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About Professional Standards and Professional Registration

As an organisation which has been granted Royal Chartered status, the UK Cyber Security Council now has the power to set industry standards and award professional titles for those working in the cyber profession.

It’s an incredibly exciting time for the Council and the industry, with our standard set to usher in the UK’s first ever chartered cyber professionals by the end of the year.

Why the Council Is Introducing a New Professional Standard for the Industry

We are committed to helping the UK become the safest place in the world to work and live online.

As part of this, it is important that we create a vibrant and diverse cyber security profession, capable of cultivating the skills needed to ensure the UK is a world leader in cyber.

We are introducing a professional standard for the profession, as we believe it will:

  • Create a universally recognised standard, which will provide certainty around the skills and competencies associated with each level of professional title
  • Help create a clear route map both into the profession and for progression within it
  • Bring the cyber sector in line with professions such as engineering or accountancy, which already have successful models for providing chartered professionals

Overall, we believe introducing a universally recognised professional standard for the industry will help bring clarity for both cyber practitioners and employers across the UK looking for cyber expertise.

The UK Cyber Security Council’s Professional Standard Pilot Programme

Our professional standard pilot programme has successfully launched with three specialisms – Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management, Secure System Architecture and Design and Cyber Security Audit and Assurance.

Additional specialisms will be added throughout 2023 through to 2025.

The Professional Titles

There are three professional titles aligned to the Council’s professional standard. These are:

  • Associate
  • Principal
  • Chartered

Taking Part in the UK Cyber Security Council’s Pilot Programme

As we develop more specialisms and pilot programmes we will add these. They will be aligned to our Professional Standard of Competence and Commitment. If you are interested in taking part in the pilot programmes, please register your interest via the expressions of interest form.

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