CSCS approved professional bodies
The following list shows construction related professional bodies with membership processes which have been approved for the issue of a CSCS card.
Members of these professional bodies can apply for CSCS cards using their membership as proof of qualification or working towards a qualification.
Find out more about the Professionally Qualified Persons card.
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Fellow, Chartered Member (CENG) and Incorporated Member (IENG) | PQP card |
- The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered Member, Associate and Fellow | PQP card |
- Architects Registration Board (ARB)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Registered Member | PQP card |
- Association for Project Management (APM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Fellow and Member | PQP card |
- Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Cards available by membership grade:
| RIBA Chartered | PQP card |
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Fellow and Member | PQP card |
- The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered Member, Chartered Fellow, Chartered Associate, Associate Member and Technician Member | PQP card |
- The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate, Member and Practitioner | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member | PQP card |
- The Geological Society
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered, European and Scientist | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered Member and Associate | PQP card |
- Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technical, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Practitioner, Full Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Landscape Institute (LI)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Chartered Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- British Institute of Interior Design (BIID)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Registered Interior Designer | PQP card |
- International Institute of Risk Management and Safety (IIRSM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered Member, Chartered Building Engineer and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Acoustics (IOA)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Associate, Member, Fellow | PQP card |
- Association for Project Safety (APS)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Incorporated, Certified and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Clerk of Works and Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Licentiate, Member, Fellow, Life Member, Jubilee Member | PQP card |
- Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Certified Practitioner Member, Chartered Member and Fellowship Member | PQP card |
- Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member, Certified, Fellow and Honorary Fellow | PQP card |
- British Computer Society (BCS)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Professional and Fellowship | PQP card |
- Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Graduate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Chartered Member and Chartered Fellow | PQP card |
- Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Engineers Ireland
Cards available by membership grade:
| Engineer Technician, Associate Engineer, Chartered Member Engineer and Chartered Fellow Engineer | PQP card |
- Energy Institute (EI)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Member, Fellow, Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, Chartered Energy Manager, Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Petroleum Engineer | PQP card |
- Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate, Chartered Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Technician, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Full Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate Member, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Incorporated Member, Chartered Member, Fellow, Engineering Technician and Member Manager | PQP card |
- Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Affiliate, Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Affiliate, Associate, Corporate, Fellow and Technician | PQP card |
- Institute of Roofing (IoR)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Carpenters (IoC)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
- Institute of Conservation (Icon)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Accredited Member | PQP card |
- The Welding Institute (TWI)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member, Fellow and Technician | PQP card |
- The Institute of Physics (IOP)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member, Fellow, Registered Scientist, Registered Science Technician, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician | PQP card |
- The Institute of Fire Safety Management (IFSM)
Cards available by membership grade:
| IFSM Tier 3 Register, Member, Fellow, Life Member | PQP card |
49. Society of Operations Engineers (SOE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member, Fellow | PQP card |
50. Nuclear Institute (NI)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member, Fellow | PQP card |
51. Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
52. Institute of Demolition Engineering (IDE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Full Member and Fellow | PQP card |
53. Institute of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Full Member and Fellow | PQP card |
54. Institution of Royal Engineers (instRE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Engineering Technician, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
55. Institution of Measurement and Control (instMC)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Member and Fellow | PQP card |
56. The Institute of Specialist Surveyors and Engineers (ISSE)
Cards available by membership grade:
| Associate, Member and Fellow | PQP card |
57. Chartered Institute of logistics and Transport (CILT)
| Member, Chartered Member, Chartered Fellow | PQP card |
58. Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
| Chartered Member, Fellow | PQP card |
59. British Society of Soil Science (BSSS)
| Full Member | PQP card |
| Fellow | PQP card |
60. Chartered Society of Designers (CSD)
| Member, Chartered Designer, Fellow | PQP card |
61. Chartered Quality Institute
| Chartered Member, Chartered Fellow | PQP card |
62. Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)
| Associate, Member | PQP card |
63. Institute of Theatre Consultants (IOTC)
| Associate Member, Member | PQP card |
