Chartered by Experience (CBE) assessment
Use your experience to achieve Chartered Internal Auditor status.
The experiential route to becoming a Chartered Internal Auditor is available to senior practitioners who can demonstrate their professional competence via a written application and panel interview.
Chartered status enables you to:
- Use the CMIIA designation
- Gain the recognition for your contributions to organisational success
- Become a full voting member of the Chartered IIA
- Raise the profile and value of your profession
- Increase your professional confidence
Are you eligible?
Before you apply, check if you’re eligible by answering the following questions.
Q. Are you a member of the Chartered UK and Ireland?
A. If not, you must first join as an affiliate member to become chartered.
Q. Do you meet the eligibility criteria?
A. Candidates should have relevant senior experience and be able to demonstrate adherence to our key competencies.
Investment
The application fee to become chartered by experience is £1,835 +VAT*
*Please read the requirements and ensure you meet the eligibility criteria, found here as your application fee is not refundable.
How do I apply for CBE?
Once you've registered as a candidate, please provide the following information as part of your application, using the (Word) templates linked to below:
- Your candidate statement
- A sponsor statement
- Two referee statements from your current or most recent employer: one should be from your line manager, the second can be from another senior representative who has knowledge of your work
- Your CV
- Your employer's organisational chart
- Copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications used to support your application
Please provide all your information at the same time and email it to cbe@iia.org.uk
Deadlines and timings
If you are already booked for assessment, here are the key dates that you will need:
Key dates for July 2021 assessment
| Register online for CBE by | 14 May 2021 |
| Written application deadline | 26 May 2021 |
| Interview shortlist announced | 14 June 2021 |
| Panel interviews via a video conference | 12 and 13 July 2021 |
| Result confirmed | 2 August 2021 |
Key dates for September 2021 assessment
| Register online for CBE by | 13 July 2021 |
| Written application deadline | 18 August 2021 |
| Interview shortlist announced | 1 September 2021 |
| Panel interviews via a video conference | 20 and 21 September 2021 |
| Result confirmed | 5 October 2021 |
How does the application process work?
Once your application is submitted, you must then wait to be shortlisted. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to a panel interview. All interviews are currently being conducted online, using video conferencing software, until further notice.
Please note: Applications must be submitted two months prior to an interview. For example, for interviews in March 2021, you would need to have registered by January 2021 and have submitted your written application in that same month.
CBE success stories
“An enhanced sense of professional confidence and the reassurance that both myself and the team are on the right track. It has been acknowledged by the CEO and ARC, who commented that they see it also as a benefit for the company overall.”
Stephen Foster, Senior Vice President Audit & Assurance
Read Stephen’s experience of CBE here.
“I would recommend this to anyone that has come into audit from another senior business or senior finance area/role. To me the reasons for such a move are very clear - it's a really useful process to confirm to others you have the necessary skills and experience, and to confirm to yourself your knowledge of our profession.”
Mark Taylor, VP Operational Audit and Risk
Read Mark’s experience of CBE here.
“The CMIIA designation is a badge I will wear with pride and I would expect that any recruitment consultant would see it as a strong professional endorsement for a chief auditor role.”
Charles Clayton, Group Head of Internal Audit
Read Charles’s experience of CBE here.
FAQs
See our FAQs for information for information on how to apply for CBE and what to include in your application form.
Information disclosure
Please note: We may provide confirmation of your chartered status to your current or prospective employer if they ask.
Terms and conditions
If, for any reason, you fail to submit your written application by the published deadline, we may allow you to defer until the next available assessment session. Deferral may be subject to an administration fee.
Please read our full terms and conditions.
Ready to apply?
You can register for your CBE assessment below.
| Date | Venue | |
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| 12 July 2021 |
Live Virtual Event - WebEx
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| 13 July 2021 |
Live Virtual Event - WebEx
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| 20 September 2021 |
Live Virtual Event - WebEx
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| 21 September 2021 |
Live Virtual Event - WebEx
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