There are four grades of membership of the Institute. The grade appropriate to you depends upon your qualifications and practical experience in management services.
Those applying for Fellow Grade must already have held Life Membership for current and continuous five years, at the grade of Member. You must formally apply, with the required information and the appropriate upgrade fee.
The following will require two referees of Fellow Grade who must hold IMS Life Membership. Only in exceptional circumstances will we accept references from Senior Managers. You may wish to contact IMS Head Office for guidance on referees.
Fellow grade requires:
Age 30+
Or
Age 35+
For a) and b) above, the upgrade fee is £90.00, and you must already hold Life Membership.
Or
The ‘Fellow’ Grade allows use of the designatory letters FMS to denote professional standing – Fellow of the Institute of Management Services.
Those applying for Member grade must have all of the following:
Member grade allows use of the designatory letters MMS to denote professional standing – Member of the Institute of Management Services.
For above, the upgrade fee is £65.00, and you must already hold Life Membership.
Additionally those Life Members holding both the Management Services Certificate and the Management Services Diploma can use the designatory letters MMS (Dip). A Membership Certificate will be issued for this grade on completion of the Management Services Diploma.
Associate can be awarded, on application, having both:
Associate allows the IMS Certificate holding member, to then use the designatory letters “AMS” after their name, to recognise their professional standing. An Associate (AMS) is an Associate Member of the Institute of Management Services.
If Life Membership is taken at the point of award of the IMS Certificate qualification, the upgrade to Associate is automatic and there is no extra fee.
If Life membership and upgrade to Associate is taken at a later date there is a £65.00 upgrade fee applicable.
This is the initial entry grade granted when applying to join the Institute. It is the grade included with Annual Membership and always applies when someone takes initial IMS membership to register for and commence the education process or whilst they expand their knowledge around topics contained within the Institute's Body of Knowledge.
Details of our current Membership fees are available here.
Details of our current Membership grades Table can be found here