The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) is a globally recognised professional body dedicated to promoting excellence and best practice in corporate governance, board effectiveness and organisational leadership.
Entry requirements
There are six main routes into the qualifying programme:
Foundation Programme entry – Students who are not eligible to start the programme at Part One will need to take the Foundation Programme to start their journey to GradCG. This is set at Level 4 (equivalent to first year undergraduate level).
Part One entry – Those with relevant education or experience will start at Part One of the qualifying programme.
Related Degree entry – Law or finance graduates start at Part One and may be eligible for exemption from the law or finance module. MBA graduates start at Part One and will be assessed for other exemptions.
Professional entry – Accountants or lawyers with up to five years’ professional experience start as Part one and may be eligible for exemption from two modules
Fast Track Professional entry – Accountants or lawyers with more than five years’ post-qualifying experience may only need to complete two modules.
Exemptions
Law degree: If you have a degree in law, you may be exempt from the Company Law module.Finance Degree Entry: If you have a degree in finance, you may be exempt from the Finance module.
MBA Entry: If you hold an MBA, you can start at Part One and can supply your transcript for any further exemptions.
Professional entry (less than five years’ experience): Professionals working in law or finance (for less than five years) may be eligible for exemption from two qualifying programme modules.
Law Professional Entry: If you are a lawyer working in a relevant role and a current member of one of the following professional bodies relevant to your jurisdiction, you may be exempt from the Company Law and Strategy modules:
- The Bar Council
- The Law Society
- Or equivalent, compliant with the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme Regulations.
Finance Professional Entry: If you are a qualified accountant working in a relevant role and a current member of one of the following professional bodies relevant to your jurisdiction, you may be exempt from the Finance and Strategy modules:
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
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We have 2 intakes for our CGI Qualifying course.
The first intake starts in January to prepare students for the June examinations.
The second intake starts in July for the November examinations.
Registration with CGI
Registration fee
Your initial registration fee includes your student membership for one year (or half a year, depending on when you register), access to study support resources – including past exam material and study support webinars – and an e-copy of the study text.
Subscription fee
Your first year (or half year) student membership subscription is included in the registration fee, but if you are still studying the Foundation Programme when this expires, you will need to renew your subscription.
Examination entry fee
Once you are ready to take your exam, you will need to pay the examination fee before the close of the exam entry deadline. For June exams the deadline is usually in March and for November exams it is usually in September.
Assessment
The qualification is achieved by passing one three-hour computer-based exam (with 15 minutes’ reading time) closed-book examination which is set and marked by the ICSA institute. Students must pass this examination to be awarded the qualification. The pass mark is 50%.
