Membership grades

Open to everyone, Affiliate membership is ideal if you’re just starting out in environmental health, or simply interested in the field.

£64

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Eligibility criteria

None

Benefits

• Free digital subscription to CIEH's Environmental Health News magazine
• Career development & volunteering opportunities
• Free access to our Regional Hubs (for free and low-cost local CPD and networking events)
• Reduced price tickets to CIEH's outstanding regional events programme
• Free access to our 5 sector-specific Communities
• Exclusive professional and lifestyle offers and discounts
• Free technical resources, via CIEH's member-only area: MyCIEH
• Our monthly members-only ‘Member Connect’ email, featuring exclusive news and articles
• £600 off CIEH professional assessments
• Specialist support for students
• No CPD requirement
• Working in relevant roles, at all levels, across the public, private and third sectors.

As an Associate, you’re on your way to becoming an experienced practitioner with access to our audited CPD scheme.

£165

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Eligibility criteria

You can become an Associate if you have either:

• Level 3 (or higher) qualification related to environmental health; or
• Minimum of two years’ relevant practice in an associated role.

Not sure if you qualify? Contact us at membership@cieh.org and we'll let you know if you can access the Associate grade today!

Benefits

• Everything included in our Affiliate membership, plus:
• ACIEH designatory letters after your name
• Up to £200 off our national conferences and events
• Audited CPD scheme to demonstrate your commitment to the profession, gain points through our courses and events
• New leadership and career development workshops
• Free digital & print subscription (UK only) to Environmental Health News, our award-winning monthly magazine
• Demonstrate your professionalism via our audited CPD scheme (10 hours per year required)
• Working in relevant roles across the public, private and third sector.

As a Member, you’ll be a leading voice in the community, with the right to vote at Annual Meetings and the opportunity to shape the future of environmental health.

£218

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Eligibility criteria

You can become a Full Member if you have either:

• Level 4 qualification and at least five years’ experience in environmental health; or
• Level 6 qualification and currently working in environmental health; or
• 10 years’ relevant practice in any area of environmental health.

Not sure if you qualify? Contact us at membership@cieh.org and we'll let you know if you can access the Member grade today!

Benefits

• Everything included in our Associate Membership, plus:
• MCIEH designatory letters after your name
• Voting rights at the CIEH AGM and in other key decisions affecting CIEH
• Opportunity to apply for Chartered and Fellowship status
• Demonstrate your professionalism via our audited CPD scheme (20 hours per year required)

Fellow is the highest honour that the Board of Trustees can bestow on a member.

There are two ways to become a CIEH Fellow: election and thesis. Members may be elected if they have at least 10 years' experience and have made a significant contribution to environmental health. To gain Fellowship through a thesis, you need to have at least five years' experience and have submitted (and accepted) a thesis that brings new knowledge to the profession.

£0

Benefits

Everything included in our Member grade, plus:

• A named Fellow of CIEH
• FCIEH designatory after your name.

More information

Find out more about applying for CIEH Fellowship:

• Fellowship Guidance - By Election
• Fellowship Regulations - By Election
• Fellowship Regulations - By Thesis