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Build leadership credibility into every programme. Chartered Manager strengthens your delivery with the assurance of professional recognition - helping you attract new talent, demonstrate tangible impact, and develop managers who are ready to deliver results from day one.
Chartered Manager (CMgr) is the highest professional status for managers, only awarded by CMI. It recognises individuals who deliver real impact, combining proven capability with professional integrity.
More about Chartered Manager
Chartered Manager turns a qualification into a complete development experience - delivering efficiency for you, credibility for your programmes, and career-shaping value for your employees.
Competitive edge
Stand out in a crowded market with a unique programme differentiator that boosts recruitment, retention, and satisfaction.
Enhanced employability
Showcase your commitment to learner success with a direct route to Chartered Manager - the gold standard in management professionalism.
Streamlined route
Employees build their evidence while on programme, with CMgr status awarded upon completion of an eligible CMI qualification.
Our leaders who achieve Chartered Manager status like to wear that as a badge of honour. It gives them credibility and they become great role models. We’ve seen a major improvement within our leadership and management capability in many different forms across our organisation as a result.
Nikki Kenyon-Smith, Associate Director of People and Organisational Development Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
95%
of managers agree that CMgr status demonstrates the ability to achieve organisational results.
4/5
of managers say they perform better at work as a result of being Chartered.
88%
said it made them better at managing change.
Give your managers access to Chartered status through pathways that work for your organisation - whether that’s embedded delivery within CMI qualifications, post-apprenticeship progression, or Corporate Membership.
Embedded Chartered Manager
Integrate Chartered Manager directly into your existing programme delivery. Learners gather evidence on-programme and receive CMgr upon completion, with no separate application required - provided they meet the experience criteria*. Streamlined, credible, and built to scale.
Eligibility after apprenticeships
Apprentices completing approved routes can apply to Chartered Manager through CMI’s post-EPA pathway, ensuring their professional recognition continues after funded learning ends.
Corporate Membership
Combine Chartered pathways with CMI Corporate Membership to embed professional development, benchmarking, and leadership excellence across your organisation.
*Learners must have 3+ years of management and/or leadership experience, in a role comparable to middle/operational manager or higher, by course end to qualify for CMgr status. Eligible CMI qualifications include Level 5/6 Diploma or Extended Diplomas, and Level 7/8 Certificates, Diplomas and Extended Diplomas.
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