Membership of ICSA gives you internationally-valued recognition of your skills and capabilities. It demonstrates that you are a highly-qualified governance professional who is committed to continuous professional development and works to a respected code of conduct and ethics.
You can become a member through successful completion of either the ICSA qualifying programme or a validated postgraduate course, and gaining relevant work experience.
The levels of ICSA membership are as follows:
Once you have passed our qualifying programme and become a graduate you can apply for Associate status providing you've got six years' experience. On becoming an Associate, you are officially a chartered secretary. Click the 'levels' tab above to find out more about the different levels of membership.
You do not have to be a chartered secretary to work in governance. But, we firmly believe that becoming a chartered secretary represents the gold standard of the company secretarial field. Becoming an ICSA member will enhance your professional life:
We also recognise that becoming chartered is not right for everyone who does governance, risk and compliance work. If that sounds like you, then consider joining us as an professional subscriber. Find out more about joining as a professional subscriber.
We’ve a range of benefits that are available to members at each of the above levels:
To become a chartered member you must complete our qualifying programme or one of our accredited postgraduate qualifications. Once you have completed your studies, the following membership fees apply.
Member type | Fee (UK and overseas) | Digital membership (Reduced rate countries)* |
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Graduate | £315 | £170 |
Associate | £315 | £170 |
Fellow | £345 | £180 |
Retired 64–66 | £135 | £84 |
Retired 67 plus | £44 | £42 |
Member type | Fee (UK and overseas) | Digital membership (Reduced rate countries)* |
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To Associateship | £125 | £75 |
Fellowship | £250 | £145 |
*ICSA offers a digital membership for members in certain countries. See all countries that are eligible for the digital membership here. The subscription includes a digital version of the G+C magazine and all other current membership benefits. If you would like to receive printed G+C editions you will incur an additional fee of £30, please contact us to sign up.
Certificate fee | Excluding vat | Including VAT (20%) |
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Member in practice | £125 | £150 |
If you’re interested in joining us as a chartered member, then visit the qualifications pages to find out more about the ICSA qualifying programme and possible exemption routes.
Talk to one of our team in more detail about your existing qualifications and experience, by calling +44 (0)20 7580 4741.
If you’re already a graduate or Associate member and you want find out how to upgrade to the next level of membership, then log in to MyICSA and click ‘Manage my membership’ for more.