1. The Professional Registration Process
Chartership Program
The Professional Registration Process

2. Professional Registration with CILIP
Relevant to library and information professionals at all stages of their career
Professional Registration is about completing a process that demonstrates that you have attained a certain level of professional practice; enabling you to be added to the register of practitioners that CILIP maintains under the Royal Charter.
As a member, being added to the register is recognition of both your achievements and your commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) and the profession.

3. Levels of Professional Registration
Certification
Open to all members of CILIP and the first step in the Professional Registration process
Focus on demonstrating your knowledge and skills and developing these in the workplace
Currently costs £25 Sterling to enrol in the process
Chartership
Open to all members of CILIP
Development of your skills and knowledge and ensuring application of these skills in your workplace
Internationally Recognised Program for Information Professionals who wish to have their skills, knowledge and application of these skills formally acknowledged.
Currently costs £50 Sterling to enrol in the process
Fellowship
Highest level of Professional Recognition
Must hold a Senior Position in your Organisation or have made a significant contribution to the Information Profession
Fellowship means your contributions are recognised and valued by a group of your peers.

4. Assessment criteria for Chartership
Identified areas for improvement in their personal performance, undertaken activities to develop skills, applied these in practice, and reflected on the process and outcomes
Examined the organisational context of their service, evaluated service performance, shown the ability to implement or recommend improvement, and reflected on actual or desired outcomes
Enhanced their knowledge of the wider professional context and reflected on areas of current interest

5. The Application Process
Join CILIP
Enrol for Chartership
Attend a Registration workshop where possible
Find a Mentor
Stage 1
Complete a self-assessment using the PKSB
Work with your PKSB Development plan
Identify areas for improvement with your Mentor
Stage 2
Developing yourself
Collect evidence, record progress
Stage 3
Assemble your Portfolio
Write your Evaluative statement and Submit
Stage 4

6. Forms of Evidence Presentation notes Meeting minutes Training plan
Conference evaluations
Reports
Visit reports
Blog posts
Annotated bibliographies
This is not an exhaustive list just remember that your evidence should demonstrate value and meet the assessment criteria.
Upload your evidence to your VLE account as you go along.

7. Support and Guidance
Regional Member Networks and Candidate Support Officer
Your CILIP Mentor
Your CILIP Mentor is your first point of contact in relation to any queries you have about the process.
They assist you on how approach the Chartership Program, providing you with guidance and tasks to help you up-skill in your identified areas for improvement.
Ideally your Mentor should be from a different organization/sector so as to provide a balanced view of your skills and knowledge.
These are here to support you through your career not just your application.
They provide training and networking events and will answer any questions you may have about the Chartership program.
CILIP Ireland are the Regional Network

8. Support and Guidance CILIP Discussion Forums Social Media Networks
There is a discussion forum on the VLE for all members working towards Professional Registration
CILIP Staff, Mentors, Candidates and Support Officers are available for discussion on the platform 24/7
There are Chartership Blogs
Twitter Accounts #chartership tag is used for all queries about the program
Full list of publications are available on the VLE
Sample Portfolios are also available through the VLE and Support Officers

9. Chartership Portfolio
Needs to contain the following:
Table of contents
Evaluative statement
Evidence to support evaluative statement
Curriculum Vitae
Job description
Initial PKSB assessment
Current PKSB assessment
Mentor/Mentee Completion Form

10. CONTACT: member services team CILIP: the chartered institute of library and information professionals 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1 7AE, UK Tel +44 (0)
Elizabeth Keane Kelly, BSc. Econ ILS, EMBA