Schedule for the Stage 3: Professional Review process.

Each Professional Review cycle takes three months to complete (from application deadline to election decision). Keeping to this time frame requires both the applicant and the professional reviewers to stay on schedule. Dates for upcoming cycles are listed below.

Planning your submission

• read the Technician Member- Application Guidance carefully to check that you have met all the requirements
• submit and pay for your application (as early as possible) before the deadline to allow time for the administration checks¹
• contact our membership team with any questions.

Process overview

• once the submission deadline has passed, we will confirm that your application has been accepted and pass your application to the professional reviewers for assessment
• the professional reviewers will assess your Competence and Commitment (C&C) Report. If any revisions are needed, you will need to revise, re-verify and return your C&C report within two weeks²
• not all applicants will require an interview, but if deemed necessary, you’ll be sent the interview details (date, time, Microsoft Teams meeting link etc), following the C&C assessment
• once a final decision has been made following the monthly Virtual Election Panel meeting, we will let you know the outcome
  • if successful, you will need to pay any outstanding fees (eg registration fees). A welcome letter, certificate and membership card will be sent in due course
  • if unsuccessful, you’ll be sent detailed feedback for a future application.

¹Although we aim to progress applications as quickly as possible, our processing capacity is dependent on the volume of applications received. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to include your application within a particular Professional Review cycle.

²It’s important that the two week deadline is met so your application can proceed within the relevant cycle. If the deadline is not met, your application may be closed; any application fees paid will not be refunded.

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Please note that capacity is dependent on application volumes within a given Professional Review cycle. We therefore cannot guarantee inclusion within a particular cycle; however, we will always seek to progress applications in as timely manner as possible.