Experienced Practitioner Route
Find out how to take the Experienced Practitioner route to ICA Membership.
Experienced Practitioner route to Professional Membership (MICA)
This route is available to those who:
- possess five years of practical compliance experience at a mid-senior level (e.g. Compliance Manager) in an appropriate compliance discipline
- currently are employed within a relevant compliance field
- can provide evidence of competence at a mid-senior level by providing evidence for review, e.g. proof of contributions to:
- policy and procedures
- compliance initiatives/projects
- compliance training materials
- thought leadership, or similar, such as written articles, or speaking slots
- provide references attesting to compliance competence, good character and personal integrity.
Fees
£770
VAT may be applicable.
Experienced Practitioner route to Fellow Membership (FICA)
This route is available to an individual who can demonstrate the following:
- possess at least five years’ experience in a strategic senior-level compliance role, such as Chief Risk Officer, Head of Compliance or Director of Compliance
- has undertaken a range of functions performed within a compliance discipline
- possesses strategic leadership, judgement, decision-making and risk-management skills
- is a proven thought leader both within their firm and in the wider compliance community (e.g., member of compliance associations, contributing to compliance journals, speaking at events, LinkedIn postings).
In more general terms, strategic management responsibilities refer to obligations at board, C-suite or similar level (e.g. reporting directly into board committees or in larger institutions, the regional or country equivalent).
Fees
£1320
VAT may be applicable.
Application process
- Complete the form below to begin the eligibility checking process.
- Once received, our team will confirm the documents required to send for evidence of your eligibility, which include:
- CV
- Organisation chart
- Application form (using this application) to summarise your experience and provide supporting evidence of competency (in Word, PPT or PDF format)
- Two references (using this template).
- Upon receipt of the listed documents, they will be submitted to the Experienced Practitioner panel. We anticipate that a typical application will take around four weeks, and the team may contact you during that process if further clarification is required.