Chartered Scientist(CSci)
In July 2010 the Institution of Environmental Sciences was granted a license to award the Chartered Scientist designation.
“We are delighted that the Institution of Environmental Sciences has become a Licensed Body and this will further strengthen the representation of environmental scientists within the growing community of Chartered Scientists. The Science Council found that the IES met all of the licence requirements and was particularly impressed with the Institution’s commitment to CPD, a key element of the CSci designation” Diana Garnham, Science Council Chief Executive and Registrar
The CSci designation demonstrates a high level of competence and professionalism in science. At present there are over around 15,000 Chartered Scientists working across all sectors of science. Being chartered is the mark of professional recognition and being a Chartered Scientist allows all scientists working at the full professional level to be recognised on an equal footing.
The designation aims to give an assurance of current competence through mandatory revalidation of CPD, and encapsulates the interdisciplinary nature of science in the 21st Century. By benchmarking professional scientists at the same high level, CSci aims to re-engage public trust and confidence in science and scientists.
Why become a Chartered Scientist?
The CSci benefits individual scientists, the profession as a whole and even the general public.
For the individual:
- Providing wider recognition outside of your own specific discipline
- Enabling you to demonstrate to employers and other professionals your commitment to a high level of competence and continuing professional development
- Demonstrating the breadth of your career across the field of science
- Providing assurance of the capability and commitment of employees
- Providing a platform for interdisciplinary networking through demonstrating a commitment to high-level professionalism
- Setting the same high standard for all professional scientists, irrespective of their sector
- Ensuring all CSci are participating in Continuous Professional Development
- Promoting interdisciplinary networking amongst professional scientists
- Creating a single recognisable standard across (and beyond) the science professions
- Improving the public’s trust of scientists through their demonstration of commitment to professional standards.
The application process
 | Application Form | |
Professional Competencies | | Annual Record Sheet |
All applicants are required to submit the completed application form, along with a long CV, authenticated degree certificates and their CPD summary. Authenticated degree certificates must be signed by a colleague who has seen the original degree certificates.
Members already holding the CEnv designation with the IES are required to complete Competency A section, outlining how they have fulfilled this competency. Full Members are required to complete all the competancies. The projects listed should show how the competencies laid out in the Professional Competencies Document have been fulfilled.
Flowcharts of the different application process can be downloaded here (pdfs): Fellows / CEnvs (with the IES) / Full Members (not CEnvs)
New members applying to the IES who want to know whether they will qualify for Chartered Scientist should contact the office.