Chartered (professional)
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A Chartered professional is a person who has gained a 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 the Britain
and in the Commonwealth
it has been adapted by organizations around the world.
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.
Credential
A credential is an attestation of qualification, competence, or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant or de facto authority or assumed competence to do so....
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
Bar council
A bar council , in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland, the Bar Council of Ireland is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the King's Inns. Solicitors are generally regulated by the Law society....
etc. and learned societies
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
. Common in the Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
it has been adapted by organizations around the world.
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
- Chartered Advocates
- Chartered AccountantChartered AccountantChartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
(CA) - Chartered Alternative Investment AnalystChartered Alternative Investment AnalystChartered Alternative Investment Analyst is a professional designation offered by the CAIA Association to investment professionals who complete a course of study and pass two examinations. The "alternative investments" industry is characterized as dealing with asset classes and investments other...
(CAIA) - Chartered Arboriculturist
- 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...
(RIBARibaRiba means one of the senses of "usury" . Riba is forbidden in Islamic economic jurisprudence fiqh and considered as a major sin...
) - Chartered BiologistChartered BiologistThe term Chartered Biologist is a British professional qualification in biology. The title "Chartered Biologist" is legally protected in the UK, and Chartered Biologists have the exclusive entitlement to use the designation CBiol after their names....
(CBiol) - Chartered Builder
- 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) - Chartered Cost AccountantChartered Cost AccountantChartered Cost Accountant is a cost accounting or cost control professional designation offered by the American Academy of Financial Management. The CCA is a Graduate Post Nominal that is only available for accountants with an accredited degree, MBA, CPA, Chartered Accountant License, law degree,...
(CCA) - 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...
(ACCA) - Chartered Director (CDir)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Chartered Economic AnalystChartered Economic AnalystThe Chartered Economic Analyst is a professional designation conferred by the National Institute of Continuing Education . The designation was created in the spring of 2006...
(ChEA) - 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) - 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 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) - Chartered Insurer
- Chartered Insurance Practitioner
- Chartered Insurance Broker
- Chartered Lawyer
- Chartered Landscape Architect 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...
- Chartered LibrarianChartered 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 Marketer
- Chartered Linguist (CL)
- 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) - Chartered Manager (CMgr)
- 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) - Chartered Quality Professional (CQP)
- Chartered Secretary (ACIS)
- Chartered StatisticianChartered statisticianChartered Statistician is a professional qualification in statistics offered by the Royal Statistical Society in the United Kingdom...
(CStat) - 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) - Chartered Security ProfessionalChartered Security ProfessionalChartered Security Professional is a professional certification in security offered by the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals, a livery company in the City of London. The certification has been established to show the attainment of strategic and higher operational level competencies in...
(CSyP) - Chartered SurveyorChartered SurveyorChartered Surveyor is the description ofProfessional Members and Fellows of the RICS entitled to use the designation in Commonwealth countries and Ireland...
(CS)