Membership of ACP

Grades of Membership

In considering an application for membership, ACP’s Council will evaluate the Applicant’s recognised qualification(s) and/or employment experience. There are six grades of membership, together with the honorary award of Fellow, for which an individual may not apply. The following table is intended only to provide a guide to the employment experience required to attain a level of membership.

The nature, quality and extent of an individual’s formal study, specialised training and/or employment experience will be the grading criteria applied by the Council. As Members progress in experience and skills, they may apply for a higher grade of membership than that which is currently held.

Grade	Designatory Letters	Basic Definition of Grade
Student	(none)	One who is studying for an ACP qualification but who, ordinarily, has no employment experience within ICT.
Practitioner	(none)	One who is employed within ICT, but whose employment experience is not, as yet, sufficient for admission to Licentiate or higher status within the Association.
Licentiate	LACP	One who is employed within ICT and who has a minimum of 2 years’ approved experience* within that industry.
Associate	AACP	One who is employed within ICT and who has a minimum of 4 years’ approved experience* within that industry.
Member	MACP	One who is employed within ICT and who has a minimum of 8 years’ approved experience within that industry.
Graduate	GradACP	This grade of membership is reserved for one who has passed the Association’s examinations and attained the ACP Advanced Diploma, or equivalent qualification(s).
Fellow	FACP	Awarded selectively by ACP’s Council to one who has made a significant contribution to the Association or to the ICT industry in general.
* This figure may be reduced, depending on any relevant qualification(s) held by the individual. However, regardless of qualification(s) held, an application for Associate Membership will be subject to an absolute minimum entry requirement of 2 years’ approved employment experience. An application for Full Membership will be subject to an absolute minimum entry requirement of 3 years; approved employment experience.

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How to apply for Membership of the Association…

An application for Membership should be made by completing the ‘Application for Membership’ form, available on this website. The application form should be returned with appropriate fees, as shown on the current ACP ‘Fees List’, and supported by all documentation requested on the form. Applicants are asked to refer to ‘Grades of Membership’ for guidance on the level for which they should apply. Please provide a current e-mail address on the form so that we may deal promptly with any queries over errors or omissions.

Students wishing to apply for ‘Student Membership’ of ACP should complete the only the first page of the ‘Application for Membership’ form and hand it to their training centre’s Examinations Secretary/Liaison Officer, together with the ‘Registration Fee’ and 1st year’s ‘Annual Subscription’ shown in the current ACP ‘Fees List’. Students MUST not send their application or fees direct to ACP.

Please note that all applicants should allow up to 21 days for their application to be processed.

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Membership of ACP

Grades of Membership

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