Your journey with IOSH starts here

Choose the route to membership that’s right for you

Please see www.iosh.co.uk/quals for a list

Assessment of qualifications and experience

of accredited qualifications.
Qualifications that are not listed will be
assessed on an individual basis.
Associate Member (AIOSH)
Qualification/Experience
An occupational safety and health qualification equivalent to the
European Qualification Framework (EQF) Level 4 or any other
qualification that IOSH assesses as meeting the criteria.

CPD: Discretionary Chartered Fellow

(CFIOSH)
Qualification/Experience
2 years’ experience Minimum five years as a
Chartered Member.

Technical Member (Tech IOSH) Successful application,

including portfolio and
Qualification/Experience
interview.
An occupational safety and health qualification equivalent to the
CPD: Obligatory
European Qualification Framework (EQF) Level 4 or any other
qualification that IOSH assesses as meeting the criteria.
Affiliate
Experience required, typically two years full time or five years
Member
part-time.
Qualification/
Experience
CPD: Obligatory Chartered Member
Everyone joins IOSH at (CMIOSH)
this level, regardless of Qualification/Experience
Additional learning
their qualifications or
experience Open assessment and/or skills
development portfolio.
CPD: Discretionary Graduate Member (Grad IOSH)
Peer review interview.
Qualification/Experience
In progression to Chartered
An occupational safety and health qualification equivalent to the status, experience is assessed
European Qualification Framework (EQF) Level 6 or any other
according to qualification
qualification that IOSH assesses as meeting the criteria.
route.
membership

CPD: Obligatory
Gateway to

CPD: Obligatory
categories

If you’d like advice on which membership category fits you best or on how to progress to the next level,
please call the Membership team on +44 (0)116 257 3198 or email membership@iosh.com.