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MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
As per the NZIGE Rules:
3.1 The Institution shall consist of the following classes
of members:
(i) Life Fellow
(ii) Fellow
(iii) Members |
Who shall be known as and are
hereinafter sometimes referred
as Corporate Members.
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and
(iv) Honorary Fellow
(v) Graduate
(vi) Associate
(vii) Student |
Who shall be known as and are
hereinafter sometimes referred
as Non-Corporate Members.
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3.2 Abbreviated Titles
Members of any class who wish to designate themselves otherwise
than in full as belonging to the Institution shall use one of
the following abbreviations only:
Life Fellow
Honorary Fellow
Fellow
Member
Associate
Graduate
Student
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Life F. NZIGE
Hon F. NZIGE
F. NZIGE
M. NZIGE
Assoc. NZIGE
Grad. NZIGE
Stud. NZIGE |
3.3 Qualifications for Membership
(i) Life Fellow
A Life Fellow shall be a person who has retired from active participation
in the affairs of the Institution and who has given outstanding
service to the Institution and who the Institution desires to
honour. Life Fellowship shall be conferred upon any past President
of the Institution who retires from the gas industry.
(ii) Honorary Fellow
An Honorary Fellow shall be a person, who is distinguished by
work in engineering, science or otherwise, whom the Institution
desires to honour.
(iii) Fellow
Every candidate for election or transfer to the class of Fellow
shall:
a) have been a Member of the Institution for at least five years,
or for such shorter period as the Council may in any particular
case decide, and
b) is recognised as having high standing in the gas industry,
and
c) have been engaged in a senior position of responsibility in
the gas industry, and
d) have given service to the profession or to the Institution,
or have contributed to the objects of the Institution.
(iv) Member
Every candidate for election or transfer to the class of Member
shall satisfy one of the following:
a) hold a suitable degree in engineering, science or technology
or equivalent academic qualification as may be approved by the
Council, have relevant experience of at least three years, and
be currently engaged in a position of responsibility in the gas
industry, or
b) have attained the standard of education and undergone training
and received experience in an appropriate field which satisfies
the requirements of a Registered Engineering Associate, and be
currently engaged in a position of responsibility in the gas industry,
or
c) have at least ten years relevant experience, and be operating
at a level equivalent to a professional engineer/technologist,
and be currently engaged in a position of responsibility in the
gas industry.
(v) Associate
Any person interested in the objects of the Institution may apply
to become an Associate unless they qualify for another membership
class.
(vi) Graduate
Every candidate for election or transfer to the class of Graduate
shall:
a) have attained the age of 21 years, and
b) hold a suitable degree in engineering, science or technology
or a technician's qualification as may be approved by the Council,
and
c) be receiving training and experience within the gas industry.
(vii) Student
Every candidate for election or transfer to the class of Student
shall:
a) be studying towards a qualification recognised for Graduate
membership of the Institution, and
b) undertake to apply to transfer to the class of Graduate upon
becoming eligible.
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