Achieving chartered status

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How to become chartered

Chartered status shows your customers and colleagues that you’re highly qualified, experienced and committed to the highest professional and ethical standards.

You may already be on the path to chartered status if you are studying – or have studied – a professional or higher education qualification with us.

To become fully chartered with us you will need to:

complete one of our routes to chartered status
commit to continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis
follow our Code of Ethics

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Chartered status comes with an eye-catching digital badge, which you can use on your website and in other digital communications. Existing and prospective clients can click on this to see the skills, knowledge and ethos that your chartered status demonstrates.

Why choose us?

Chartered status will raise your professional profile and help you advance in your career.

But as a Chartered Associate of The London Institute of Banking & Finance – Chartered ALIBF – you will get a package of benefits that gives you the edge over other professionals in the sector.

Because we are in the City of London, we are not only in the heart of the UK’s financial sector but also at the centre of one of the world’s leading international financial districts.

This means we can help you make valuable contacts at our many professional networking events.

We will actively help you keep your industry knowledge and skills up to date through our continuing professional development (CPD) scheme.

You can also benefit from careers advice, mentoring, access to our award-winning e-library and a subscription to Financial World magazine. Your chartered credentials will be publicly searchable in our CPD Register – boosting your profile.

Our Chartered Associateship is not confined to banking. This means you have the option of choosing another specialism as well as the flexibility of achieving chartered status either through professional qualifications or higher education.