The term Chartered Biologist is a British professional qualification

Professional certification

Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task...

 in biology

Biology

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...

. 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.

The status of Chartered Biologist is conferred on Members of the Society of Biology

Society of Biology

The Society of Biology is a charitable organization in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology. Formed in 2010 by the merger of the Biosciences Federation and the Institute of Biology, the Society has some 10,000 individual members and through its corporate specialist member...

. The conditions for qualification are either (a) two years of training in their programme of continuing professional development, or (b) substantial professional experience over 10 years.

External links

• Society of Biology
• Chartered Biologist at the Society of Biology