The Corporate Chartered Framework is expressed in ten statements, covering advocacy, values, and knowledge and expertise, that firms seeking Chartered status must demonstrate:
Professional Advocacy
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Senior leaders publicly support and endorse the value of professional qualifications, and maintenance of professional expertise and conduct, supported by professional body affiliation and membership
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A key decision-maker (board, executive member or similar) actively supports and has responsibility for professionalism across the organisation
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Chartered Bankers proudly advocate membership
Professional Values
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The organisation has a code of conduct aligned to the Institute’s Code of Professional Conduct
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The organisation makes a commitment to use Corporate Chartered status, which recognises the importance of banking professionalism, in internal and external communications
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Individuals demonstrate their professional values via commitment to a code of professional conduct and maintenance of professional expertise, supported by professional body affiliation and membership
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Individuals and the organisation actively support progress towards and achievement of Chartered Banker status
Professional Knowledge and Expertise
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The organisation actively promotes the value of professional qualifications and maintenance of professional expertise supported by professional body affiliation, membership and continuing professional development
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Individuals demonstrate their professional knowledge and expertise by gaining appropriate professional qualifications including those offered by the Chartered Banker Institute
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At a senior and experienced level, individuals and the firm actively support routes to Chartered Banker