Professional Development

Committing to achieving Certified Director or Manager status is a clear message to your colleagues, customers and network that you are serious about your role and the contributions you make to your organization. Standing out from your peers is key in business, and becoming a Certified Director or Manager is an endorsement of your skills, professionalism, and knowledge of corporate governance best-practice.

Qualifying also gives you access to learning materials via the CHTM College of Hospitality Tourism and Management for the rest of your career whilst you are an active member, allowing you to stay ahead of trends and changes to business practices and policies, ensuring you make the best decisions for your career and your board in the years to come.

What is Certified Director or Manager?

Organizations need effective and informed boards and directors who are aware of their personal responsibilities and account-abilities across a spectrum of activities and disciplines.

Certified Director or Manager is the professional qualification for directors, managers and recognizes the high standards and capabilities that are needed for ensuring that the profession of ‘director or manager’ is understood and placed at the heart of organizational life.

Certified Directors or Manager demonstrate continuous commitment and ongoing professional development to maintain the level of effectiveness and practitioner excellence that exemplifies Certified status and an outstanding contribution to their boards and organizations.

The Qualification

The Certified Director or Manager qualification is an experience-based assessment. It requires you to evidence how you work within the context of your board, how you use your knowledge and skills to the benefit of the organization and how you discharge your duties as a director or manager.

The qualification comprises five stages which assess your practical experience as a director or manager:

Application
Portfolio of experience
Formal interview conducted by two Certified Fellow Members interviewers.

The assessment is based on ﬁve key areas which are central to organizational direction and governance.

Vision, Purpose, Values and Ethics
Strategic Thinking and Stakeholder Management
Delegation to Management
Discharging your Duties as a Director and as a Competent Member of a Collective and Responsible Body
Exercising Effective and Accountable Leadership

Before you can apply for the CIHTM qualification you must meet both the Pre-requisite requirements and the Eligibility criteria. These must be met before proceeding to the application stage.

Whether you’re a newly appointed director or manager, aspiring to a seat on the board, or want to improve performance with fresh insight, the ACIHTM Certificate in Company Direction, membership qualification will equip you with the core knowledge and awareness needed to function effectively as a director or manager.

The programme covers the key areas of governance, finance, strategy and leadership providing you with a foundation in effective directorship:

An in-depth view of the role, responsibilities and legal duties of a director or manager
An understanding of the characteristics of an effective board
Sound knowledge of financial terms and concepts
The issues and processes associated with formulating strategic business plans and achieving strategic leadership
Enriched peer learning with directors across the globe
A qualification that is respected world-wide and sits as an equivalent to degree level

Take advantage of a range of flexible routes to qualification available across the globe, featuring a blend of digital and interactive virtual learning tailored to your level of experience, prior qualifications, career aspirations and learning style.

Diploma

The Diploma in Company Direction is an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained from the Certificate in a realistic and safe environment. It encourages peer-group support, challenge and stimulation, mirroring in many ways the operation of a board.

Challenge and utilize the knowledge gained from your experience as a director or manager in an applied and dynamic way with the CIHTM Diploma in Company Direction qualification.

By replicating the issues of a ‘real’ organization, you will gain hands-on experience that will not only enable you to achieve a world-class qualification, but also to make a significant impact on your board’s effectiveness.

You will receive feedback on your own performance as a board member and return to your organization ready to tackle future challenges with greater expertise and confidence.

Developing Board Performance

This three-day module of the Diploma in Company Direction provides a unique opportunity to put your skills to the test as you act as a board member or a line manager to tackle a real-life board-room scenario, mirroring in many ways the operation of a board.

Who should attend?

Experienced directors and senior leaders who have completed the Certificate in Company Direction and wish to further their development with practical application and understanding of the knowledge and skills required at board level.

Course objectives

Participation on this course will enable you to:

Understand your board’s role, its dynamic, power, influence and conflicts
Gain knowledge of important topics: risk and crisis management, decision-making, mergers and acquisitions, and board performance
Understand relevant techniques and tools to improve personal skills and that of the board
Evaluate and improve the performance of your board, its committees and individual directors

When you have passed the examination you will be awarded the Diploma in Company Direction. This is also an essential step for achieving Certified membership status, the professional qualification that recognizes the professionalism and experience of directors.

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As the only institute in the world to offer multifarious qualifications for professionals, influential figures from business and beyond continue to recommend CIHTM training for executive and non-executive directors.

Take advantage of a range of flexible study routes, blending online and face-to-face learning tailored to your level of experience, prior qualifications, career aspirations and learning style.