British professional qualifications
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Professional qualifications in the UK 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 done a degree (or equivalent qualification). The lists below give the professional qualifications to which the European regulations apply:
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.
- Actuary: FIA (Institute of Actuaries)
- Actuary (Scotland): FFA (Faculty of Actuaries)
- Associate of the Chartered Building Societies Institute: ACBSI (Chartered Building Societies Institute)
- 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 Scotland)
- Associate of the Library Association: ALA (Library Association) now Chartered Librarian (see below)
- Associate Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: AMIMA (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)
- Bi Lingual Engineer: BLEng - The Institution of British Engineers
- Chartered Accountant: ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
- Chartered Accountant: ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland)
- Chartered Accountant: CA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
- Chartered Biologist: CBiol, MIBiol (Institute of Biology)
- Chartered Builder: MCIOB (Chartered Institute of Building)
- Chartered Building Services Engineer: MCIBSE (Chartered Institute of Builiding Services Engineers)
- Chartered Building Surveyor: ARICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
- Chartered Certified Accountant: ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
- Chartered Chemical Engineer: MIChemE, MRSC (Royal Society of Chemistry)
- Chartered Chemist: CChem, MRSC (Royal Society of Chemistry)
- Chartered Civil Engineer: MICE (Institute of Civil Engineers)
- Chartered Colourist: CCol (Society of Dyers and Colourists)
- Chartered Electrical Engineer: MIEE Institute of Electrical Engineers)
- Chartered Energy Engineer: MInstE (Institute of Energy)
- Chartered Engineer: CEng (Engineering Council)
- Chartered Environmental Health Officer: MIEH (Institute of Environmental Health Officers)
- Chartered Forester: MICFor (Institute of Chartered Foresters)
- Chartered Gas Engineer: MIGasE (Institute of Gas Engineers)
- Chartered Geologist: CGeol, FGS (Geological Society)
- Chartered Insurer: ACII/FCII (Chartered Insurance Institute)
- Chartered Insurance Practitioner: ACII/FCII (Chartered Insurance Institute)
- Chartered Insurance Broker: ACII/FCII (Chartered Insurance Institute)
- Chartered IT Practitioner: CITP (British Computer Society)
- Chartered Land Surveyor: ARICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
- Chartered Librarian: MCLIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)
- Chartered Loss Adjustor: ACILA (Chartered Institute of Loss Adjustors)
- Chartered Management Accountant: ACMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
- Chartered Manufacturing Engineer: MIMfgE (Institute of Manufacturing Engineers)
- Chartered Marine Engineer: MIMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineers)
- Chartered Marketer: MCIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)
- Chartered Mathematician: CMath (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)
- Chartered Measurement and Control Technologist: MInstMC (Institute of Measurement and Control)
- Chartered Mechanical Engineer: MIMechE (Institute of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology)
- Chartered Minerals Surveyor: ARICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
- Chartered Mining Engineer: MIMinE (Institute of Mining Engineers)
- Chartered Physicist: CPhys, MInstP (Institute of Physics)
- Chartered Psychologist: CPsychol (British Psychological Society)
- Chartered Public Finance Accountant: CPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor: ARICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
- Chartered Scientist: CSci (Science Council)
- Chartered Secretary: ACIS (Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators)
- Chartered Shipbroker: MICS (Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers)
- Chartered Statistician: CStat (Royal Statistical Society)
- Chartered Structural Engineer: MIStructE (Institute of Structural Engineers)
- Chartered Surveyor: ARICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
- Chartered Textile Technologist: CText, ATI (Textile Institute)
- Chartered Town Planner: MRTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute)
- Chartered Valuation Surveyor: ARICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
- Diploma Business Engineering: DBeng (The Institution of British Engineers - NVQ Level 5)
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: FCIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)
- Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: FIMA (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)
- Incorporated Engineer: IEng (Engineering Council)
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health: MCIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
- Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers: MIEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers)
- Member of the Institute of Housing: MIH (Institute of Housing)
- Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: MIMA (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)
- Member of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: MIMM (Institute of Mining and Metallurgy)
- Member of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers - MIIE (Chartered Incorporated Engineer)
- Member of the Landscape Institute: MLI (Landscape Institute)
- Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society: MRAeS (Royal Aeronautical Society)
- Member of the Royal Horticulture Society: MHort (Royal Horticultural Society)
- Member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects: MRINA (Royal Institute of Naval Architects)
- Sales Engineer: SEng (The Institution of British Engineers - FEANI Approved)
The following list gives the professional title, designatory letters (where applicable) and designated body for professional qualifications regulated by professional bodies at sub-degree level.
- Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: ACIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)
- Associate of the Chartered Institue of Building: ACIOB (Chartered Institute of Building)
- Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance: ARAD. (Royal Academy of Dance)
- Associate of the Royal College of Organists: ARCO (Royal College of Organists)
- Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing: ACIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)
- Choir Master: (CHM) (Royal College of Organists)
- Engineering Technician: EngTech (Engineering Council)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Organists: FRCO (Royal College of Organists)
- Housing Practitioner (Chartered Institute of Housing)
- Licentiate of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)
- Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance: LRAD. (Royal Academy of Dance)
- Licentiate of the Society of Dyers and Colourists: LCSD (Society of Dyers and Colourists)
- Licentiate of the Textile Institute: LTI (Textile Institute)
- Member of the British Computer Society (British Computer Society)
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: MCIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)
- Member of the Institution of British Engineers MIBE
- Technical Member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: TechRICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)