Membership Rules

Introduction

The structure of the membership grades was simplified in 1999 by a decision of the AGM. The former grades of Associate Member and Affiliate were combined with Member and Associate respectively. The requirement that corporate members should be ‘employed in the quarrying industry’ was also relaxed in favour of ‘employed in the industry’ where ‘industry’ is taken to include specialist companies supplying goods and services to the quarrying industry. The membership is divided into corporate and non-corporate grades. Corporate grades are identified as Fellow and Member and non-corporate grades as Associate and Student. The achievement of a specific grade is dependent upon the fulfilment of requirements based on age, qualifications and experience.

Corporate Grades

Fellow

• must be employed in the industry
• have met the Membership requirements (see below)
• have at least seven years’ experience in the industry, including four years in a position of senior managerial charge

Member

• must be employed in the industry
• have passed the Professional Examination of the Institute or possess an exempting qualification
• have completed a period of training and experience in quarrying, of which not less than three years was in a position of responsible charge

Non-Corporate Grades

Associate

• must have passed the Professional Examination of the Institute

OR

• obtained an approved technical or administrative qualification

OR

• completed three years’ experience in the quarrying industry

Student

• be engaged in a course of study or training relating to the industry

Note

Mature candidates’ rights are available to Associates who have 10 years’ experience in the quarrying industry, including five years in a position of managerial charge. The applicant can qualify for the corporate grades of Fellow or Member through the preparation of a thesis or by passing the Quarry Operations and Health and Safety Legislation and Practice papers of the Institute’s Professional Examination.