Your professional and personal development does not stop once you have finished your studies. In today’s financial services environment, professionals understand the importance of being able to demonstrate that their technical, professional and academic understanding is up to date at all times.

In recognition of this, the ifs School of Finance awards a number of Chartered designations to alumni members who maintain their knowledge and skills post-qualification through a programme of high-quality structured Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

ifs Chartered titles give formal recognition to the application of experience and academic understanding as it sits within a structured CPD scheme. As a result ifs alumni are confidently able to demonstrate ongoing commitment to their own Continuing Professional Development.

Unlike other schemes, ifs Chartered designations are not achievable via a simple box-ticking exercise that merely focuses on the number of CPD hours that can be claimed. Instead, applicants are required to complete 1 year’s quality CPD that is linked to predefined development outcomes.

Chartered Associate

Chartered Associateship is a professional designation awarded to holders of the ifs Associateship or an ifs FHEQ Level 6 qualification such as the BSc (Hons) in Banking Practice and Management, who also have at least 2 years’ relevant work experience within financial services industry. Once Chartered Associate status has been gained, it must be maintained through an annual CPD programme. 

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Chartered Fellow

Direct entry to Chartered Fellowship is available for those who successfully complete the MSc in Banking Practice and Management.  Once Chartered Fellow status has been gained, it must be maintained through an annual CPD programme.