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Membership
Membership application
forms can be obtained from the local branch, by contacting the Secretary or
any branch
official.
The application form
itself asks for details of your qualifications (if any), experience and
responsibilities in the industry. This information determines the grade of
membership which you will be accorded.
In general terms
the Institute membership grade forms a ladder of progress which can be
climbed during the course of a career, starting with the entry grade of Student
and leading to the highest grade of Fellow which has designatory
letters FIQ. The Member grade is reserved for those with approved qualifications
and basic line management or specialist experience in the industry.
Designatory letters are MIQ.
Applicants without
any formal qualifications who are employed directly within the industry are
given the standard grade of Associate. It is understood that such applicants
will be working towards a qualification or gaining experience. The final
grade is Student which is a subsidized grade for
full-time college students who are working for qualifications to enable
them to proceed to a higher level. Upgrading is required as soon as the
specified qualifications and/or experience have been attained.
Finally,
applications may enter at any grade for which they have the appropriate
qualifications and experience at any time during their career.
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