Institution Policy

The Institution's IPD scheme has been developed to cater for those individuals who wish to attain professional qualifications. It is deliberately very flexible and can be easily followed by candidates throughout the world, with varying career pathways.

The Core Objectives outline the basic competence required of candidates pursuing membership of the Institution. Achievement of the objectives will not in itself create the skills and abilities of an Associate-Member/Member, but should ensure a sound base upon which they can build further professional and managerial responsibility.

There is no concept of time-serving, although it is unlikely that most candidates will achieve an adequate range of further learning and experience at work in less than three/four years. For further details on the different requirements for Associate-Member and Chartered Member please refer to the section below.