Use of Designatory Letters

Designatory Letters are often used within a work environment. They demonstrate that you have achieved a certain qualification level or that you are a member of a professional organisation.
Designatory letters issued by professional organisations are normally preceded by the letter A (associate), M (member) or F (fellow). This normally highlights the level of experience and qualifications of the member.
We have tried to make our list as extensive as possible, but some qualifications and professional organisations may have been omitted.

University Foundation degree ~ FdA, FdSc
Bachelor’s Degree ~BA, BSc, LL.B
Integrated Master’s Degree ~ MEng, MChem, MPhys, MPharm
Master’s Degree ~ MPhil, MLitt, MRes, MA, MSc, LL.M
Doctorate ~ PhD/DPhil, EdD, DBA, DClinPsy
Postgraduate Diploma ~ PgDip, PgD, PGDCCI, etc.
Postgraduate Certificate ~ PgCert, PgC, PgCLTHE, etc.
Graduate Diploma ~ GradDip, GradD, GDip, etc.
Graduate Certificate ~ GradCert, GradC, GCert, etc.
Higher National Certificate – HNC/HNCert
Higher National Diploma – HND/HNDip
Diploma of Higher Education – DipHE
BTEC Extended Diploma (Ordinary National Diploma) – Dip, OND
Certificate of Higher Education – CertHE
Royal College of Anaesthetists ~ RCA
Royal College of Emergency Medicine ~ FRCEM
College of Paramedics ~ CPara
Royal College of Nursing ~ RCN
Royal College of Ophthalmologists ~ RCOphth
Royal College of Physicians ~ RCP
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health ~ RCPCH
Royal College of Surgeons of England ~ RCS
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists ~ RCOG
Royal College of General Practitioners ~ RCGP
Royal College of Occupational Therapists ~ RCOT
Royal College of Pathologists ~ RCPath
Royal College of Psychiatrists ~ RCPsych
Royal College of Radiologists ~ RCR
Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons ~ DS RCS
Association of Accounting Technicians ~ MAAT
Association of Accounting Technicians Bookkeeper ~ AATQB
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries ~ FA
Institute of Administrative Management ~ InstAM
The Royal Aeronautical Society ~ RAeS
Central Association of Agricultural Valuers ~ AAV
Institution of Analysts and Programmers ~ IAP
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ~ CIArb
The Royal Society of Arts ~ RSA
Institute of Asset Management ~ IAM
Royal Society of Biology ~ RSB
Institute of Biomedical Science ~ IBMS
Royal Institute of British Architects ~ RIBA
Chartered Institute of Building ~ CIOB
Chartered Association of Building Engineers ~ CABE
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ~ CA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ~ CCA
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ~ RICS
Institution of Chemical Engineers ~ IChemE
Royal Society of Chemistry ~ RSC
Institute for Civil Protection & Emergency Management ~ ICPEM
Institution of Civil Engineers ~ ICE
International Association of Bookkeepers ~ IAB
Chartered Society of Designers ~ CSD
Institute of Directors ~ IoD
Association of British Dispensing Opticians ~ BDO
Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management ~ CIEEM
Institution of Electrical Engineers ~ IEE
Royal Entomological Society ~ RES
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health ~ CIEH
Institute of Financial Accountants ~ FA
Institution of Fire Engineers ~ IFireE
The Institute of Fire Safety Managers ~ IFSM
Institute of Food Science & Technology ~ IFST
The Chartered Society of Forensic Science ~ CSFS
Institute of Gas Engineers and Manager ~ IGEM
British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists ~ SHAA
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation ~ CIHT
Royal Historical Society ~ RHistS
Institute of Hospitality ~ IH
Chartered Insurance Institute ~ CII
Institute of Interim Management ~ IIM
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors ~ CIA
Chartered Institute of Journalists ~ CIJ
Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute ~ MLI
Institute of Leadership and Management ~ InstLM
Institute for Learning ~ IfL
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals ~ CLIP
Chartered Institute of Linguists ~ CIL
Royal Society of Literature – RSL
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK ~ CILT
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals ~ CLIP
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ~ CMA
Chartered Institute of Marketing ~ CIM
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications ~ IMA
Institute of Measurement and Control ~ FInstMC
Institution of Mechanical Engineers ~ IMechE
Royal Meteorological Society ~ RMetS
Royal Microscopical Society ~ RMS
Institute of the Motor Industry ~ IMI
National College of Music ~ NCM
Nautical Institute ~ NI
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health ~ IOSH
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys ~ CPA
Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals ~ CIPP
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ~ CIPD
Royal Pharmaceutical Society ~ RPharmS
Royal Photographic Society ~ RPS
Institute of Physics ~ InstP
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ~ CSP
Association for Project Management ~ APM
British Psychological Society ~ BPsS
Chartered Institute of Public Relations ~ CIPR
Chartered Quality Institute ~ CQI
Institute of Risk Management ~ IRM
Institution of Royal Engineers ~ InstRE
British Association of Social Workers ~ BASW
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management ~ .Inst.SRM
Institution of Structural Engineers ~ IStructE
Chartered Institute of Taxation ~ CTA
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators ~ ITAI
Institute of Translation & Interpreting ~ ITI
Chartered Institute of Wastes Management ~ CIWM