Requirements for Membership

Requirements for Membership

Requirements for Member Grade

  • You hold an accredited Degree in one of the Mapping Sciences or at least two years Mapping Sciences experience or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation deemed satisfactory by Council or;
  • You hold an equivalent formal academic qualification approved by Council as satisfying its requirements plus at least two years Mapping Sciences experience or CPD accreditation deemed satisfactory by Council or;
  • You have held Associate Membership for five years and have maintained the appropriate number of CPD points approved by Council as satisfying its requirements for that period, and have been engaged in the practice of at least one of the professions of Mapping Sciences, and will have gained thereby, experience deemed satisfactory by Council. 

Requirements for Associate Member Grade

  • You hold an accredited Degree and have less than two years Mapping Sciences experience or CPD accreditation or;
  • You hold an accredited Associate Diploma or a formal academic qualification approved by Council as satisfying its requirements and have been engaged in the practice of at least one of the professions of Mapping Sciences for at least two years, and will have gained thereby, experience deemed satisfactory by Council.

Requirements for Affiliate Member Grade

  • You hold an accredited Associate Diploma or equivalent and have less than two years Mapping Sciences experience.

Council may elect as an Affiliate to the Institute any person who is not eligible for Corporate or Student Membership, but who is interested in furthering the objects of the Institute and is deemed by Council to be worthy of election.

Requirements for Student Grade

  • You have received or are receiving such academic and practical training as will fit you for admittance as a corporate member of the Institute.

The maximum time as a Student Member is ten years.

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