Becoming a Chartered Security Professional is a means of being recognised and continuing to represent the highest standards and ongoing proficiency. It is the gold standard of competence in security.The Register of Chartered Security Professionals was established under a Royal Charter issued to the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals in the UK and launched in 2011. Registrants use CSyP as a post nominal and are called Chartered Security Professionals.Chartered Security Professionals comply with a Code of Professional Conduct, and complete Continuous Professional Development each year. As strategic thought-leaders in the security sector, they share their knowledge and influence for the benefit of business and public alike.
The Security Institute is the UK’s largest professional membership body for security professionals, with over 3,000 members to date. The Security Institute works to promote the highest possible standards of integrity and professional competence in the business of security.
The Security Institute has three professional grades of membership. These are Associate (ASyI), Member (MSyI) and Fellow (FSyI). Each applicant is peer reviewed by the Validation Board and offered the qualifying membership grade. Higher grades can be achieved over time, through professional development; both vocational and academic.
