Institution of Fire EngineersSubscriptions Rates 2008
The subscription year runs from 1st January to December 31st. However, new members joining between October and December 2007 will receive these months free when paying the 2008 subscription rates.
| Membership Grade | 2008 (£) |
|---|---|
| Fellow (FIFireE) | £120.00 |
| Member (MIFireE) | £78.00 |
| Associate (AIFireE) | £66.00 |
| Graduate (GIFireE) | £54.00 |
| Technician (TIFireE) | £47.00 |
| UK Student | £35.00 |
| Overseas Student | £26.00 |
| Licentiate | £120.00 |
| Affiliate Organisation | £371.00 |
| Affiliate Individual | £66.00 |
| Engineering Council Division | 2008 (£) |
|---|---|
| Chartered Engineer | £66.00 |
| Incorporated Engineer | £46.00 |
| Engineering Technician | £46.00 |
| Interim Registrant for Chartered Engineer | £46.00 |
| Interim Registrant for Incorporated Engineer | £46.00 |
Note 1:
Subscriptions payable by members of the Engineering Council Division are in addition to those payable for their respective Membership Grade. They are payable on acceptance into the ECD
Note 2:
On registration with the Engineering Council Division UK through the IFE, ECD members will be required to pay entry fees and thereafter an annual fee. These are passed on in total by IFE direct to the Engineering Council UK.
A full list of Engineering Council registration fees may be found in the downloadable application packs on the Engineering Council Division page of this website.
Fees for Applicants to the Engineering Council (2008)
Chartered Engineer & Incorporated Engineer
There are two routes to membership. The Standard route (for applicants with exemplifying qualifications as defined by EC(UK) and the Individual Route (for all other applicants). The route that an Applicant will follow will be identified after receipt of his/her application. Applicants are only required to pay an Initial Application Fee when submitting their application.
Initial Application fee: £54.00 (to be submitted with application)
Interview fee: £81.00 (charged to all applicants progressing to Professional Review Interview)
Technical Report Assessment fee: £81.00. Charged to applicants who are required to produce a Technical Report to support their application
Engineering Technician
Engineering Technician Standard Route (Route A) £71.00
Senior Technician in Industry Workplace Assessment (Route B) £107.00
Technical Report Assessmnet option £152.00
Interim Registration
Interim Registrant for Chartered Engineer £29.00
Interim Registrant for Incorporated Engineer £21.00
Note:
Application fees are payable at the time of making an application and are non-refundable.
Ways to Pay Your Subscription
Annual subscriptions and Engineering Council (UK) fees may be claimed by UK taxpayers as an allowance against gross income from employment. Subscriptions are outside the scope of UK VAT.
Receipts are not sent automatically, but one will be supplied on request.
Overseas branch members
All overseas branch members must pay their subscription via their local branch. Please do not send payment direct to the UK. If you have any query regarding your subscription payments, please contact your overseas branch for advice.
Payment by Cheque or Bank Draft
If you are paying by cheque or bank draft, please forward your remittance, with the remittance advice, as soon as possible. Please make cheques payable to The Institution of Fire Engineers and write your membership number on the back of your cheque or bank draft. All payments must be made in pounds sterling.
Payment by Credit Card
The IFE accepts payment of subscription by MasterCard, Visa, Delta, Switch, UK Maestro and Solo cards Please enter your card number, its start date (if applicable), the expiry date, the issue number and your card security code (the last 3 digits on the signature strip, on the back of the card) on the remittance advice. Please sign the remittance advice before returning it to IFE. Payment of subscription by this method may also be made by telephone to +44(0) 1608 812590.
Payment by Direct Debit
If you have a UK bank account all dues can be paid by direct debit annually or quarterly provided that IFE receives your completed direct debit mandate by 5th Januray 2008.
If you have already given IFE a direct debit mandate, your remittance advice will show this, in which case you should not complete a new mandate form unless you have changed your bank account. If you have paid your subscription by direct debit in previous years but now wish to pay by another method, you must advise IFE accordingly by 5th January 2008.
Currency
The subscription notice is printed in pounds sterling. If you do not have a UK bank account, and if you do not pay the sterling amount by credit card, please ensure that your remittance is in the form of a bank draft in sterling drawn on a bank in the United Kingdom, and that the full amount due reaches IFE. If necessary, please make early arrangements for exchange control.
Lifetime membership
If you have fifteen years continuous membership and will have reached age 60 by the 31st December 2007, you may retain your Institution membership without further payment by making a one-off payment of twice the annual Fellowship fee. The annual Fellowship fee payable from 1st January 2008 is £120.00. Please note that this facility does not extend to the ECD Membership fees or Engineering Council UK registration fees.