Application and Report Example (pdf)
Completing your application form
New members and current members seeking to transfer between membership categories should complete an 'Application for Election or Transfer' form.
Fees
You should enclose the appropriate fees with your application. A separate Subscription and Fees sheet is published each year showing current fees. Your fees will include:
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The IMarEST entrance fee (or transfer fee if you are transferring from another category of membership)
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Your first annual subscription
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Any fee required for registration
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Fees for any additional journals
The IMarEST subscription year runs from 1st October to 30th September. Candidates elected before April 30th will pay the full annual fee for the current financial year. Candidates elected in May and June will have half of the annual subscription fee credited against the subsequent year's subscription. Candidates elected in July, August and September will have their entire fee credited against the subsequent year's subscription.
IMarEST Magazines and Journals
You will need to choose which of the IMarEST journals you wish to receive as your free publication. Member discounts are available on subsequent publications.
Preparing your written report
The written report gives you the opportunity to summarise details of your technical, scientific and professional experience, responsibilities, competence and plans to maintain your competence.
The report should be a summary, in English, of your further/higher education, training and subsequent career development highlighting the key aspects of the activities in which you have been involved and identifying the responsibilities and accountabilities you have had has you have progressed through your career.
Your objective is to provide evidence that you meet the competence and commitment requirements for the membership category for which you are applying. The content of your report, for example, should be sufficient to convince a potential employer of your suitability to practice at this level. An enhanced CV, therefore, may be suitable if it is appropriately structured.
As a guide, typical submissions are about 2000-2500 words long. However, how you compile your report is up to you.
What to consider - think carefully about:
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Jobs you have done
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Projects you have been closely involved with
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Responsibilities you have had
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Courses you have attended
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Experiences you have had
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What you have learned from community activities
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Your participation in professional activities
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What qualifications/skills you have achieved
The Institute is not expecting you to be an expert at everything. You may not know all of the answers but you must know that there are questions to be asked. In a management role, you may not have the same expertise as a current hands-on practitioner for example, but you must understand the principles which underpin your work.
You now need to exercise some judgement. Which parts are your own work and can really illustrate your personal competence? Is your evidence at the right level and depth for the category of membership for which you are applying?
If you would like to see examples of recent successful written reports prepared by current members, please contact the membership department.
