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The Chartered Management Consultant (ChMC) accreditation is the highest status you can achieve in the management consulting profession. It provides a professional standard of career excellence for management consultants to aspire towards and clients to benchmark against.
Created and managed by the Management Consultancies Association, (the trade association for UK management consultancy firms) and the Chartered Management Institute (the only Chartered professional body for management and leadership) the Chartered Management Consultant accreditation is relevant to both the individual and profession.
To date over 1,700 consultants have achieved Chartered status with another 2,000 on the journey and more than 60 leading consultancy firms involved. Through Chartered status we are focused on securing greater professional recognition for consultants and ensuring that clients can confidently procure the services of qualified, trusted advisors whose technical excellence is underpinned by a commitment to ethical practice.
Management Consultancy is a profession that has a significant impact on all aspects of business and public services. Having a recognised standard of qualifications, knowledge, and experience provides assurance to businesses of being given the best possible advice.
Whether you are an individual or a consultancy firm looking to accredit your training programme, having Chartered status speaks volumes to your clients as a professional guarantee and is proof that you are a trusted expert.
Ways to achieve chartered status ChMC Programme Accreditation
The Chartered Process
Looking to achieve Chartered status for yourself? Find out how it works and get involved.
Accrediting your programme
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Set yourself apart and demonstrate your credibility to your colleagues and as a trusted advisor to your clients. ChMC ensures the highest standards of professional competence and ethical practice.
Find out more about the benefits of ChMC.
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Chartered Management Consultant status sets a standard of excellence for yourself and your clients
The award sets and maintains the highest level of professionalism, skills and knowledge for the management consulting profession. Central to this is the award's competency framework which sets the standards for both you as an individual consultant and your organisation's training and development programme.
The competency frameworkâs four main components are ethics and professional standards, leadership and management, the client operating environment, and personal and professional development.
The competencies are described for the three stages of a management consultants progression:
As a significant user of consultancy services the public sector insists that efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness underpins every consultancy engagement. The Chartered Management Consultant accreditation provides a key element in assuring that the service we receive meets the highest standards. It is gratifying to see so many consultants, from organisations big and small providing a wide range of services, participating in the award and seeing the value it can deliver to the client.
Nick Griffin, Crown Representative at the Cabinet Office
Find out more about what ChMC looks like for you or your organisation, and start your journey to ChMC, by registering your interest today.
Becoming a Chartered ConsultantAccrediting your Programme
