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Join CIBSE - Types of Membership

Companion

To become a Companion member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 35 years of age.
to have made a contribution to the promotion of building services.
to be in a senior position in an enterprise related to building services engineering.

Affiliate

Please be aware that you can join on-line as an affiliate member of CIBSE at www.cibse.org

To become an Affiliate member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 23 years of age.
to be a contributor to the art, science or practice of building services.
to be interested in the promotion of building services.

Student

To become a Student member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 16 years of age.
to be registered on a course of study in building services engineering.
to be working towards Licentiate, Associate or Member status.

Licentiate (LCIBSE)

To become a Licentiate member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 21 years of age.
a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in Building Services Engineering, S/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
three years or more of relevant work experience in Building Services Engineering.

Graduate

To become a Graduate member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 21 years of age.
to have successfully completed an accredited BEng honours degree or equivalent.
Those who began their studies from September 1999 onwards need an accredited four year MEng degree or BEng Honours plus a further year's study.

Associate (ACIBSE)

CIBSE is now able, for the first time, to welcome competent building services engineers as corporate (i.e. full voting) members without demanding that they meet narrower Engineering Council UK (ECUK) requirements at the same time. For more details visit www.cibse.org or contact the membership department of CIBSE Headquarters at Balham Telephone 020 8675 5211.

For the standard route to become an Associate member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 23 years of age.
a BTEC Higher National Certificate in Building Services Engineering (8 level H units, in subjects relevant to Engineering, including a project), or equivalent plus Maths at N/H level
or if you commenced first-year studies, from September 1999, the academic requirement will be a three-year degree or HND plus additional study to degree level.
a period of initial professional development in building services engineering, of no less than four years duration.
to submit an Engineering Practice Report.
to participate in a review of your professional competence.

Member (MCIBSE)

For the standard route to become a Member of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 25 years of age.
a BEng honours degree in Building Services Engineering, or other engineering disciplines. Those who began the first year of a degree in September 1999 will need to meet the new academic requirement of an accredited four year MEng degree or BEng (Hons) plus one further year of broadening and deepening studies.
a period of initial professional development in building services engineering or normally no less than four years' duration.
to submit an Engineering Practice Report.
to participate in a review of your professional competence.

Fellow (FCIBSE)

To become a Fellow of CIBSE you need:

to be at least 35 years of age.
to have fulfilled all the requirements for the grade of Corporate Member of CIBSE (see Member section).
to be eminent in building services engineering, having held a position of superior responsibility for ten years or more.

Mature and Senior Candidate Routes

Visit www.cibse.org to view or download the fact sheets and application forms relevant to Senior Candidate Routes:

Mature Candidate Route (MCR) for Associate (ACIBSE)
Mature Candidate Route (MCR) for Member (MCIBSE)
Senior Candidate Route (SCR) for Fellow (FCIBSE)