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BCI Credential Designations/professional-certifications/norms-bci-designation-holders

Norms for BCI Designation Holders / Certificants

The BCI Credential designations and associated brand images can be used officially.

The following BCI Credential designations are covered in this section and you are advised to use official BCI designation-brand images available here.

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Certifications For Associates/ Entry Level

Certifications For Specialists/ Agents

Certifications For Team-Leaders

Certifications For Master Trainers

Certifications For Managers

Certifications For Leaders

Certifications For Business Leaders

Usage of BCI Certification Brands / Logos

To officially use the BCI Certification Logos one should abide by the following norms:

  1. One cannot just alter or modify the BCI certifications designation/logo.
  2. The color combination should be exactly as mentioned in the Logo Use Guidelines, viz. certification designations/brands should be clearly printed in black/colored ink on light colored backgrounds or may be reversed to white on dark colored backgrounds.
  3. A group of individuals can use the certification designation/brand, but each in individual must hold an active and valid BCI credential.
  4. The Designation & Certification Brand notice does not have to appear on letterheads or business cards.
  5. The certification designation/brand must not be used as part of a company name or logo.
  6. Placement of the certification designation/brand is crucial, it should be in close proximity to the credentialed name. However, it should not be confused with the company logo to pass on the impression that certification designation/brand certifies the company.
Usage of BCI Certification Brands

Use of the BCI Designations

  1. The BCI certification/credential designation can be used in magazines, newspaper articles, interviews, or in textual or verbal contexts where use of the certification designation/brand is impossible or impractical. It is the duty of the credentialed professional to carefully advise the reporters, authors, editors, publishers, and others on the guidelines for proper usage.
  2. BCI Credential Professional is at the stake of losing the exclusivity if the BCI Certification/credential designation is used in generic sense and not as an adjective.

Examples of use of the BCI Designations

The following examples do not cover all the usage context, you can write to us at designations@bci.org to know more about brand/designation usage or to seek clarifications or to report infringements that come to your notice.


Example 1 Use of BCI for expressing the BCI lineage
Correct Use
  • Ammy Williams is a BCI credentialed professional
  • Ammy Williams is a BCI™ certified professional
  • Three executives in the company hold BCI designations.
  • Three executives in the company hold BCI credentials.
Incorrect Use
  • Ammy Williams is a BCI professional.
  • Three executives in the company hold the BCI designation.
  • Three executives in the company hold the BCI credential.
Example 2 Use of a BCI Certification Designation
Correct Use
  • Ammy Williams is a CBOM™ professional
  • Ammy Williams, CBOM™
  • Ammy Williams, Certified BPO Operations Manager (CBOM™)
  • Ammy Williams, CBOM™ (Certified BPO Operations Manager)
  • Ammy Williams holds the right to use the CBOM™ designation
  • Three executives in the company hold the CBOM™ designation.
  • Three executives in the company hold the CBOM™ credential.
Incorrect Use
  • Ammy Williams is a CBOM™ certified professional
  • Ammy Williams is a CBOM™ credentialed professional
  • Ammy Williams, Certified BPO Operations Manager
  • Ammy Williams, (CBOM™) Certified BPO Operations Manager
  • Ammy Williams, (Certified BPO Operations Manager)(CBOM™
  • Three executives in the company hold CBOM™ designations.
  • Three executives in the company hold CBOM™ credentials.
Example 3 Use of BCI brand & a BCI Certification Designation Together
Correct Use
  • Ammy Williams is a BCI credentialed CBOM‌™ professional
  • Ammy Williams is a CBOM‌™ professional, credentialed by BCI
  • Ammy Williams holds the right to use the CBOM‌™ designation of BCI

The use of the ™ mark in all BCI Designations

The usage of the Trademark, should be included in designation/brand in text material, although the trademark symbol ideally should not be followed by the name of a specific individual.

These guidelines and norms have been instructed for enforcement into effect from October 30, 2017 – October 29, 2018. However, the BCI Board may change, add, modify these norms. You are requested to email us at brandcontrol@bci.org in case there is any confusion or you desire to report misuse.

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