Code of Conduct

CODE OF CONDUCT

for

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED SECRETARIES & REPORTERS OF NIGERIA

CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

  1. That the certified secretary or official reporter is a professionally trained and qualified information technologist and psychologist with mastery of modern office and administrative management processes and intuition for instantaneous comprehension of ideas and issues in human and organizational behaviors.
  2. That the professional certified secretary and or reporter will uphold the most ethical process of recording and providing information only in the overall interest of the nation and his/her employer with confidence and reliability in good service to mankind.
  3. That the professional certified secretary and or reporter will seek to find and employ the more efficient and most economical ways of getting things done.
  4. That all information provided by a professional certified secretary and or reporter must be seen and accepted within the scope of human abilities to be most scrupulous and transparently honest to assist fair judgment in all decisions.
  5. That the professional certified secretary and reporter shall within his/her scope of authority treat all persons as being equal, be free of any fraudulent and/or corrupt practices, and shall not knowingly abet fraud and/or corruption by his/her superior and/or subordinates.
  6. That to the very best of his/her ability will endeavor at all times to guide against misdirection and falsehood in the dissemination of information, and shall not use the privileged information at his/her disposal for purposes of victimization or malicious implication of another except as legally permissible in law in order to arrive at a fair judgment.
  7. That the professional certified secretary and reporter in public or private practice shall discharge his/her Duties with self-confidence, reliability, integrity, dependability, honesty, efficiency, accuracy, and confidentiality, without fear of intimidation or favor in service to the organization and humanity at large and shall refuse to give undue favors or privileges to anyone.
  8. That the professional member shall not be involved in the leakage of privileged information for unauthorized use.
  9. That the ethics and disciplinary body of the Institute shall investigate allegations of subversion and/or disregard to the regulations of the Institute and recommend appropriate action to the Governing Board of the Institute for consideration and ratification through due processes in accordance with existing bye-laws and such other regulations established necessary for proper control, sanction and or redress of ethical defaults.
  10. That the professional member accepts the supreme authority of the Institute in all matters affecting membership, ethics, and code of conduct.

By the Order of the Governing Board

Benin – Nigeria

8th November 2000