What We Do
The ICSA promotes best practice in corporate governance, liaising with governments and regulatory bodies worldwide. We publish guidance notes and best practice guides and through our subsidiaries provide information and training, boardroom performance evaluation and dedicated software. The ICSA has 36,000 members worldwide and is represented in over 70 countries.
Why choose us
Chartered Secretaries are highly valued by employers and benefit from a career that is well remunerated and flexible. Once qualified, Chartered Secretaries can choose to work in the public, private or not-for-profit or set up their own business. Welcome to the profession with a world of possibilities.
Who we support
The ICSA supports its members and students and those seeking advice and guidance on corporate governance and regulatory issues.
Our mission: Growing the Chartered Secretary profession through standards, training, revenues and reputation.
Why ICSA is Different
The ICSA's International Qualifying Scheme is unique. No other professional body provides a post graduate qualification that is as broad based as the ICSA's. Chartered Secretaries are trained in business, company law, corporate governance, management, finance, administration and company secretaryship.
Our Goals
At the ICSA, we're focused on three areas:
promoting members' interests
We champion the interests of Chartered Secretaries and their organisations, representing their views to governments on legislation relating to general business practice and corporate governance. For instance, we played a key role in the production of the Turnbull report (also known as the Combined Code on Corporate Governance), the Higgs report (analysing the role of non-executive directors) and we are one of the advisory bodies working with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on the implementation of the Companies Act 2006.
Supporting chartered secretaries in practice
As the world's leading authority on corporate governance, we continually update our extensive range of guidance, publications and policy papers. We also provide training and information as well as dedicated business software to support key Secretariat tasks.
Supporting students
The ICSA's qualifying scheme which leads to Chartered Secretary status is one of the most varied, challenging and well regarded professional accreditation schemes available. We ensure our courses are constantly refreshed and that achieving the status of Chartered Secretary provides our students with a highly marketable qualification.
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