1. Charter Member Project Karen Beamish and Kevin Hickman

2. The Agenda • Introduction to project scope • Principles of Chartered Membership • Global Standards and Membership Denominations • Stakeholder engagement and consultation • Key milestones for the Chartered Member project

3. Project Purpose ‘To create and implement a grade above MCIPS’

4. Charter Grade – The principles (1) • The Chartered member grade will sit above MCIPS • The Chartered member grade will be available globally • Members have to be MCIPS before being awarded Charter • The Chartered member grade once gained will have to be renewed annually, (CPD is likely to be the requirement. CIPS has a robust online CPD system available free to members of all grades) • Members will lose their Chartered member grade if the requirements of the annual renewal are not fulfilled. Members will revert back to MCIPS • A register of all members with Charter will be published on the website

5. Charter Grade – The principles (2) • The Chartered member grade will be at Masters Level learning • There will be three routes to achieving Charter • An academic route. CIPS Executive Diploma in Strategic Sourcing • An applied learning route. Masters level Corporate Award – leading to the CIPS Executive Diploma in Procurement and Supply (title to be agreed) • An experiential route for senior and long standing practitioners who can demonstrate the competencies required • To ensure personal accountability all Chartered Member applications will have to undertake an online annual Ethics Test • If a Charter member brings CIPS or the profession into disrepute then disciplinary action will be taken

6. CHARTERED MEMBER – ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL LICENCE ONLINE ETHICAL TEST / CPD Experiential Route for Senior Practitioners (Criteria to be developed) Online Qualification Executive Diploma in Strategic Sourcing Corporate Award Executive Diploma in Procurement and Supply MCIPS – PROFESSIONAL LICENCE Management Entry Route (Experiential) Academic Qualifications Led Route CIPS Corporate Award Practitioner & Advanced Practitioner CIPS GLOBAL STANDARD IN PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY Appendix One

7. Standards aligned with the Chartered Member CIPS will align the measure of competency for Chartered Member against two standards • The CIPS membership denominations • The CIPS Global Standard

9. Key Stakeholder Groups for Consultation England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Zambia, Australia, Kenya – anywhere where CIPS is encouraged and supported

10. Timelines and key milestones (i)

11. Timelines and key milestones (ii)

12. Any Questions