Membership is the ideal award for senior managers and is comparable to a British Master’s degree. Recipients will need to be able to prove operational ability and expertise at strategic management level. This will be supported by a minimum of ten years' management experience in areas such as:

• working to improve performance and keeping abreast of advances in the professional field
• implementing and maintaining systems correctly to monitor quantity, quality, cost and time
• defining problems and recommending solutions to improve efficiency of operations
• understanding the company’s mission and the social and economic implications of work undertaken
• exercising responsibility for technical and managerial duties

There are three routes available to a candidate wishing to apply for the Membership award:

• the Fast Track route
• the Thesis route
• the Portfolio route