Membership

Route to membership

Your journey towards becoming Chartered.

The Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme covers seven subjects at two levels. Students without a background in law, finance or governance start with the Foundation Programme at Level 4 (first year undergraduate level) to learn the key concepts that underpin the rest of the Qualifying Programme.

Students with a law, finance or governance background may be able to start at Part One at Level 6 (final year undergraduate level). Part One builds your technical knowledge of governance, law, finance and compliance.

You complete your learning at Part Two at Level 7 (postgraduate degree level), developing commercial understanding through the study of risk, strategy and boardroom dynamics.

Depending upon your academic or professional background you may be eligible for some module exemptions. These are outlined on pages 18–21.

It typically takes between two and four years to complete the programme, depending on your pace of study and prior qualifications and experience. Exams take place in June and November.