CSCS approved professional bodies
The following list shows construction related professional bodies with membership processes which have been approved as equivalent to a qualification.
Members of these professional bodies can apply for CSCS cards using their membership as proof of qualification or working towards a qualification.
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Technician, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Chartered Member and Associate | PQP card |
- Architects Registration Board
Cards available by membership grade:
| Registered Member | PQP card |
- Association for Project Management
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Fellow and Member | PQP card |
- Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Royal Institute of British Architects
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| RIBA Chartered | PQP card |
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Fellow and Member | PQP card |
- The Institution of Structural Engineers
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student Member | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Chartered Member, Chartered Fellow, Chartered Associate, Associate Member and Technician Member | PQP card |
- The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Cards available by membership grade:
| Affiliate | Trainee card |
| Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered institute for Archaeologists
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Associate, Member and Practitioner | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student or Profile Candidate | Trainee card |
| Member and Technician | PQP card |
- The Geological Society
Cards available by membership grade:
| Candidate Fellow | Trainee card |
| Chartered, European and Scientist | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Chartered Member and Associate | PQP card |
- Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student, Associate and Affiliate | Trainee card |
| Technical, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Practitioner, Full Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Landscape Institute
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student, Licentiate and Associate | Trainee card |
| Practitioner, Chartered Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- British Institute of Interior Design
Cards available by membership grade:
| Specialist and Fellow | PQP card |
- International Institute of Risk Management and Safety (IIRSM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate | Trainee card |
| Practitioner, Chartered Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Technician, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student, Technician and Associate | Trainee card |
| Chartered Member, Chartered Building Engineer and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Acoustics
Cards available by membership grade:
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Technician, Associate, Member, Fellow | PQP card |
- Association for Project Safety
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student and Associate | Trainee card |
| Incorporated, Certified and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Clerk of Works and Construction Inspectorate
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Licentiate, Member, Fellow, Life Member, Jubilee Member | PQP card |
- Institute of Highway Engineers
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Affiliates | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Housing
Cards available by membership grade:
| Certified Practitioner Member, Chartered Member and Fellowship Member | PQP card |
- Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate | Trainee card |
| Member, Certified, Fellow and Honorary Fellow | PQP card |
- British Computer Society
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student and Associate | Trainee card |
| Apprentice | Apprentice card |
| Professional and Fellowship | PQP card |
- Institution of Fire Engineers
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate | Trainee card |
| Technician, Graduate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Occupational Health and Safety
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student, Associate and Technical | Trainee card |
| Chartered Graduate, Chartered Member and Chartered Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Engineers Ireland
Cards available by membership grade:
| Trainee | Trainee card |
| Engineer Technician, Associate Engineer, Chartered Member Engineer and Chartered Fellow Engineer | PQP card |
- Energy Institute
Cards available by membership grade:
| Trainee and Associate | Trainee card |
| Technician, Member, Fellow, Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, Chartered Energy Manager, Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Petroleum Engineer | PQP card |
- Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student and Affiliate | Trainee card |
| Associate, Chartered Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Technician, Associate, Practitioner, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Environmental Sciences
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Full Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Member | PQP card |
| Fellow | PQP card |
| Associate Member | PQP card |
- Institution of Engineering Designers (iED)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Incorporated Member, Chartered Member, Fellow, Engineering Technician and Member Manager | PQP card |
- Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician Membership | PQP card |
- Institute of Roofing (IoR)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Affiliate | Trainee card |
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Carpenters (IoC)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student and Affiliate | Trainee card |
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Conservation (Icon)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Student | Trainee card |
| Pathway Member | Supervisor or Manager card |
| Accredited Member | PQP card |
- The Welding Institute
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member | PQP card |
| Fellow | PQP card |
| Technician | PQP card |
| Senior member | PQP card |
- The Institute of Physics
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member | PQP card |
| Fellow | PQP card |
| Registered Scientist | PQP card |
| Registered Science Technician | PQP card |
| Incorporated Engineer | PQP card |
| Engineering Technician | PQP card |
- The Institute of Fire Safety Management
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member | PQP card |
| Fellow | PQP card |
| Life Member | PQP card |
