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Personal Membership
What "Personal Membership" is Personal membership of the Institute recognises an individual’s
identification with the Value Management profession. The
Institute grants membership at four different “grades”, reflecting the
member’s attainments in Value Management. On top of these grades,
there is a specialist credential (“Registration”) that specifically relates
to the facilitation of VM Workshops (see below). The grades
are as follows, with a few words to describe their significance in general
terms:
Separate from the grade of personal membership, a member with the grade of
Member or above may obtain additional recognition for satisfying specialist
criteria in a particular aspect of VM practice (such as facilitation).
This specialist recognition (called “Registration”) is granted for only
three years at any one time, and it may be renewed if the registrant can
demonstrate that he/she is continuing to practice in the specialist field and
that he/she has maintained the specialist expertise through continuing
professional development. Because this specialist Registration
is considered separately from a person’s grade of membership, it is addressed
in a different section of our web site: Benefits
of Personal Membership In
addition to their professional recognition, personal members have agreed to be
bound by the Institute’s Code of Conduct, which recognises their commitment to
ethical professional work. Further,
because there are disciplinary provisions to handle professional misconduct,
members of the community (clients in particular) can have confidence in dealing
with Institute members on professional VM matters. Personal
members all receive the Institute’s newsletter “The Value Times”, which
contains information of interest to the VM Profession and to those in the
community who use VM services. Value
Times also includes news about the Institute. Personal
members generally receive concessional prices for participation in activities
organised by the Institute, such as conferences (usually every two years),
professional development seminars and networking sessions organised by regional
groups. Some publications
also have concessional prices for members. Personal
members with the grade of Member or above are entitled to vote on any matter put
before a General Meeting, including the election of most of the Institute’s
Office Bearers. To apply for personal membership (or for an existing personal member to apply for promotion to a higher grade), you must print out, complete and lodge an Application Form and the Contact Details sheet. These must be accompanied by additional material that you must prepare, together with payment of a year’s subscription for the grade being applied for. Applications are not considered until all required information is received. All these requirements are set out in the Instructions for Applicants. All the following documents are pertinent.
If you have an additional enquiry, please direct it to the appropriate Officer of the Institute (normally the Hon Secretary in the first instance). |
