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Affiliated Professional to a Membership grade

Affiliated Professionals who can demonstrate they have the necessary qualifications and relevant work experience will be given the opportunity to upgrade into membership. Should you appear to meet the criteria you will be sent a membership application form, successful applicants will be transferred into the appropriate membership grade.

Benefits of membership:

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) makes a strong commitment to its members to advise and assist them throughout their careers. To achieve this aim CIM has developed a range of member and non-member services in the areas of career development.

General information is available to non-members interested in marketing, whereas members of CIM have access to a wide range of careers services and information.

Whatever stage you are at in your career, you can be confident that CIM will be able to help and advise you when faced with difficult and challenging decisions.

• Members belong to a Royal Charter Body denoting educational achievement, experience and adherence to an ethical code. Members are identified by the letters ACIM (Associate Member), MCIM (Member) and FCIM (Fellow).
• Members can stand for election for national and regional posts.
• Full Membership is the only route to achieving Individual Chartered Status and gaining the professional designation ’Chartered Marketer’.
• Members are obliged to adhere to CIM Code of Professional Standards and Ethics.
• Membership grades are awarded after a thorough assessment of academic/vocational qualifications and marketing experience. Grades are awarded subject to assessment and final approval by council.

The range of membership grades is as follows:

• Affiliate Member (Studying)
• Affilated Professional
• Associate Member (ACIM)
• Chartered Marketer
• Member (MCIM)
• Fellow Member (FCIM).

Membership Eligibility

All grades are awarded following an assessment during which account is taken of the candidate’s academic/vocational qualifications and marketing budgetary control experience.

Affiliate Member (Studying)

In order to study for a CIM qualification, you will need to apply as an Affiliate Member (Studying). This will entitle you to a range of benefits and study support.

CIM offers four levels of marketing qualifications as follows

© Introductory Certificate in Marketing

© Certificate in Marketing

© Advanced Certificate in Marketing

© Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing

Each level is designed to be relevant to the needs of today's marketing practitioners through each stage of their career, from basic through to strategic areas of marketing.

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Affilated Professional

Initially designed to make CIM more accessible to professionals either active or interested in marketing, Affiliate Member (Professional) is now a membership grade that allows those who do not qualify for the higher member grades to take full advantage of the benefits and services of CIM membership.

This membership grade is not for those wishing to study for CIM qualifications. To study for a qualification, you will need to register as an Affiliate Member (Studying).

Pre-requisites

There are no specific entry requirements for this membership grade.

When completing the application form, it asks whether you wish to study for professional marketing qualifications, or whether you simply wish to join the CIM and enjoy the membership benefits without studying. For those not undertaking a qualification, your membership status will be determined from your education and/or experience.

Associate Member

To be eligible to become an Associate Member of CIM, you must hold one of the following:

Pre-requisites

Practical Experience - For non-marketing related qualifications, at least 3 years experience in marketing is required.

Chartered Marketer

Chartered Marketer status is awarded by CIM in recognition of practical experience and expertise and sound theoretical knowledge. It can only be held by Full Members or Fellows of CIM who are committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

By becoming a Chartered Marketer you will:

Pre-requisites

Criteria for Chartered Marketer status:

Member (MCIM)

Academic Qualifications

One of the following:

Pre-requisites

Practical Experience - Minimum of 3 years experience in a recognised area of marketing, of which 1 year must have been in a management position. For non-marketing related qualifications a minimum of 5 years experience is required, including at least 1 year in management

Fellow Member(FCIM)

Academic qualifications

See those for Member (MCIM).

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Practical experience

A proven record of expertise and strategic responsibility is required, at Chief Executive, Executive Director, Senior Marketing Executive, or Senior Academic level for over 3 years. Marketing Consultants may be elected to Fellowship providing that he/she has been operating in this capacity for a minimum of five years, and can provide evidence of developing their own business during this period of time or having gained their experience with a major marketing consultancy practice. A high proportion of projects undertaken must be marketing based and the client base should include high profile companies.