Who Is Eligible To Become An IMechE Associate Member
Do you dream of being an IMechE Associate Member? If yes, then reading this blog will help you know the necessary things related to this like the benefits, eligibility criteria, and how to complete the application form. So, read the whole blog carefully.
Who
can become an Associate Member?
If graduated with an undergraduate degree
in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) subject, you can
join as an Associate Member. You need to fulfill one of the eligibility
criteria for this:
·
Having an undergraduate
degree that is recognized by IMechE
·
Possessing a UK
undergraduate engineering degree
·
Having UK undergraduate
maths, physics, or another related science degree
·
Possessing an
international engineering degree fulfilling the authority’s academic
requirements
·
Having an Open University
undergraduate degree with an acceptable profile
Unfortunately, qualifications that are not
equal to a British bachelor’s degree (Level 6) or above such as (HNCs, HNDs,
and Foundation degrees) don’t meet the academic requirements to become an
Associate.
Reasons
to become an Associate Member:
IMechE Membership
as an Associate will provide you with the following benefits:
Career
support:
·
It is a major step that
will lead you to become a Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer.
·
It will allow you to
demonstrate your professional status and ambitions.
·
You will be able to use
the post-nominal letters AMIMechE after your name.
Record
and build your competencies:
It will provide you with access to many
exclusive events to keep on top of the latest industry news and views.
Make
your professional network:
·
You will be able to meet
professional engineers and even potential future employers.
·
It will allow you to build
professional relationships with other engineering experts in your field.
Access
helpful learning resources:
This status will provide you with discounts
on training conferences, courses, and seminars.
·
You will have access to an
international-level engineering library.
·
It will allow you to have
Member-only specialist engineering news, features, and expert comment by
Professional Engineers.
·
You will reach financial
and practical help using IMechE
benevolent fund: Support Network.
How
to fill up the online application form:
The application form is split into the
below-given sections that must be completed before you submit your application:
1.
Personal
and employment details:
You can update this information in My
Profile.
2.
Education:
You need to have a scanned version of any
academic certificates to hand as you will be asked to upload these.
Your undergraduate degree certification needs
to contain the following information:
1. Qualification
Award (for example BEng (H), MEng, and so on)
2. Awarding
university
3. Subject
Title of the award on a certificate (for example, Mechanical Engineering)
4. Class
or Result (for example 2nd Class Honours, Merit, and so on)
5. Date
of award
If any of the above-listed information is
missing from your degree certificate, you will also be required to upload a
copy of your transcript/results.
If having not got your official
certificate, as you have recently graduated, submit a letter from the awarding
body confirming the information above.
The authority can’t accept degree evidence,
which states ‘valid for online only or not an official copy’.
All documents need to be in English in
their original language and translated into English, if applicable.
There is a 4MB size limit for uploaded
documents; anything over this will be an invitation to rejection.
3. Industry
Classification
4. Stay
in Touch
The authority has included a validation
page highlighting if any information is missing. You will be unable to apply to
the evaluation if there are any incomplete sections.
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