HSE : IOSH Membership (A, Tech, Grad, CM & CF - IOSH)

Ther are seven membership categories :

• Student Member : You do not need to prove anything when joining at this grade, once a member, evaluation of your qualifications and experience determines your attainment of a different/higher grade
• Affiliate Member : You need to be studying for an accredited safety and health qualification or be an apprentice on the SHE Technician apprenticeship.
• Associate Member (AIOSH) : - Is available to those with a suitable qualification and is seen as a progression from affiliate and student though not a necessity on your way to a higher grade.
• Technical Member (Tech IOSH) : Gained an OHS qualification, typically 2 years full-time, or 5 years part-time.
• Graduate Member (Grad IOSH) : Gained an appropriate OHS qualification.
• Chartered Member (CMIOSH) : Must have gone through the IOSH IPD process 1, 2 or 3rd routes and a peer review interview.
• Chartered Fellow (CFIOSH) : A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a chartered member, application process and interview.

For exemple :

To become an Associate/Technical member you will need to have completed a qualification in Occupational, Safety and Health (OSH) in one of the areas below:

• Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprenticeship
• Level 4 qualification in accordance to?European Qualification Framework?(EQF).
• National Qualification Framework?/?Regulated Qualifications Framework?(NQF/RQF) Level 3 certificate.
• National Vocational Qualifications?(NVQ) Level 3 certificate.
• Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework?(SCQF) Level 6 certificate.

To become a Graduate member, you will need to have completed a qualification in OSH in one of the areas below:

• Level 6 qualification in accordance to EQF.
• Degrees at level 6. (Bachelors degrees with honours, Bachelors degree, Professional Graduate Certificate, Graduate Certificate/ Diploma)
• Degrees at level 7. Master’s degrees, Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
• Cognate degree (A degree in a safety or health related discipline which covers a minimum of 50% Health and Safety content)
• NVQ level 5 Diploma (Must include additional Unit 611)
• SCQF level 10 Diploma