Chartered Manager

FAST TRACK APPLICATION V11.0

FAST TRACK ASSESSMENT

The Fast Track route to becoming a Chartered Manager is open to all that have completed a CMI Level 5 or above
Diploma. Please refer to the Appendix for further details.

The criteria for becoming a Chartered Manager include:

1. Degree level management qualification,

2. A minimum of 3 years management experience,
3. Proven management competence,
4. A commitment to CMI Professional Standards and ongoing CPD.

The completion of your CMI Diploma provides evidence for 1 and 3 above. The Exemption route seeks to confirm
your applied learning to deliver effective management performance for your organisation. Additionally it allows
you to confirm ethical practice and your plans for future development.

Fast Track

Existing Member Non Member

£150 £150 + £60 membership fee

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YOUR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND ROLE

1. How many years of management experience do you have?

2. How many years of strategic management experience do you have?.

Management Assessment:

The following questions are divided into different management disciplines and help us to assess the extent of
your management responsibilities and experience. CMI reserves the right to request references to support your
answers.

Please indicate Yes or No to each of the following question

Managing People

1. Do you have responsibility for managing a team of people? Yes No

2. Do you regularly lead meetings? Yes No
3. Do you assess and provide formal feedback on the performance of individuals in your Yes No
team

Managing Yourself

1. Do you take responsibility for your own professional development and record your Yes No
continuing professional development (CPD)?
2. Do you have a documented personal development plan? Yes No
3. Do you ensure that you have access to and use the information sources necessary for Yes No
your role and your personal development?

Achievements

1. Do you manage projects? Yes No

2. Do you develop and implement operational plans for your area? Yes No
3. Do you consistently meet the performance targets set and agreed with you? Yes No

Managing Change

1. Do you manage processes for identifying and implementing innovations in your area of Yes No
responsibility?
2. Do you create plans for managing change in your area of responsibility? Yes No
3. Do you measure outcomes of innovations and changes? Yes No

Managing Finance and Resources

1. Do you have responsibility for a budget? Yes No

2. Do you consistently work to the budget or agreed variances? Yes No
3. Do you plan resource requirements in light of your targets or objectives? Yes No

Strategic Management Experience

1. Do you develop and implement strategic business plans? Yes No

2. Do you attend and influence high level decision making meetings regarding the Yes No
strategic direction of the organisation or your division/department?
3. Do you support and advise people across your organisation on strategic issues? Yes No
4. Do you establish risk management plans for your area of responsibility? Yes No
5. Do you have responsibility for strategic relationships your organisation has with other Yes No
organisations?

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ABOUT YOU

Name:

Membership Number:

Email:

Telephone:

Mobile:

Employer:

Job Title:

Work Address:

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

You must answer yes to each of the questions below if you wish to proceed with your application for Chartered
Manager status. Please indicate yes or no as appropriate next to each question:

1. Do you confirm that you agree to the Terms and Conditions of CMI membership Yes No
available via www.managers.org.uk/terms ?

2. In accepting any offer of CMI membership you are also agreeing that you Yes No
understand and will abide by the CMI Code of Practice for Professional
Managers available at www.managers.org.uk/code Do you agree to do so?

3. In accepting any offer of a Chartered grade of CMI membership you are Yes No
committing to completing and maintaining a Continuing Professional
Development record which could be requested for inspection from you at any
point. The CMI provides both guidance on CPD and a recording system at
www.managers.org.uk. Do you agree to maintain CPD?

CHARTERED MANAGER APPLICATION

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Please complete the following questions in your own words. We recommend you complete each question in no
more than three hundred words. .

1. LOOKING BACK OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, EXPLAIN THE CONTRIBUTION OR

INFLUENCE YOU HAVE HAD ON YOUR ORGANISATION’S PERFORMANCE

Please ensure that your answer makes reference to the management activities and skills that you have used:

2. DESCRIBE HOW YOU HAVE APPLIED THE LEARNING GAINED FROM YOUR RECENT
STUDIES TO INFORM AND IMPROVE YOUR MANAGERIAL PRACTICE

Please ensure that you explain what you have achieved as a result of applying your learning:

3. CONSIDERING THE CMI CODE OF PRACTICE DESCRIBE YOUR RECENT

MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE FROM AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE

Explain why it is important to ensure that your behaviour and that of your team members is acceptable in terms
of the standards of the wider society in which we operate:

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4. DESCRIBE YOUR PLANNED LEARNING OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS TO FURTHER
DEVELOP YOUR MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Please provide at least 2 examples of planned learning, detailing what activity you will undertake to develop
yourself, when and how this relates to your role/development need:

ONGOING COMMITMENT FOR CHARTERED MANAGERS

● All Chartered Managers will be required to keep a record of continuing professional development
● On an annual basis the CMI will contact a proportion sample of Chartered Managers, requesting submission
of CPD records for review
● Payment of your Chartered grade membership fee must be up to date to retain award

APPENDIX - ELIGIBLE QUALIFICATIONS

The following qualifications are eligible for the Exemption route. If you have completed one of these qualifications you
could be just a few simple steps away from Chartered Manager status:

CMI Diploma in Management

CMI Diploma in Programme and Project Management
CMI Diploma in Public Service Leadership
CMI Executive Diploma in Management
CMI Executive Diploma in Strategic Management
CMI International Executive Diploma in Strategic Management
CMI Level 4 SVQ in Management
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Business Support (QCF)
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting for Care Services (QCF)
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (England)
(QCF)
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (England)
(QCF)
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership (QCF)

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CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management Coaching and Mentoring (QCF)
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Professional Consulting (QCF)
CMI Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management (QCF)
CMI Level 5 SVQ in Management
CMI Level 6 Diploma in Management and Leadership (QCF)
CMI Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Leadership (QCF)
CMI Level 7 Diploma in Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting for Care Services (QCF)
CMI Level 7 Diploma in Leadership Coaching and Mentoring (QCF)
CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (QCF)
CMI Level 7 Executive Diploma in Management
CMI Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Management (QCF)
CMI Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Management Consultancy (QCF)
CMI Level 8 Diploma in Management and Leadership (SCQF)
CMI Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Direction and Leadership (QCF)
CMI Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
CMI SCQF Level 11 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
CMI SCQF Level 9 Diploma in Public Service Leadership
Diploma in Business and Management
Diploma in Energy Management
Diploma in Innovation & Change Management
Diploma in Programme & Project Management
Diploma in Quality Management
Diploma in Strategic Business Consulting
Executive Diploma in Management
Inspectors Promotion Programme
Level 5 Diploma in Management
Level 5 Executive Diploma in Project Management
Level 5 NVQ in Management
Level 5 NVQ in Operational Management
Level 5 NVQ in Police Operational Management
Level 5 NVQ in Police Strategic Management
Level 5 NVQ in Project Management
Level 5 NVQ in Strategic Management
Level 5 SVQ in Management
Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Leadership
Level 7 Executive Diploma in Management
Level 7 Executive Diploma in Strategic Management
Level 7 Introductory Executive Diploma in Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management
SVQ Level 5 in Operational Management
SVQ Level 5 in Strategic Management
SVQ4 Management at SCQF Level 9
SVQ5 Management at SCQF Level 11

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