IoD Diploma in Company Direction

Your route to Chartered Director status

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Today’s business environment demands the highest levels of professionalism and integrity from directors and strategic leaders. It is vital that as a business leader you are up-to-date with best practice and current business thinking. Chartered Director is the qualification that demonstrates your capabilities as a strategic leader to the outside world.

Chartered Director - the professional qualification for directors

The IoD launched Chartered Director, the professional qualification for directors, in 1999. It is now established as the benchmark qualification for directors in the private, public and third sectors. Institutional shareholders, banks, executive search agencies, professional institutes, business think tanks and leadership centres in the public sector are all recommending Chartered Director to directors and their boards.

Succeed as an executive or non-executive director

As a Chartered Director you have a competitive advantage and a fuller appreciation of the key issues affecting your business. It shows that you possess the vital skills to be an effective and dynamic board member.Chartered Directors are able to contribute on a broad spectrum of board matters, rather than from a specialist's viewpoint only.They are financially astute, think and act strategically, and have in depth knowledge of corporate affairs and their legal responsibilities.

Chartered Directors are professional directors who act with integrity and command respect.

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