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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.

 

  1. Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technician, Fellow, Chartered Member (CENG) and Incorporated Member (IENG) PQP card

 

  1. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered Member, Associate and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Architects Registration Board (ARB)

Cards available by membership grade:

Registered Member PQP card

 

  1. Association for Project Management (APM)

Cards available by membership grade:

Fellow and Member PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Cards available by membership grade:

RIBA Chartered PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Cards available by membership grade:

Fellow and Member PQP card

 

  1. The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered Member, Chartered Fellow, Chartered Associate, Associate Member and Technician Member PQP card

 

  1. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)

Cards available by membership grade:

Associate, Member and Practitioner PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member PQP card

 

  1. The Geological Society

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered, European and Scientist PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered Member and Associate PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technical, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

Cards available by membership grade:

Practitioner, Full Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Landscape Institute (LI)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technician, Chartered Member and Fellow PQP card

 

 

  1. British Institute of Interior Design (BIID)

Cards available by membership grade:

Registered Interior Designer PQP card

 

  1. International Institute of Risk Management and Safety (IIRSM)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technician, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered Member, Chartered Building Engineer and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Acoustics (IOA)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technician, Associate, Member, Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Association for Project Safety (APS)

Cards available by membership grade:

Incorporated, Certified and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Clerk of Works and Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI)

Cards available by membership grade:

Licentiate, Member, Fellow, Life Member, Jubilee Member PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Associate, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)

Cards available by membership grade:

Associate, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

Cards available by membership grade:

Certified Practitioner Member, Chartered Member and Fellowship Member PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member, Certified, Fellow and Honorary Fellow PQP card

 

  1. British Computer Society (BCS)

Cards available by membership grade:

Professional and Fellowship PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technician, Graduate, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Cards available by membership grade:

Chartered Member and Chartered Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Engineers Ireland

Cards available by membership grade:

Engineer Technician, Associate Engineer, Chartered Member Engineer and Chartered Fellow Engineer PQP card

 

  1. 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

 

  1. Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Associate, Chartered Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

Cards available by membership grade:

Technician, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)

Cards available by membership grade:

Full Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)

Cards available by membership grade:

Associate Member, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)

Cards available by membership grade:

Incorporated Member, Chartered Member, Fellow, Engineering Technician and Member Manager PQP card

 

  1. Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)

Cards available by membership grade:

Affiliate, Associate, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT)

Cards available by membership grade:

Affiliate, Associate, Corporate, Fellow and Technician PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Roofing (IoR)

Cards available by membership grade:

Associate, Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Carpenters (IoC)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member and Fellow PQP card

 

  1. Institute of Conservation (Icon)

Cards available by membership grade:

Accredited Member PQP card

 

  1. The Welding Institute (TWI)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member, Fellow and Technician PQP card

 

  1. The Institute of Physics (IOP)

Cards available by membership grade:

Member, Fellow, Registered Scientist, Registered Science Technician, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician PQP card

 

  1. 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