered charity...
) - Chartered Town Planner: MRTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute)
- Chartered Valuation Surveyor: MRICS & FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) - Chartered Waste Manager: MCIWM (Chartered Institute of Wastes ManagementChartered Institute of Wastes ManagementThe Chartered Institution of Wastes Management is the leading membership organisation for professionals in the Waste Management Industry in the United Kingdom and overseas....
) - Choir Master: (CHM) (Royal College of OrganistsRoyal College of OrganistsThe Royal College of Organists or RCO, is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, but with members around the world...
) - Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: FIMechE (Institution of Mechanical EngineersInstitution of Mechanical EngineersThe Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the British engineering society based in central London, representing mechanical engineering. It is licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers...
) - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers: FICE (Institution of Civil EngineersInstitution of Civil EngineersFounded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
) - Fellow of the British Computer Society: FBCS(British Computer SocietyBritish Computer SocietyThe British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
) - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: FCIArb (Chartered Institute of ArbitratorsChartered Institute of ArbitratorsThe Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a London based membership organisation for arbitrators for the promotion and facilitation of dispute resolution...
) - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers: FCIB (Chartered Institute of Bankers)
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing: FCIH (Chartered Institute of HousingChartered Institute of HousingThe Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for those working in the housing profession in the UK. It has a royal charter, gained in 1984. Currently CIH has over 21,000 members, mostly in the UK but also overseas, notably in Hong Kong...
) - Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors: FCInstICES (Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors)
- Fellow of the Geological Society of London: FGS (Geological SocietyGeological Society of LondonThe Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
) - Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: FIMA (Institute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
) - Fellow of the Institute of Clinical Research: FICR (Institute of Clinical Research)
- Fellow of the Royal Asiatic SocietyRoyal Asiatic SocietyThe Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society...
of Great Britain and Ireland: FRAS (Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland) - Fellow of the Royal College of Organists: FRCO (Royal College of OrganistsRoyal College of OrganistsThe Royal College of Organists or RCO, is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, but with members around the world...
) - Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyRoyal Geographical SocietyThe Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
with IBG: FRGS (Royal Geographical Society with IBGRoyal Geographical SocietyThe Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
) - Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneThe Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene was founded in 1907 by Sir James Cantlie and George Carmichael Low. Sir Patrick Manson, the Society's first President is generally acknowledged as the father of tropical medicine. He passed the presidency on to the Nobel laureate Sir Ronald Ross ,...
(FRSTM&H), Founded in 1907 - Graduate Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors: GCInstICES (Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors)
- Graduateship (GCGI) (pre-2004 at the NVQ level 5 Doctorate level;after 2004 at the NQF Level 6): (City & Guilds of London Institute)
- Graduateship of International Institute for Specialized Education and Research (G.Res.)
- Graduateship (GSBP) (at NQF level 6): (Society of Business PractitionersSociety of business practitionersThe Society of Business Practitioners UK, founded in 1956, is a senior examining UK institution providing vocational qualifications in business, management and marketing. The Society's Diploma awards attract recognized credits and exemptions from other institutes and educational establishments...
) - Engineering Technician: EngTech (Engineering Council UKEngineering Council UKThe Engineering Council is Britain's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and technicians, holding a register of these and providing advice to students, engineers, employers and academic institutions on the standards for registration and procedures for...
) - Housing Practitioner: Cert. CIH (Chartered Institute of HousingChartered Institute of HousingThe Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for those working in the housing profession in the UK. It has a royal charter, gained in 1984. Currently CIH has over 21,000 members, mostly in the UK but also overseas, notably in Hong Kong...
) - Incorporated Engineer: IEng (Engineering Council UKEngineering Council UKThe Engineering Council is Britain's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and technicians, holding a register of these and providing advice to students, engineers, employers and academic institutions on the standards for registration and procedures for...
) - Incorporated Builder: ICIOB (Chartered Institute of BuildingChartered Institute of BuildingThe Chartered Institute of Building is a body that represents professionals who work within the built environment in the United Kingdom.- History :...
) - Licensed Insolvency Practitioner - see Insolvency practitionerInsolvency practitionerIn the United Kingdom, only an authorised or licensed Insolvency Practitioner may be appointed in relation to formal insolvency procedures.Quite often IPs have an accountancy background...
