● 14 firms now confirmed as participating in launching new Chartered Management Consultant Award
● Moorhouse Consulting, North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS), Arup and Akeso join IBM, PwC, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, EY, KPMG, PPL, Arcadis, Mott MacDonald, Atkins and Gobeyond Partners
● 1,500 management consultants involved in Wave 1 of ChMC
● Over 360 expressions of interest from experienced management consultants
The second wave of the pilot stage of the Chartered Management Consultant Award (ChMC) has begun with consulting firms and consultants taking part in the journey to become accredited both as individuals and as organisations. Moorhouse Consulting, North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS), Arup and Akeso have joined the ten firms involved in Wave 1. The application for the award is now open to all Experienced Professionals wishing to apply and, despite the impact of COVID-19, expressions of interest have come from consulting firms as well as management consultants who wish to gain accreditation. This follows the successful launch of Wave 1 of ChMC in January 2020.
The Chartered Management Consultant Award (ChMC) has been created in a joint partnership between the Management Consultancies Association (MCA), the trade association for the UK’s leading consulting firms, and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), which was appointed by the Privy Council as the Awarding Body. The initiative has been developed for the purposes of setting and maintaining the highest standards in the management consulting profession and creating an award which recognises consistent and high levels of professional competency and achievement.
Firms of all sizes have been involved in both pilot stages, including IBM, PwC, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, EY, KPMG, PPL, Arcadis, Mott MacDonald, Atkins and Gobeyond Partners. They are joined in Wave 2 by Moorhouse Consulting, North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS), Arup and Akeso. Their feedback has been crucial in developing the ChMC award with the CMI and MCA and they have also been securing professional accreditation for their training programmes against the Management Consulting Competency Framework. The Framework underpins the Chartered Management Consultant Award and gives individual consultants the opportunity to benchmark their development and capabilities against an independent professional standard.
The award will be fully launched this year and will be open to all firms and individuals interested in achieving the highest professional standards required for Chartered status.
Ann Francke OBE, Chief Executive of the CMI, said:
“As we continue to navigate through times of uncertainty, the value of a Chartered award is clear. Being a Chartered Management Consultant (ChMC) is a sign to both organisations and clients that the individual is at the top of their profession who will provide the highest quality of service at a time when skilled leaders are vital. CMI is pleased to see that individuals and organisations continue to pursue this award as a hallmark of excellence in their profession.”
Tamzen Isacsson, Chief Executive of the MCA, said:
“This initiative has been developed for the purpose of setting and maintaining the highest standards in the management consulting profession and creating an award which recognises consistent, high levels of professional competency and achievement. We’re pleased so many MCA member firms are taking part in establishing this new award which will be a step change for our industry”
Louise O’Sullivan from IBM who was awarded ChMC through the experience route, added:
“The Chartered Management Consultant Award (ChMC) finally acknowledges our challenging and diverse profession, allowing us to be externally recognised for our expertise, skills and impact. Before now, we have celebrated engineers, accountants, physiotherapists – now we can celebrate consultants too.”
Further information on ChMC can be found at www.mca.org.uk