The Chartered Manager Award

The CMI has established the Chartered Manager award as a hallmark of current competence and professionalism.  Just as qualifications can reflect an individual’s academic ability within the field of management; Chartered Manager status recognises the application of skills in the workplace and their measurable impact on business performance.

The Chartered Manager award can be achieved in 10-30 hours dependent on the route to the award undertaken and completed at your own pace whether during one week or several months, and from any location.

Chartered Managers improve their organisations by:

• Focusing on how best to contribute to the success of their organisation
• Integrating learning and professionalism into organisational practice
• Raising performance through leadership skills
• Influencing the bottom line by delivering results that make the difference.
• Benchmarking across the full range of management skills

Supporting Chartered Manager differentiates the organisation as an employer of proven professional managers.

The benefits of achieving the Chartered Manager award from an individual perspective include:

• Completion of a relevant self-development programme through real
• Increased career prospects through improved visibility with existing employer and through differentiation in the job market
• Independent assessment of proven ability
• Focus on transferable management skills
• Benchmark of applied management skills across organisations and industry sectors

There are currently just over 900 Chartered Managers within the UK which further enhances the professional status achieved through gaining the Chartered Manager award.

After the designation has been achieved, Chartered Managers are required to submit an annual update (commitment of 1-2 hours per year) of continued development and to demonstrate the ongoing ability to use the key skills of Leading People & managing change to make a difference.

Can the award be achieved at the same time as a management qualification?

Integration allows candidates to seamlessly achieve two outcomes from their programme; a nationally recognised qualification and Chartered status, setting them apart from their peers and enhancing their CV and career prospects at a time when having a competitive edge is key when looking for jobs or job security in credit-crunch Britain.

How does Chartered Manager fit with a qualification?

• The management project that forms part of a level 5 and level 7 management qualification can be tailored to provide the evidence for the impact submission
• The 360-degree assessment can be integrated into developmental reviews completed as part of the qualification
• Candidates will have exemption from the CPD element of Chartered Manager on completion of their qualification
• The upgrade to full membership with the Chartered Management Institute on completion of the qualification and a year’s membership is included
• In addition to the above candidates will need to prepare for a 45 minute panel interview