Posted By Hazel Harvey Trudy, Upon completion of your qualification you will need to apply for regrading as a Grad IOSH and complete a full 2 year IPD process. There are no exemptions from this process for people wishing to progress to CMIOSH even if they have been TechSPs.

Posted By Hazel Harvey Trudy, All members of IOSH at whatever category are advised to enrol for CPD to demonstrate their commitment to the development of their skills in health and safety. For many at TechSP level this will be via a further qualification such as the NVQ. From the introduction of the new membership structure later this year there will be a requirment for all potential Chartered MIOSH to enrol for Initial Professional Development and to spend at least 2 years in the Grad IOSH category as part of the process. IPD and CPD are completely different processes. Where you are getting confused is that as part of the transitional arrangements from the current system to the new one is that there is a requirement for all MIOSH to complete a 2 year CPD cycle before they can transfer to Chartered. The entry to MIOSH closes on the 30th September this year and applicants after this date will not be eligible for these tranitional arrangments. The MIOSH category will disappear towards the end of 2007 when the 2 year CPD cycles finish. Had you been able to complete before 30th September you would have been eligible for these arrangements but as you haven't I am afraid it is the new IPD that you will need to complete. Any CPD you have undertaken will assist you when you are interviewed by a peer review panel towards the end of the IPD period so it isn't all wasted.