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Joining the Chartered CPD Programme
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Members
If you're currently a member, you can join the programme at no extra cost and start recording your development activity. Call the dedicated support team on +44 (0)1628 427273 or email
charteredcpd@cim.co.uk
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Non-members
Membership of The Chartered Institute of Marketing starts from £145. Once you've joined, you can immediately register for the Chartered CPD Programme at no additional cost. Contact the membership team on +44 (0)1628 427120 or join online at
www.cim.co.uk/joincim.
Submitting your record of activity
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Consider your development goals for the forthcoming year and identify the activities that may help you meet them
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Complete the record card for the relavant year, detailing the necessary 35 hours of development activity, ensuring you record the category under which each activity falls
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Submit the record card along with the relevant supporting evidence by the annual deadline (31 July 2008 for the 2007-08 CPD year, 31 July 2009 for the 2008-09 CPD year)
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The Institute will recognise each completed year of CPD activity by issuing you with an 'Evidence of Development' statement to certify your commitment to ongoing learning to current and potential employers
Becoming a Chartered Marketer 
To become a Chartered Marketer and be recognised as an experienced, qualified and up to date marketing professional:
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Complete 35 hours of CPD activity annually (1 July - 30 June) for a minimum of two consecutive years and record your activities on the CPD record card for the relevant period each year.
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You must hold either Member (MCIM) or Fellow (FCIM) grade to be eligible for Chartered Marketer status. However, you can start undertaking your CPD activity at any grade of membership
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Submit the record card with supporting evidence by the annual deadline for each of the two concecutive years (we cannot accept two years of CPD submitted together)
On meeting the above criteria, you will be awarded Chartered Marketer status at the end of the second consecutive CPD year. You will also be added to the Chartered Marketer Directory unless you request otherwise. You will then be issued with a Chartered Marketer certificate to recognise your achievement. If you are a member but not currently MCIM or FCIM grade, and believe you may be eligible to upgrade, visit www.cim.co.uk/joincim to download an Upgrade form. To check eligibility criteria visit www.cim.co.uk/membership or call +44 (0)1628 427120.
If you are not currently eligible for Chartered Marketer status, managing your professional development through The Institute's Chartered CPD Programme will give you formal recognition of your development, proving to current and potential employers that you are serious about marketing and about maintaining your knowledge and skills.
Maintaining Chartered Marketer status
You should continue to manage and record your development to reach the annual requirement of 35 hours. However, you are only required to submit your record of CPD activity if you are selected in the annual 10% random audit of existing Chartered Marketers. If you are selected for the 2008-09 audit, you will be notified by April 2009. Your completed CPD record card should then be detached and submitted to The Institute by 31 July 2009.