We thank you for your enquiry about membership of Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters. We give hereunder a brief profile of the Institute which we believe you would like to know about, before making a decision to enroll.
Brief Profile:
1. The Institute is chartered by Act No. 16 of 2015.
2. Members’ Entry Requirements and Qualifications: Enrolment in the register of members as a graded professional or registered student member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters is evidence of right to practice the profession or undertake course of study leading to qualification to practice the profession in accordance with the establishment Act No. 16 of 2015.
(i) Personal Needs: First time applicants must ensure that they have passion for the profession and the functions of office information management technologists and human behavioral psychologists. The profession demand skills in administrative management processes, information processing, interpersonal competence, organization and method skills, human and organizational behavioral psychology and above all, humility in service.
(ii) Maturity – The prospective student or member must be at least 21 years old at the time of applying as a student member and 23 years old at the time of applying for graded membership. He/she must also have attained a minimum of senior secondary level and basic education e.g. SSCE, GCE, WASC, NECO, NABTEB, Pitman’s (London) Examinations or Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Intermediate Level (London) for students and Ordinary National Diploma (OND), National Certificate of Education (NCE), Confidential Secretaries Training (CSIII) as matured graded student member entitled to subject for subject exemption at Module I, II & III of the Institute’s examination.
(iii) Professional and Academic Requirements: Must have completed prescribed training and passed the final examinations of the Institute beginning from modules I, II and III to professional Examinations (PE I & II) or approved qualification obtained from a Government recognized and accredited institution in Nigeria or overseas at the level and standards of University first degree or professional verbatim reporters’ diploma or the professional diploma and professional post-graduate diploma (PPGD) of African School of Management Technology.
3 Membership Status: The Institute operates four main recognized professional Membership Grades namely Graduate, Associate (ACSR), distinguished Member (MCSR) and Fellow (FCSR).
(i) Graduate Member – Must not be less than 23 years of age and had attained a first degree or Higher National Diploma academic qualification or its equivalent with minimum of three years’ work experience at the time of application provided that two year period of study may be counted for the period of experience. Graduate members are not entitled to any designatory letters
(ii) Associate Member (ACSR) – Must not be less than 28 years of age and have passed the Institute prescribed final professional examination (PE I & II ) and attained a post graduate degree academic qualification or its equivalent with a minimum of five years work experience in Government or Business organization at the time of application provided that two years period of study may be counted for the period of experience. Associate members are entitled to use the professional designatory letters (ACSR) after their names.
(iii) Distinguished Member (MCSR) This is an award of the Governing Board to members who have distinguished themselves in the profession and the Institute. A distinguished member must have been an Associate member for at least 5 years with good records before being considered for the award of distinguished member status. A distinguished member is entitled to use the professional designatory letters MCSR after his/her name.
(vi) Fellow (FCSR) This is the highest Award of the Governing Board to members who have exceptionally distinguished themselves in character and learning of the profession and contributed significantly to the growth of the Institute. A fellow member must have been a distinguished member for at least 4 year with impeccable records before being considered for fellowship and is entitled to use the professional designatory letters FCSR after his/her name.
(v) Other Category of Membership
(i) Affiliate: – An Affiliate is someone who is in the profession by chance or accident. Such a person had not received any formal training to warrant or qualify him/her to practice the profession but has passion for it. The Institute undertakes to train such people to qualify academically, to practice.
(ii) Student: – A Student member is someone who is undergoing a course of study at a recognized Institution such as Polytechnic, University, and College of Education Federal/State Training Centres. The Institute undertakes to bring them up professionally after they must have obtained academic qualifications from such Institutions.
4. Method of Registration – Applicants are required to obtain or download Standard Membership Application Form on payment of N5,500.00 (Five Thousand Five Naira Only) being non-refundable Application for Registration Form fee. Payment can be made by cash or online Institute’s FBN A/c No. 2000861708 or UBA A/c No. 1000535871.
Fill in your personal data into the form and return same to the National Secretariat with copy of payment receipt or bank deposit slip for consideration by the Membership Awards and Education Committees of the Governing Board. The Institute will immediately notify the outcome of the screening and further requirements to the applicant by email or Letter of
Provisional Admission.
When the applicant responds or complies with the contents of the Provisional Admission Letter, full registration documents with permanent Identification Number (PIN) will be issued to the applicants and he/she thus becomes a graded professional member of the Institute. This process takes less than two weeks from the date of submission of the application form.
5. Examinations – The Institute’s Examinations are held twice annually in the third weeks of April and September. Registration for the examination closes four weeks before the date of the examination. The syllabus and examination timetable as well as training schedules are published in separate booklets, bulletin and newsletters of the Institute. Examination venues – Venue for the Institutes Examination are designated in major capital cities considered economically convenient to the candidates and the Institute. The examination venues can be downloaded from the Institute’s website and or sent to candidates directly in such a way and manner that the candidates are well informed at least two weeks before the examination date.
6. Validity of Membership – Professional graded members and students’ registrations are renewed annually on the first day of January every year. Failure to renew membership records by payment of annual subscription and levies due within the first three months and another three months grace period thereafter invalidates the registration or license to practice the profession. Defaulters will be treated as if they were never registered to practice the profession in the first instance.
If you are so interested in becoming a graded member of the Institute Please pay N5, 500.00 online into the Institute’s UBA Account No 1000535871 and send the deposit slip together with the completed membership form attached to us so that further consideration can be given to your application.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Asst. Registrar (Membership Services)
for: Registrar/CEO
Professional Examinations (Subjects)
The Institute Professional examinations is conducted twice every year in April and September. All registered graduate members of the Institute are advised to enroll and sit for the Institute professional examinations.
PE I Courses
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Business Communication/Report writing.
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Basic Statistics
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Introduction to Financial/Management Accounting
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Advanced Speed Writing 140 WPM
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Office Information Management Technology
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Bilingual Secretarial Practice.
PE II Courses
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Information Communication Technology
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Advanced Management Information Services
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Administrative Law
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Organizational Behaviour and Methods
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Corporate Secretarial Practice
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Quantitative Techniques
PE III Courses
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Strategic Management
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Public Sector Accounting
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Business Law and Company Law
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Corporate Governance & Regulations
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Parliamentary & Judicial Procedures
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Principle of Human Resources Management