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What is employer accreditation?

With accreditation, you can offer your employees a route to professional recognition including:

• Chartered Chemist (CChem)
• Registered Chemist (RSci)
• Registered Science Technician (RSciTech)

We work with organisations of all sizes and in every chemistry-using sector. As well as providing a clear route to registered or chartered status for your people, our peer-reviewed accreditation gives you the confidence that your training is of a recognised high standard.

Your chemical science training can be accredited at many different levels. For example, you may have a graduate training scheme, an apprenticeship, or a development programme for new and established employees that you wish to have formally recognised.

Accreditation lasts for five years, after which we'll review your training and development practices for reaccreditation. It gives you the confidence that your training continues to meet the highest professional standards.

We’ve found that having an accredited scheme in place gives our more experienced chemists a fantastic opportunity to be involved with the development others. Not only is this hugely rewarding, but it also rekindles that excitement and interest around the more technical side of the job.

Graham McDougald, Process Technology Group Leader at Syngenta Huddersfield Manufacturing Site

What are the benefits

As well as providing a clear route to registered or chartered status for your employees, our peer-reviewed accreditation will:

• help you attract and retain talent
• demonstrate to employees, customers, partners, collaborators and regulators that your training is of the highest standard and has been professionally validated
• give recognition for those who are making a positive contribution to your organisation
• enhance your existing development frameworks
• create cohesion and consistency across your accredited sites - everyone works to the same high standards
• further enhance your reputation – use the ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ logo in your communications

Benefits for your employees

Becoming a ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ accredited employer, enhances your employees' experience by:

• showing you are committed to supporting individuals' continuous learning
• offering training that meets the standards set by a prestigious, professional body
• enabling employees to progress through their training together
• enabling employees to achieve  and  in reduced time
• providing access to mentoring support

If you employ technicians, accreditation helps you fulfil your contribution to the Technician Commitment.

What support is available?

When you sign up to the accreditation scheme, we'll work with you to achieve your training goals by:

• supporting you throughout the process, from drafting the application to reaccreditation
• helping you raise your profile, once accredited, through events, talks, and membership workshops
• providing mentor training
• providing ongoing support and advice to help your people succeed in achieving their awards
• inviting you to the annual conference of our accredited employers where you can share and exchange best practice

When it came to setting up the scheme, the RSC were very positive and held our hand every step of the way during the application process so that we knew exactly what was required of us.

Graham McDougald, Process Technology Group Leader at Syngenta Huddersfield Manufacturing Site

The accreditation process

Submission deadline

Your accreditation is approved by our Admissions Committee. They meet four times a year, so make sure you submit your final documentation ahead of the submission deadline for that meeting.

Maintaining your accreditation

Your scheme is eligible for re-accreditation every five years. We'll contact you towards the end of the accreditation period to invite you to re-accredit.

Check the re-accreditation requirements here

Have a question about accreditation? Get in touch.