Subscription to the institution
allows
- benefits of membership can assist in career progression through
the acquisition and maintenance of up to date technical and
professional knowledge;
- entitlement to receive the same benefits from institution
services as all other members;
- Immediate access to all our publications: The Fire Engineers
Journal, manuals and so on;
- interface with other professional institutes;
- national and international recognition of membership of this
institution;
- opportunities to meet other members through branch and national
meetings/conferences from all levels and activities within the fire
industry;
- opportunities to join a professional register or consultants
database which is sourced by external organisations looking to
place contracts and so on;
- opportunities to join special interest groups relevant to your
own interests or indeed start your own group if it does not
presently exist;
- participation at committee level enables contact with policy
makers, and leading personnel in associated fields;
- post nominal initials after your name depending upon the grade
you are eligible to achieve;
- protection in law against the charge of being
non-professional;
- significant member discounts on published conference
proceedings and reduced fees for national conferences, seminars and
workshops;
- the benefits of advanced knowledge of products and
services;
- the development of many products and services to support your
continuous development as a member of the 'fire industry'; and
- the opportunity to follow a certified and validated programme
to add to your 'continuing professional
development'.
Above all The Institution of Fire Engineers
is the only independent organisation, which
allows those in the fire industry to communicate with each other
through a central professional body and learned society, to the
benefit of its members.
Opportunity for career enhancement through
- education on the IFE main web site;
- grants of up to 50 per cent are available;
- raising academic standards via a range of internationally
recognised examinations;
- the courses can be taken through correspondence;
- the maintenance, development and improvement of a repertoire of
knowledge and skills through a tried and tested Personal
Development Program (PDP) utilising the concept of Continuing
Professional Development (CPD).
All of which form an increasingly important part of the
recruitment and promotion assessment
process.