WHO IS A CHARTERED PRACTISING PROFESSIONAL?
A Chartered Practising Professional (CPP) is an individual who has been certified by the Chartered Institute of Practising Professionals as:
1. Having the necessary knowledge, skills, educational qualifications and/or experience that are essential for dealing with today’s greater complexity in their chosen professions
2. Having the required knowledge or involved in acquiring the knowledge essential for formulating and implementing efficient and effective strategies in their professions and in their environment, and
3. Having the desire to pursue excellence and do more for their profession and for the community
Members of the Chartered Institute of Practising Professionals are also encouraged to:
- Be dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in their professions
- Maintain high standards of professional conduct and ethics
- Be involved in studying the essential skills for dealing with changes in their professions and for formulating and implementing strategies necessary for managing environmental complexity
- Be involved in community activities at home and/or abroad
- Be involved in promoting and supporting projects (including research studies) that can be of significant interest to the community
- Be involved in additional rigorous training necessary for progressing beyond being an Associate Member or Member to being an Associate Fellow / Fellow member of the CIPP
An Individual can become a member if he or she fulfills the requirements set out for membership in Table 1: Individual Membership Designations
An organization (whether profit or non-for-profit making organization) can also become a corporate member if the organization fulfills the requirements set out for corporate membership in Table 2: Corporate Membership Designations
