Accreditation Programmes and Professional Examinations

The accreditation programmes and professional examinations of the CISON would be fashioned in the best traditions of those of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the Hong Kong Statistical Society (HKSS), the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) of London, the Statistical Society of Australia Incorporated (SSAI) and the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC). To that effect, CISON will offer a suite of professional examinations in statistics, which will involve three sequential levels of examinations as practiced by the RSS and HKSS. Those seeking professional aaccreditation will submit materials to be reviewed by members of the Accreditation Committee of CISON. The Committee would be made up of peers who will evaluate submissions based on the Guidelines for Accreditation set up by CISON. Those who meet the guidelines would be awarded the appropriate designation as an "accredited professional statistician", which would be in two categories of “Associate Statistician (A.Stat.)” and “Chartered Statistician (C.Stat.).” Please, note that the qualifications of A.Stat. and C.Stat. may not be held simultaneously.