In this episode Henry Rymer, Consultant at Robert Walters speaks with John Odada, Head of Board and Board Committees at BP, and Fahrin Ribeiro, Head of Governance, GB and Western Europe, Company Secretary, Willis Limited.
We explore the two routes to becoming a Chartered Secretary. There is the traditional ICSA modular route, and the alternative; graduating with a Masters in Corporate Governance with ICSA accreditation. The ICSA modular route comprises of exams, while the Masters combines exams, coursework and a dissertation.
Both courses give hiring managers the confidence that the individual is knowledgeable in the company secretarial role, but here we distinguish these differences from a hiring manager’s perspective.