Education and qualifications

We welcome all new members as Affiliate Members. This means that everyone has immediate access to all the benefits of membership. Moving to another category of membership depends on your experience, qualifications and, of course, your goals.

For our Technician and Graduate Members, we accredit national and international qualifications at level 3 and degree level respectively, as defined by the UK National Qualifications Framework. With over 35 accredited qualifications on offer, members can choose from a broad range of courses at various institutions to help them progress through our membership structure.

We may also accept degree-level qualifications that are not accredited but do reach our standards, in terms of health and safety content for Graduate membership. It's by using this clear and transparent criteria that we can be sure our members are part of a membership structure with integrity.

Have a look at our list of accredited courses.