Membership Committee

Overview

The Membership Committee (MC) oversees IMarEST’s professional qualifications worldwide with regard to assessment competency.

The role of the MC is to assess whether individuals seeking admission to membership of IMarEST, transfer between grades, and/or professional registration, meet the standards set down by the Board of Trustees and by the respective licensing organisations (Engineering Council and Science Council).

This will include all assessed membership grades and all assessments of professional registrations, including our defined routes for the armed forces.

What you'll be doing

• Review and elect to various grades of membership/registration, ensuring global consistency in the application of standards
•  Participate in consultation exercises, either from licensing bodies or initiatives being driven by IMarEST
• Conduct other activities related to the assessment process for professional registration and membership assessment
• Approve the Individual Case Procedure panel’s recommendations for the progression of assessments

About you

You will be:

• A current Chartered Member or Fellow

MC members are expected to have experience in one or more of the following:

• An interest and relevant knowledge of career development
• An understanding of diverse professions and environments
• Proficient oral and written communication skills

Benefits

There are many benefits to volunteering as a MC member, including:

• An opportunity to support global early career engineers in their journey to becoming Chartered, Incorporated or Technician statuses
• Maintaining the global standards of Marine engineering, science and technology profession and IMarEST
• Exposure to technical developments that may be outside of your own experience
• Exposure to academic courses that may be outside of your knowledge and remit

Volunteering contributes to your continuing professional development (CPD).