APPENDIX 1 - APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

THE INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION ASSOCIATION (IPC)

(“THE COMPANY”)

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

I,

(full name of duly authorised agent of the applicant)

for and on behalf of

(full name of organisation) (“the Applicant”)

of

(address of organisation)

APPLY for *Full/Associate/Observer/Honorary Membership of the Company and agree that if the Applicant is admitted as a Member, it will be bound by the Company's Constitution for the time being in force.

Signature of Applicant Date

By executing this application the signatory warrants that the signatory is duly authorised to execute this application on behalf of the Applicant.

*Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

Note:

Full Membership is only open to organisation which has in place a personnel certification scheme which has been certified, by an accreditation body which is a member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) or by an accreditation body member of a regional member of IAF, as meeting the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024:2003 and approved IPC criteria.

Associate Membership is only open to:

a)  a personnel certification body which is not yet accredited as required for Full Membership,;

b)  an organisation that provides training or examination of competencies defined by IPC for a personnel certification scheme;

c)  an industry association; and

d)  other interested party

Observer Membership is open to an organisation which is interested in the activities of IPC. Observer Members may be admitted as a non-voting Member, for a maximum of two (2) years, for an annual subscription not exceeding one third (1/3rd) of the annual subscription for a Full Member.

Honorary Membership is only open to organisations, including a member of IAF, that may be admitted as a non-voting Member and not be required to pay a joining fee or annual subscription.

The entrance fee and annual subscription are payable when lodging this application. An applicant does not become a Member unless this application is accepted at a Board meeting. You will be notified by mail if the application is accepted. If the application is not accepted the entrance fee and subscription will be refunded with the notice.