Oriole Newgass wrote on 06 August 2002 13:14:
> Incidentally if anyone wants an example of CILIP's unethical
> practices, consider this. Corporate Members of the IIS (MIInfSc)
> who were not also ALAs, but who transferred their membership
> BEFORE the unification date of 01/04/2002 as directed, are now
> addressed on envelopes as MCLIP, but are listed as
> "Associate Member" on their membership cards. However members
> who were also ALAs have MCLIP and "Chartered Member" on their
> membership cards. Thus at a stroke former MIInfScs have been
> relegated to a second-class category, and although holding
> the top grade of professional membership in the IIS are deemed not
> equivalent to the top grade of LA membership (in breach of the
> clauses on qualification equivalence agreed at unification).
> If this were not enough, turn to the back page of the CILIP
> appointments supplement of 21 June. Under the CILIP logo
> read the quarter-page notice headed URGENT REMINDER TO EMPLOYERS:
> "Since the new CILIP Regulations came into force on 1st April
> 2002 the term "Associate Member" of CILIP no longer refers to
> the Chartership process but to a category of membership.
> The wording for your advertisement should read "Chartered
> Member" of CILIP if you require professionally qualified applicants".
I am horrified that the new organisation has got off to such a bad start,
with some of the membership at least, but query whether the above is
entirely accurate. At the risk of someone realising they made an error, and
downgrading my membership, I confess to being a former MIInfSc with no LA
connections at all, who transferred before 1st April and has Chartered
Member on my card.
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Sheila Thomas [log in to unmask]
Web Manager at TWI
http://www.twi.co.uk
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