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Membership grades
Membership grades depend on an individual's qualifications and experience.

Student
If you are undertaking an appropriate training scheme leading to an appointment within the signalling profession or are receiving regular and relevant training within the profession, you may be considered for Student membership.

Accredited Technician
You will need to demonstrate that you are competent in signalling or telecommunications engineering techniques through a competency assessment scheme such as the IRSE licensing scheme.

Associate
A member who is engaged in, connected with or interested in the profession. They may be actively involved in the promotion, development and practice of the profession, but may not have a specific technical background. A safety, quality or training professional may apply for this grade of membership, as might a railway operator or those engaged in the manufacture of railway equipment.

Fellow and Member
The normal route is through academic qualification to Chartered or Incorporated Engineer or non-UK equivalent level and either passing the IRSE's examination or with equivalent experience. Signal and telecommunications engineers who have held a position of senior responsibility within the profession for a number of years may also apply. For Fellow, applicants must have had a number of years superior technical/managerial responsibility. Applicants may be called for interview by senior representatives of the Institution.

Associate Member
These are members who have normally completed a recognised signal engineering training scheme and passed the IRSE's examination. Alternatively, they will have satisfied the academic standard required for the Engineering Technician section of the Engineering Council or non-UK equivalent and have experience within the profession, but may not have completed the necessary period for exercising responsibility required for the Member level.

Companion
This grade is for persons who by their association with the profession or through their occupation in a position of eminence wishes to further the objectives of the IRSE. Companions are normally admitted by recommendation of the IRSE Council.