Professional Review
Your final step to achieving Chartered Membership
The final step to gaining Chartered Membership for most candidates is the Professional Review.
What is the Professional Review?
The Professional Review is an assessment process to evaluate candidates' knowledge, experience, and competence in the field of construction management. It is final step for individuals seeking to achieve Chartered Membership (MCIOB), which signifies professional recognition and adherence to high standards in the construction industry.
How to apply for the Professional Review
You can access the application form, guidance notes and membership declaration on the CIOB Portal.
Academic requirements and experience requirements:
You will need to have met the academic eligibility requirements, along with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience (5 years if your qualification is not in the built environment or is a non-honours degree) before starting your application. You will need to hold a Level 6 (degree) level qualification or higher to be academically eligible.
Membership:
You must already be a non-chartered member (Applicant) of the CIOB. If you aren't an Applicant member yet, you will need to register for an online account and then apply for membership. Start the process here.
Guidance notes:
You’ll need to read the guidance notes that you will receive with the application form, which will detail the supporting documents that you will be required to submit along with your application. For example, you may submit an up-to-date copy of your CV and a current record of your CPD.
Verification:
Your application will need to be endorsed by your line manager, a client or a construction professional who knows you well. You can find out more in the guidance notes you’ll receive with your application.
How to apply
1. Apply for your pathway
Once membership is confirmed you will have access to the Professional Review Application documents in the members' portal.
2. Read the guidance notes.
This document contains all the information you need to apply.
3. Support
Join a webinar, use the mentoring service, or use the service of one of our PR support providers.
4. Complete and upload your application
This is done via the portal (assessment fees applicable).
5. Assessment and results
Your application will be assessed and verified by our team of MCIOB assessors. It takes a maximum of 12 weeks for the result to be sent to you, although may take longer if any documents or information is missing from your submission.
We may contact you if we need clarification about any aspect of your application. Otherwise, we will contact you to tell you the result of your assessment.
Our fees page details the costs for each route to membership. Once you have submitted the application, the PR team will email instructions about paying on-line and costs involved. You cannot pay until the application has been received.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the professional review team here.
What support is available?
CIOB Mentoring Service:
We have a Professional Review Mentoring service, supporting Mentees working towards completing their Professional Review. Find out more about the Mentoring Service here.
Local workshops:
Take advantage of the Professional Review workshops often hosted by local hubs. Find upcoming events here.
Professional Review Top 10 Tips
The Professional Review assesses that you have the right knowledge, skills and experience in the three main areas of competence: occupational, management and professionalism. Here are our top tips.