REGISTRATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC SECRETARIES BOARD, KENYA REQUIREMENTS FOR A PRACTICING CERTIFICATE PRESENTED BY: CS. PATRICK MULWA EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RCPSB CS MEMBERS INDUCTION WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 13, 2015 CPS GOVERNANCE CENTRE NAIROBI
APPLICATION FEES v Application fees are payable by cheque drawn in favour of the Registration of Certified Public Secretaries Board v The prescribed fee is: v v 2 Ksh. 12, 500. 00 for Kenyans Ksh. 20, 000. 00 for Non-Kenyans
CERTIFICATES REQUIRED v Copies of the Certificate of Registration from RCPSB and the Membership Certificate from ICPSK v Copies should be certified as true copies of the original by an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya who must be a Commissioner for Oaths to whom the applicant is known 3
Certificates required continued……………. . v. Alternatively the copies may be certified at the Board’s offices on presentation of the original certificates by the applicant or his/her representative 4
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED I. Company Secretarial Practice II. Institutional and Corporate Management III. Public Service (Central and Local Government). 5
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED COMPANY SECRETARIAL PRACTICE v Compliance Issues v Meetings v Annual Returns and other Statutory Returns v Shares transfer issues 6
Company Secretarial Practice Continued…………. v. Corporate communication v. Custody of documents, including electronic custody v. Incorporation of Companies v. Increase of authorized capital 7
Company Secretarial Practice Continued v. Declaration of Trust and Trust Deeds v. Board Management v. Restructuring and Mergers v. Conversion of private companies to public companies and vice versa 8
INSTITUTIONAL AND CORPORATE MANAGEMENT v v Human Resources Development v Financial Management v 9 Administration Management and Corporate Pension and Trust Administration Management and
Institutional and Corporate Management Continued……. . v Insurance v Information Technology Management v Project Management v Contract management and Execution v Receivership 10
PUBLIC SERVICE (CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT) v Administration in its widest sense v Human Resources Management and Development v Financial Management 11
RECOMMENDATION LETTER NOTE: v. The applicant must provide a letter from the employer detailing the length of service, position, nature of work and recommendation. 12
MEMBERSHIP STATUS v. A member wishing to apply for a practising certificate must have been a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK) in good standing for at least two (2) years preceding the application 13
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE v. A member wishing to apply for practising certificate will have at least 2 years postregistration practical experience 14
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…………. . v The experience required must have been gained under the supervision of a Certified Public Secretary (in good standing) who has at least 2 years practising experience 15
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…………. v. Where the 2 years experience has been acquired under different Certified Public Secretaries, the applicant is required to obtain certification from all of them 16
LETTER ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE v The applicant must provide a letter from a practising firm of Certified Public Secretaries in confirmation of the applicant’s experience in independent Company Secretarial work, specifying the following: 17
LETTER ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED v. That the applicant has spent the equivalent of at least two (2) years in secretarial practice, either in full-time or part-time capacity v. Details of clients handled by applicant and levels of responsibility on the assignments 18
LETTER ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…… v. The Level of the responsibilities in practice generally and; applicant’s Secretarial v. The duration such responsibilities have been handled (e. g. manager, supervisor/senior, clerk/assistant and the period such position held) 19
LETTER ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…… v. Names and contacts of the partners to whom the member was responsible for his work v. Other work experience gained by the applicant since registration as a Certified Public Secretary 20
REFEREES RECOMMENDATION v The applicant to provide statements from two (2) referees detailing their knowledge of the applicant particularly as relates to attributes 21
ATTRIBUTES v. Accountability v. Efficiency and Effectiveness v. Integrity v. Responsibility v. Transparency 22
REFEREES RECOMMENDATION CONTINUED………………. . NOTE: - v Both referees must be registered Certified Public Secretaries, one being a practising Certified Public Secretary with whom the applicant has under worked and who must confirm details given above 23
REFEREE RECOMMENDATION CONTINUED. . . v The other referee referred to in the slide above should be a person under whom the applicant has not served under 24
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