IST OVERSEAS MEMBERSHIP

Since its inception in 1954, the Institute has always encouraged and accepted members from outside the United Kingdom. Indeed at the present time a significant percentage of our membership is from overseas. Most of the overseas membership has, historically come from the Commonwealth countries, however we are now attracting members from other countries.

It is our aim to set up qualifications for specialists/technicians/technologists that will be acceptable across international borders.

This will benefit members in two ways:

1. They will be able to apply for posts in countries/continents other than their own

2. In countries where there are no national training schemes, members will still be able to obtain a recognisable qualification

In some countries the IST is setting up Branches to help improve integration of members.

Applications can be submitted online or by post to the IST office using the standard application form which is available for download (app_form.doc, or app_form.pdf).

Guidance notes for those applying for membership are available (app_notes.doc, or app_notes.pdf).

You will need Acrobat Reader installed on your PC to view the .pdf files.