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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: A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation often called simply certification or qualification is a designation earned by a person to certify that he is qualified to perform a job. ... British professional bodies The following is a list of professional bodies in the United Kingdom. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... There are two main European regulations covering the mutual recognition of professional qualifications: Directive 89/48/EEC and Directive 92/51/EEC. Directive 89/48/EEC covers the mutual recognition of qualifications in recognised professions that require a University degree or equivalent. ...
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)
Graduateship(NVQ 5 Original level-http://www.uknrp.org.uk/Pages/UK_Voc_Quals/The_National_Qualifications_Framework.asp): GCGI (City & Guilds of London Institute)
Incorporated Engineer: IEng (Engineering Council)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health: MCIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
Member of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: MIMM (Institute of Mining and Metallurgy)
Member of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers - MIIE
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)
Registered Engineer:a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology(IET) who is eligible to use the title:
(a) Chartered Engineer and the designation CEng; The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ... The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ... Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of advancing the chemical sciences. ... Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of advancing the chemical sciences. ... Not to be confused with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. ... Chartered engineer is a professional qualification in Engineering (not a degree) offered by professional associations with a Royal Charter from the British monarchy similar to the Professional Engineer in other countries. ... The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in England with the aim of investigating the mineral structure of the Earth. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe with over 9000 Fellows entitled to the postnominal FGS - over 2000 of... The British Computer Society (BCS) is a professional/academic association within the UK consisting of IT practitioners, the society has a Royal Charter. ... The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is a professional body representing librarians and other information professionals in the United Kingdom. ... Chartered Mathematician (CMath) is a professional qualification in United Kingdom. ... The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ... The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the United Kingdoms professional body for physicists. ... The British Psychological Society (BPS) is the representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. ... Chartered Scientist (CSci) is a professional qualification in the United Kingdom that is managed by the Science Council. ... The Science Council is the umbrella body covering scientific professional institutes and learned societies in the UK. Together, the member organisations cover over 150,000 scientists. ... The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK. Founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London, it became the Royal Statistical Society in 1887. ... The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a professional body representing and regulating property professionals and surveyors of all types. ... The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ... The City and Guilds of London Institute was founded by the London Livery Companies for the purpose of training craftsmen and engineers in 1878. ... Not to be confused with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. ... The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is the proposed merger of the IEE and the IIE in the United Kingdom. ... The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ...
(b) Incorporated Engineer and the designation IEng;
(c) Engineering Technician and the designation EngTech
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 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)
Association of International Accountants European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) is a professional body and currently represents over 2 million professional engineers in 26 European countries. ...
Interaction between professionals and the public may be on a direct, one-on-one, professional-to- client basis (e.g., most doctors, lawyers, dentists), or may be indirect, as when members of the public use facilities designed and constructed by professionals or rely on conclusions and opinions expressed by professionals (e.g., most engineers, architects, geoscientists, accountants).
A code of professional ethics, backed up by complaint procedures and effective provisions to discipline professionals who have practised beyond their skill capabilities or who have practised unethically, are important components of regulation and granting of exclusive right to practice in professional fields.
Professional legislation in Nunavut is essentially identical to that in the Northwest Territories and requires geologists and geophysicists to be licensed.
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