Qualification & Membership
HKIUS memberships
HKIUS members are divided into two major categories, namely, corporate and non-corporate. For corporate members, they are further divided into professional and non-professional grades.
The following classes of HKIUS members are classified as professional.
-For Individual: Manger and Fellow members and RPUS.
-For company: Group A, B & C.
All the corporate members are eligible to vote at all HKIUS AGM and EGM. However, only the individual professional (M/F) members may become RPUS (Recognized Professional Utility Specialists), Professional Auditors, Trainers and only Fellows who have served the institute are eligible to be elected as President or VPs of HKIUS.
The entry requirements of HKIUS have been clearly defined in its Constitution (2007) while applicants are yet to be assessed by professional interview for all the corporate (O/M/F) membership.
A summary of the entry requirements and current number of members is listed as follow:
Membership Type | Abbreviation | Requirements | Total no.* | ||
Student | SMHKIUS | Full time students and age below 25. | 50 | ||
Affiliate | N/A | Age over 18 and Support to HKIUS constitution | 2 | ||
Associate | AMHKIUS | F.5+1 year +Training +Safety +CPD | 15 | ||
Operative | OMHKIUS | F.5+3 year +Training +Safety +CPD + Interview | 52 | ||
Manager | MHKIUS | Degree+5 years +Training +Safety +CPD + Interview | 82 | ||
Fellow | FHKIUS | Degree+8 years (or MHKIUS+ 5 years)+Training +Safety +CPD + contribution to the industry | 19 | ||
Recognized Professional Utility Specialist | RPUS | M/FHKIUS+2 years local exp.+ CPD+ interview | 2 (accept application from 1st Jan, 2009) | ||
Honorary Fellow | Hon.FHKIUS | Professionals with substantial contribution to the industry and by invitation only. | 5 | ||
Corporate Company Membership | Years of Experience (Years with HKIUS) & requirements | Min. No. of member Total/ (Professional) | Total no. |
(Group A) | 3 years + Quality and Safety System | 3/ (1) | 0 |
(Group B) | 5 (3) years + Quality and Safety System | 6 /(3) | 15 (all current company members to be divided as Group A or B depends on company size, turnover and equipment range) |
(Group C) | 10 (5) years + Quality and Safety System | 10/ (5) | 0 (accept application from 1st April, 2009) |
Sponsor Company Member | Not Required but supportive to the industry | Not Required | 0 |
(Note: *membership under review or application excluded)