Charted Colourist of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (CCol)
Chartered Colourist status is a recognition of professional excellence. This is coloration’s highest grade and recognises outstanding practical experience and expertise. Being a Chartered Colourist is a sign of an up to date, experienced and qualified coloration professional and means you:
- Enhance your professional status and career prospects
- Stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace
- Demonstrate your qualifications, experience, and current skills
A range of benefits include:
- Your name listed in our Chartered Colourist directory
- Designation after your name (CCol)
A Chartered Colourist must first be either an ASDC or FSDC to apply for CCol.
You are required to maintain your SDC membership and carry out at least 30 hours CPD to retain your qualification.
A Chartered Colourist shall:
- Be a member of the Society at the time of application for election as a Chartered
Colourist - and possess a level 6 qualification, or a qualification or achievement that demonstrates a
level of knowledge and ability at least equivalent to attaining a level 6 qualification,
and - have established themselves in an appropriate occupation in colour science or
technology normally for a minimum period of two years, and - have submitted his/her application on the official form obtainable from the Society
and be sponsored by at least two professionally related referees, at least one of which
should be a member of the Society, who are appropriately qualified and experienced, and - have satisfied the Society’s Board that he/she has the required status.
- Members entitled to be designated Chartered Colourist may use the abbreviation CCol. Honorary Fellows may not use the designation CCol unless previously a Fellow at the time of the award.
- Professionally active members in possession of Chartered Colourist status shall be required to maintain their status by undertaking a minimum of 30 hours per annum of approved continuing professional development (CPD), a record of which will be retained by the Society and reviewed annually. Members who do not provide this evidence will not be entitled to use the designation CCol.
- Retired members who were in possession of CCol status immediately prior to retirement will be entitled to retain their CCol status without the need for further CPD.
- The Society will maintain a list of Chartered Colourists, both professionally active and retired, and make the list available on the Society’s website and from time to time, in other appropriate publications.
*Where qualifications have been awarded outside the UK, applicants will be required to provide independent evidence demonstrating equivalence to Level 6 of the UK qualifications framework. Applicants may obtain a Statement of Comparability from Ecctis to support their application.
If you are happy with all the necessary criteria and are interested in the course, please proceed to complete the CCol Application Form.
Please note all applications will be reviewed quarterly with outcomes anticipated to be communicated to applicants at the end of each fiscal quarter.
Contact edu@sdc.org.uk if you have any questions about the CCol and the application process.