The IOR offers membership for individuals at all types of role and at any stage of their career. Whether you are a manager looking to gain recognition for your skills or a student technician needing technical information - the IOR has a range of membership grades.

Explore our membership pages to decide which is the best route for you, apply on line and gain the recognition you deserve - initials after your name (eg MInstR), membership certificate, option to apply for Engineering Council registration (become a Chartered Engineer), access to a network of professional experts and library of on line publications and events.

Find out more about membership and sign up here https://ior.org.uk/membership or ask for a call back if you would like advice on how to join https://ior.org.uk/about/contact-us 

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Do you employ technicians, apprentices or are you running your own small business?

 

The IOR offers a subscription service for RACHP Engineering Technicians to receive regular good practice guides revising fundamentals and keeping you up to date with new industry developments.  For a subscription fee of just £42 individuals can receive quarterly printed bulletins and download over 200 items from the website - this is free for your Apprentices.  

Immediate sign up for technicians here

Contact us if you employ Apprentices or to find out about discounts for employers of more than 5 technicians

You can watch a short presentation about the section by clicking on the image below >

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