Professional Registration

The UK Cyber Security Council has established the route to a Professional Registration Title – culminating in Chartered Status – as set out in their Royal Charter. Learn more below.

For information regarding the transition of the CHECK Scheme from NCSC to the UK Cyber Security Council, please click here.

There are currently three professional registration titles aligned to the Council’s professional standard. These are:

Chartered

A Chartered title is awarded to an established Cyber professional who can evidence leadership in cyber engagements whilst playing an active role in the wider profession and has knowledge of related specialisms.

Principal

A Principal title is awarded to an established cyber professional who plays an active part in the profession and can demonstrate practical contributions to cyber engagements whilst not necessarily leading them.

Associate

An Associate title is awarded to a cyber professional who understands the fundamentals of cyber security and can evidence applying these fundamentals in their career to date. (Please note we are not yet accepting applications at Associate Level).

(A fourth Practitioner tier which sits above Associate is currently in pilot).

Chartership: How did we get here?

Royal Charters, granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, have a history dating back to the 13th century. Why are they so relevant today?

Professional Standards & Chartership

The Council has been created to provide increased confidence in the professional standing of individuals offering Cyber Security consultancy.

"The Cyber Scheme has worked with the National Technical Authority (CESG/NCSC) for Information and Cyber Security for several years. The business case for establishing an independent body to oversee the Cyber Security profession is welcome recognition of the scale of the challenge at a national level across all sectors and roles within the economy and society more widely. "

Andrew Jones, Strategy Director, The Cyber Scheme

Want to learn more about the Council’s role in professional registration? Please click here to be taken to The Council’s website.