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NEWS: CIBSE Graduate Membership survey Thank you to all of our Graduates who recently participated in the first CIBSE Graduate Member survey. We received a fantastic response! To view results from the survey, please scroll down to the bottom of this page. About CIBSE Graduate Membership CIBSE Graduate Membership will help keep you on track to achieving your ambitions
As someone who already is or will be working in an area related to Building Services Engineering, you have the opportunity to change the way people live. CIBSE is committed to helping develop our members to make the most of their industry and to also make a difference! So why not become a graduate member and give yourself a head start in a growing industry. Graduate Membership is very much about what WE can offer YOU. The personal benefits include:
• Memory Stick with framework and guidance for new Graduate members to track your professional development.
• Monthly CIBSE Journal: Keep abreast of what is happening in your industry.
• Dedicated Members-Only Area on the CIBSE Website with excellent example reports for applying as a professional registered member and access to selected CIBSE publications and free downloads from our comprehensive Guides series: http://www.cibse.org/bookshop
• Record your CPD through CIBSE: http://www.cibsecpd.org.uk/ and use it for your professional registration application
• Opportunity for young engineers to interact and make contacts through the ‘Young Engineers Network’: www.cibse.org/yen, Young Members website: www.cibseyoungmembers.co.uk and our 16 Regional Groups: www.cibse.org/regions
• Gain structured experience to reach your professional registration goal with the Engineering Council
Who can become a Graduate Member with CIBSE?
A successful graduate of at least ONE of the following:
• A bachelors degree in an engineering, science or technology subject
• A MEng degree
• Another relevant qualification, including qualifications received abroad, which has been approved by CIBSE through Individual Case Procedure (ICP). For more information on ICP please email
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or call +44 (0)20 8772 3650.  How do I become a Graduate Member with CIBSE?
1. Click here to download the appropriate forms, including the Application Form. If you are still studying your first degree or first higher qualification you will need to apply for student membership.
2. Find a ‘Sponsor’ for your application. A sponsor should be a Chartered Engineer through CIBSE or another professional body. Ask at your work place or your university to find a sponsor
3. Ask your sponsor to sign a copy of your degree certificate.
4. Complete the application form including payment information, your sponsor’s details and your certificate copies
5. NOTE: if you are a current CIBSE member you do not need to pay the application fee
6. Send your application by post to CIBSE in London, UK
If you would like to discuss your membership, please contact the Membership Department
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or call +44 (0)20 8772 3650.
Fees Information:
For information on our annual and application fees at each level of membership please click here
Fact Sheets:
For a FULL list of ALL of our membership fact sheets- including ALL the grades of membership please click here ENGINEERING COUNCIL ECUK:
Full information on the ECUK, who they are, why you should register and how to go about registering please click here- or visit their website by clicking the logo: 
Results are in – CIBSE Graduate Membership Survey Thank you to all of our Graduates who recently participated in the first CIBSE Graduate Member survey. We received a fantastic response! As your professional body, we want to provide what you need from membership so the survey was a great way for us to discover what we are doing right as well as ways we can improve. You, our Graduate members, rated the CIBSE Journal, CIBSE Publications, CIBSE Website downloads and CPD Opportunities as the top 4 ‘most useful’ benefits of membership. We were also pleased to see that 70% of you have employers who highly value your CIBSE Membership.
97% of you felt you lacked skills in a range of areas when starting work in the industry, such as Building Regulations and Project Management. In response, CIBSE Training have decided to offer all current and future Graduate Members a £50 voucher for Mid-Career College Courses or CIBSE’s Flexible Learning Modules! Go to www.cibsetraining.co.uk to see the great range of courses available. • Current Graduates will be sent the voucher via email on May 6, 2010
• New Graduate members will receive the voucher in the post once their application has been processed It was interesting for CIBSE to note that 37% of respondents came from a ‘Mechanical Engineering’ background as opposed to 31% who studied Building Services Engineering at university. This result further reinforces the general feedback CIBSE receives all the time; that this is an industry which not only offers great variety but also the appeal that building services engineers can truly make a difference in every day people’s lives and in the campaign against climate change. Other good news from the survey was the employment success of Graduate Members: 73% of respondents reported that they had a job in the sector within 3 months of graduating! In addition, 95% of Graduate Members are currently employed in the sector. 42% of you have been Graduate Members with CIBSE for 2-5 years, a further 15% have been Graduate Members for over 5 Years – if this is YOU, make sure you are on track to achieving your goal of becoming qualified as an IEng or CEng. Becoming qualified is an excellent step in your career as Sarah Gealy, who received her CEng at just 27 reports: “Being chartered stands you apart from other engineers. It demonstrates that you take your career seriously and it is definitely recognised by fellow professionals. I think it is really important for engineers to make the effort to become chartered so that as an industry we distinguish ourselves as professional engineers. I believe being chartered will help me progress my career in the future.”
Sarah Gealy, MCIBSE, CEng, AECOM Senior Mechanical Engineer
To make a start, check how you measure up against the competencies involved for the qualification you want, go to www.cibse.org/membership to download the competency criteria. If you think you are ready, then start getting together you application, talking to your sponsor and writing a log of the projects you have worked on to help with your Engineering Practice Report. Remember, there are only two application dates per year, 1 August and 1 February.
A surprising outcome from the survey was the low uptake of membership with CIBSE’s Groups and Societies, only 64% of you were a member of a group and only 14% of you were a member of a society. CIBSE has 3 excellent professional societies, Society of Light and Lighting, Society of Facade Engineering and Society of Public Health Engineers and 15 groups all related to specific areas in building services.
Better still, the CIBSE Groups are free to join with your CIBSE Graduate Membership. Each of our societies are industry recognised and give members the opportunity to achieve a professional level of membership, you may be able to achieve the post-nominal MSLL , MSFE or MSoPHE sooner than you think! Societies Groups and Societies offer comprehensive and dedicated information in their area of expertise. In addition, attending the seminars and events they offer their members is a fantastic way to meet other like-minded professionals as well as improve your knowledge in an area of interest.
How to join:
Groups:
1. just go to ‘Member log-in’ using your membership number and password to the main CIBSE website www.cibse.org
2. Go to ‘Member Services’ and click on ‘My Profile’
3. Simply click on any groups of interest and the click ‘submit’ when you are finished
4. You will now be added to your group’s mailing list
5. Email
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for any questions you may have Societies:
1. Go to www.cibse.org/societies
2. Click on your society of interest
3. On each society home page there are details on how to join. Some of the societies’ membership will incur a joining fee Another top result revealed that 96% want to progress your membership to become qualified. This statistic was supported by an overall trend in the survey responses calling for more structured support to achieve professional registration. CIBSE Membership will use your feedback to help revitalise your membership. We are looking into options to develop better online resources and support to help you all to achieve your career goal. Stay tuned!
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