For under £90 a year after tax, and potentially for much less, you can secure the IHBC’s conservation benefits, support and accreditation; while there is also a lot of other support for any IHBC members on low income (50% reduction for those under £17,500 pa) or facing hardship (up to 75% support for those under £12,500, and up to 100% under special circumstances).
IHBC Vice-Chair Emilia McDonald said: ‘Conservation practitioners can no longer presume that their employers will take care of their professional development – there’s just not enough money or capacity out there. So it is all the more important for practitioners with recognisable conservation roles or duties to make sure that their skills are verifiable, both by the existing employer as well as any prospective new employer or client.’
‘The IHBC’s new category of conservation accreditation, as an IHBC Associate, is the ideal way to have your skills tested and quality-assured while also looking towards full IHBC membership.’
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘IHBC accreditation through membership is extremely cost-effective, at about £2 a week after tax, while for those under £17,500 income, at less than £1 a week it is little more than the cost of some specialist associations, and yet with all the added benefits of a professional body.’
‘And it gets better: anyone with an annual income under £12,500, such as students in particular, can apply for 75% fee reductions, while even 100% subsidies are on offer if you are developing your skills by volunteering in the sector or facing particular professional or personal challenges. And for that you get some of the most substantial benefits available to built and historic environment conservation practitioners.’
‘Clearly the IHBC continues to do all it can to support access to credible conservation!’
To review conservation accreditation and related schemes available to practitioners see the IHBC’s listing of specialist registers
To see the IHBC’s list of accredited practitioners, which includes Full Members electing to use the service as well as all Associates, see our Database of Accredited Practitioners
IHBC hardship support and other support
To find our more about Associate membership and the application process, see our introduction to membership categories at http://ihbconline.co.uk/1new/join/Catagories/index.html
To join follow have your CV or similar resource to and follow the llnk from http://www.ihbc.org.uk/join/page29/index.html
