ELIGIBILITY

Affiliate

Entry to the category of Affiliate shall be by application by persons who:

• Are interested in the affairs of AICD and aspire to become full members of AICD but do not meet the full membership requirements; or
• Desire to enrol in the Company Directors Course; or
• Are full time students in a tertiary institution

Member

Entry to the category of Member shall be by application by persons with two (2) or more years as:

• A director or alternate director of a company; or
• A senior executive with managerial responsibilities equivalent to those of an executive director
• A member of local Boards of Advice of companies; or
• A partner or sole proprietor of a professional practice (eg. Accountants, architects, solicitors, stockbrokers) or unincorporated business; or
• Academic personnel at the level of, or equivalent to, Professor (heads of appropriate faculties in technical colleges are included under this category)

Graduate Member

Entry to the category of Graduate Member shall be by application by persons who:

• Meet the above criteria and who have passed the AICD Company Directors Course Diploma examination, but do not yet qualify as a Fellow

Fellow

Entry to the category of Fellow shall be by the following methods:

• (a) Standard Method – Applicants for admission to the category of Fellow shall be admitted provided that the Membership Committee is satisfied that they are fit and proper persons and meet the following criteria:
  • (i) have completed the Company Directors Course or equivalent courses determined by the Board of Directors and passed the examination; and
  • (ii) have had five (5) years experience as a director of a significant company or a government business enterprise, concurrent directorships not being added together;
  • (iii) have had five (5) years experience as a senior executive accountable to the board of a significant company, government business enterprise or other corporate business undertaking;
  • (iv) for the purposes of this By-Law, a “significant company” means an incorporated business that carries on trading activities under the leadership of a CEO and with a board of directors that meets regularly and functions under appropriate corporate governance principles. Non-trading family investment companies, sole director companies and small consultancies do not qualify. To be taken into
    account, government business enterprises and other corporate business undertakings (such as schools, charities or associations) should have comparable standards of corporate governance to the “significant company” above.
    
    To ensure the suitability of the applicant from a professional and ethical point of view as a director, two written references from referees who are Fellows of the Institute must be supplied.

• (b) By Special Exemption – Applicants for admission to the category of Fellow by special exemption shall be admitted if the Membership Committee is satisfied
  that they are fit and proper persons and have had at least ten (10) years experience as a director of:
  • (i) one or more listed public companies; or
  • (ii) a company/not-for-profit organisation with a turnover in excess of twenty (20) million dollars and/or one hundred (100) employees.

To ensure the suitability of the applicant from a professional and ethical point of view as a director, two written references from referees who are Fellows of the Institute must be supplied.

• (c) By Special Invitation – The Board of Directors may, at anytime by resolution, invite a person to become, and admit such a person as a Fellow on the grounds of expertise, experience of standing although they have not satisfied the prescribed conditions of admission.

See AICD By-laws for further information

Please note, you cannot apply for Fellowship online at present.

Please note the AICD does not, at present, offer corporate membership. All membership options are personal only.