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Application
for membership may be made to any of the Institute Office bearers and
requires the completion of an application form, which can be downloaded from
this Site, or completed and forwarded electronically to the Institute.
In
the event of electronic application being made it will be forwarded to a
local Institute representative, who will then contact you with the view
to obtaining any additional details and the necessary sponsorship required,
bringing you into contact with the organisation.
Fees
will become payable on acceptance by the Grading Committee.
Grading Guidelines
The official listing of grades of
membership of the S A Institute of Materials Handling is contained in
Article 7 of the Articles of Association, specifying:
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Fellows, Professional Members,
Members, Associate Members, Students, Honorary Fellows and Retired
Members.
CRITERIA FOR GRADING
The criteria upon which Council
elects to the various grades are set out in Articles 13 19.
MEMBERSHIP GRADING SUBCOMMITTEE
GUIDELINES
The administrative guidelines now
used by the Grading Subcommittee are as follows for each grade:
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Candidates
are expected to have a qualifying academic background
and hold positions of high Responsibility,
as senior managers or senior technical advisors in recognisably large
organisations. The subcommittee seldom acknowledge persons under 40
years as being eligible.
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The
stress on responsibility and age is to preserve worthy advantage for
full members of five or more
years standing who have developed sufficiently to be given
departmental or executive authority
and/or by virtue of their contribution to the Institute, have earned
the grading.
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No
admission to this grade under the age of 30 years except for a person
with exceptional qualifications
and/or experience (related Engineering degree or diploma).
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For the less qualified person
with a minimum of 10 years experience in the materials handling or
related field who holds a position of considerable authority,
candidates are usually between 40 and 50 years.
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A thesis may be offered in
substantiation of a candidates experience.
Candidates with
qualifications similar to that for Professional Members but with a shorter
period of experience will be considered from the age of 25.
From the age of 30, however, the
Diploma in Materials Handling or similar qualification is considered
desirable. (NTC 5, T2, ONC, HNC,
HND, City and Guilds 953) coupled to a period of directly related experience
of not less that 5 years.
There is no upper age limit in
this grade in order to cater for the very experienced supervisory employee
fully concerned with an important materials handling related function but
without having had the opportunity to obtain a formal technical education.
15 years compensating experience is considered the minimum in this case.
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The
threshold of this grade is not fixed by age or qualifications. Likewise,
there is no upper age limit.
The crucial factor in grading at this level is that the candidate has an
interest in a specific field within Bulk Materials Handling.
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examples of Associates are persons closely associated with handling
management are: Accountants, mechanics, equipment
hirers, indent agents, non-technical salesman, inspectors, training, safety and
personnel officers.
- STUDENT MEMBERS (ARTICLE 17)
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Student
members all persons registered on Materials Handling Courses Accredited by
the SAIMH ETQA with a duration
of 6 months and above. Any Student may apply for grading at a higher level
if they satisfy the guidelines detailed above.
Usually
offered to a patron on a life membership basis with no fees or subscriptions
payable.
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Upon
retirement from full-time employment any grade of member over the age of 65
can be granted
this grading if he wishes to keep in touch with the Institute.
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Applications
for regrading take a similar form to initial membership applications and
apply to any grade.
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Applicants
should ascertain the requirements pertaining to the particular grade sought
and must substantiate when and where the basis for additional status was
obtained.
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Regrading
is more difficult than initial grading because unless the candidate has
attained a higher qualification
or holds a recognisably higher position in a company of repute, his merely
having expended
more years in doing a job of work doesnt constitute experience of the
kind to exempt him
from being qualified by certification.
It is therefore becoming the practice to call for a thesis in advance
of determining a persons ability and attainment, as is the case with
Member grading.
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