- Licentiate of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (Institute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
) - Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance: LRAD. (Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
) - Licentiate of the Society of Dyers and Colourists: LCSD (Society of Dyers and ColouristsSociety of Dyers and ColouristsThe Society of Dyers and Colourists is an international professional society, with headquarters in Bradford, United Kingdom, specializing in colour in all its manifestations. Founded in 1884, it was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1963...
) - Licentiate of the Textile Institute: LTI (Textile InstituteTextile InstituteThe Textile Institute is a unique organisation in textiles, clothing and footwear. It was incorporated in England by a Royal Charter granted in 1925 and is a registered charity...
) - Licentiateship of C&G of London Institute:LCGI(NQF at Level 4)
- Mastership of International Institute for Specialized Education and Research (M.Res.)
- Membership (MCGI) (NQF at Level 7): (City & Guilds of London Institute)
- Member of the British Association of Social Workers: MBASW (British Association of Social WorkersBritish Association of Social WorkersThe British Association of Social Workers is the largest professional association of social workers and care managers in the United Kingdom. The association has a members' code of ethics that outlines best social work practice and works to support social workers and care managers through...
) - Member of the British Computer Society: MBCS (British Computer SocietyBritish Computer SocietyThe British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
) - Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors: MCInstICES (Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors)
- Member of the Institution of Engineering and TechnologyInstitution of Engineering and TechnologyThe Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
: MIET recognised as practitioner of engineering profession by virtue of the Statutory Instruments n.2007/2781-The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007. - Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: MCIArb (Chartered Institute of ArbitratorsChartered Institute of ArbitratorsThe Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a London based membership organisation for arbitrators for the promotion and facilitation of dispute resolution...
) - Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health: MCIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental HealthChartered Institute of Environmental HealthThe Chartered Institute of Environmental Health is a professional and educational body, dedicated to the promotion of environmental health and to encouraging the highest possible standards in the training and the work of environmental health professionals.-Structure:It is located in the UK, and...
) - Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing: MCIH (Chartered Institute of HousingChartered Institute of HousingThe Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for those working in the housing profession in the UK. It has a royal charter, gained in 1984. Currently CIH has over 21,000 members, mostly in the UK but also overseas, notably in Hong Kong...
) - Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & TransportChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide...
: MILT (non-Chartered status) - Member of the Institute of Acoustics: MIOA (Institute of AcousticsInstitute of AcousticsThe Institute of Acoustics is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1974. It is licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers. The Institute's address is 77A St Peters Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3BN,...
) - Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers: MICS (Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers)
- Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: MIMA (Institute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
) - Member of the Institute of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining: MIMMM (Institute of Materials, Minerals and MiningInstitute of Materials, Minerals and MiningThe Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining is a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and application, to product recycling and land reuse...
) (replaces Institute of Metallurgy and Mining) - Member of the Institute of Operations Management: MIOM (Institute of Operations ManagementInstitute of operations managementThe Institute of Operations Management or IOM is a non-profit, professional body aiming to promote excellence in operations management.- History of the Institute :...
) - Member of the Institution of Gas Engineers and ManagersInstitution of Gas Engineers and ManagersThe Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1863. It is licenced by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers and Technicians...
: MIGEM - Member of the Landscape Institute: MLI (Landscape InstituteLandscape InstituteThe Landscape Institute is a British professional body for landscape architects. Founded in 1929 as the Institute of Landscape Architects, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1997. The Institute aims to promote landscape architecture, and to regulate the profession with a code of conduct that...
) - Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society: MRAeS (Royal Aeronautical SocietyRoyal Aeronautical SocietyThe Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
) - Member of the Royal Horticulture Society: MHort (Royal Horticultural SocietyRoyal Horticultural SocietyThe Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
) - Member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects: MRINA (Royal Institute of Naval Architects)
- Member & Fellow of the Society of Engineers: MSE & FSE (Institution of Engineering and TechnologyInstitution of Engineering and TechnologyThe Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
) - Member & Fellow of the Society of Professional Engineers: MSPE & FSPE, PENG
- Member and Fellow of the Institution of British Engineers.
- Technical Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors: TCInstICES (Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors)
- Technical Member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: TechRICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
- Member of(Association of Business PsychologistsAssociation of Business PsychologistsThe Association of Business Psychologists is the professional representative, deliberative and regulatory institution for business psychologists in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-History:...
) ABP - NVQ 5(Doctoral Level)