Application Process For IMechE Membership As An Associate Member

 

Are you dreaming of IMechE Membership as an Associate Member? Do you want to make your career in an engineering field? If so, then reading this blog is a must-read for you. Here, not only we will familiarize you with the benefits of Institution of Mechanical Engineers Membership as an Associate Member. Apart from that, we will also let you know the application process and components of the membership application.

Benefits of being IMechE Membership as an Associate Member:

 

Career support:  

Start the process of working to become a Chartered Engineer or an Incorporated Engineer.

Show your professional status and ambitions.

You will be able to utilize the post-nominal AMIMechE after your name.

 

Record and build your competencies:

You will gain access to some exclusive events so that you can keep updated with the latest industry views and news.

 

Create your professional circle:

Make working relationships with other experts in your field.

Meet professional engineers and would-be employers.

 

Learning resource access:

Discounts on training courses, seminars, and conferences.

Have access to a global-level engineering library.

Read Member-only expert engineering news, features, and specialist comment by Professional Engineers.

Have access to practical and financial help using the benevolent fund.

 

Who can apply for IMechE Membership as an Associate Member?

If you have been graduated with an undergraduate degree in technology, science, mathematics, or engineering (STEM) subject, then you can join as an Associate Member. You need to have one of the following:

1.   An undergraduate degree that is accredited by IMechE Membership.

2.   UK undergraduate engineering degree.

3.   Open University undergraduate degree of accepted profile.

4.   UK undergraduate maths, physics, or another related science degree.

5.   International engineering degree that is fulfilling IMechE academic needs.

Unfortunately, qualifications that are not equivalent to a British bachelor’s degree (Level 6) or above (like HNDs, HNCs, and Foundation degrees) don’t fulfill the academic requirement to become an Associate.

The application process for IMechE Membership:

The application form is split into the below-given sections that all be filled in before you submit your application:

Employment and personal details:

You can update this information in My Profile.

2. Education:

You need to have a scanned version of any academic certificates to hand as you will be prompted to upload these.

Your undergraduate degree certificate needs to have the following information:

 

·        Date of Award

·        Class or Result (eg 2^nd Class Honours, Merit, and so on)

·        Subject Title of an award on a certificate (eg Mechanical Engineering)

·        Awarding University

·        Qualification Award (eg Beng(H), MEng, and so on)

 

If any of the above information is missing from your degree certificate, then you will be required to upload a copy of your transcript/results.

If having not got your official certificate, as you have recently graduated, then you will be required to submit a letter from the awarding body that confirms the information above.

IMechE doesn’t accept degree proof that states- valid for online-only or not an official copy.

Each and every document has to be submitted in its original language and translated into English, if applicable.

There is a 4MB size limit for uploaded documents if anything goes over this, that will lead to rejection. 

3. Industry classification:

4. Stay in Touch:

IMechE has included a validation page highlighting if any information is not present. You will not be able to submit your application for evaluation if there is any incomplete section.