IfA - A Chartered Institute

[kevin wooldridge]

I agree with your last agenda David, but would re-itereate that IfA now and in future are unlikely to have power to restrict jobs to Chartered members. However external organisations and sponsors may choose to see Chartered status as a kite mark and insist upon it from tendererers and contractors

IfA has to be inclusive and to that end offer entry to all. I suspect that 'clambering over each other' could be achieved if it were to be exclusive, but not sure that is a good thing. I totally agree with you however regarding the membership grades. The less the better. Chartered, associate and student (free, but non voting as at present) would do for me!!

The IfA at its base level represents a standard and ethic for the profession. I think over the years that the IfA has over promoted the ethos of 'join us and sign the pledge' at the expense of attracting many folk who would subscribe to the standard and ethic, but not to 'membership of the club'. Perhaps the Chartered institute could devise a way to bring those people on board for the essentials, but allow them to opt out of the 'clubism' (a little like the UK aspires to in its membership of the EU). Maybe an IfA Federation.....agree to the trade and rules but opting out of the conference, Southport and the single currency (peanuts!!)....