HRD and company secretary?

Thank you everyone. That's most useful. Much appreciated Elizabeth, yes I have been asked to take on this role and my understanding is that (as Ray mentioned) to have a ICSA membership, which isn't easy.

Years ago, I completed year 1 of the ICSA syllabus because I was interested in the subjects covered and thought I might go in that direction. This was years before I was actually asked to be registered as Company Secretary for a dormant part of a group. If you have a look at their site, you might decide it looks interesting. However, you would be restricting your employment options as a company has to be of a certain size before Company Secretary becomes a stand alone job. That applies to HR as well, but I think most companies would require an HR function a long time before they required a company secretariat. That's just my opinion and others might have better information on this point. Although I enjoyed the law module, I am glad I stuck with HR but I'd certainly encourage you to check out the ICSA site and think about whether it could be for you.

Years ago, I completed year 1 of the ICSA syllabus because I was interested in the subjects covered and thought I might go in that direction. This was years before I was actually asked to be registered as Company Secretary for a dormant part of a group. If you have a look at their site, you might decide it looks interesting. However, you would be restricting your employment options as a company has to be of a certain size before Company Secretary becomes a stand alone job. That applies to HR as well, but I think most companies would require an HR function a long time before they required a company secretariat. That's just my opinion and others might have better information on this point. Although I enjoyed the law module, I am glad I stuck with HR but I'd certainly encourage you to check out the ICSA site and think about whether it could be for you.