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Criteria for each membership category to help you determine which category is the most appropriate for you.

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Category of membership Documentation you will need
Professional Member (Voting member)

Criteria to apply for a Professional membership of IPEd

  • IPEd Accredited Editor, or
  • Professional or Advanced Professional member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), or
  • Certified or Accredited member of Editors Canada, or
  • Certified or Accredited member of the Professional Editors’ Guild (South Africa), or
  • Certification from the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS), or
  • An eligible qualification, and cumulative work experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional editing, or
  • Cumulative work experience equivalent to two years of full-time professional editing, as assessed from submitted CV, as attested to by the applicant
  • Eligible qualification (if applicable). This may be an undergraduate or postgraduate award (certificate, diploma or degree) for a course of study at a recognised institution in Australia or New Zealand, which covers substantially all types of editing. Qualifications from overseas institutions may be recognised and you are asked to include details of these on your application form.
  • Curriculum vitae (maximum three pages)
  • A written statement giving an overview of your work experience (approximately 200 words)
  • Two work-related written referee statements. These need to be approximately 200 words indicating how long the referee has known you and their knowledge of your editing skills and ability. Referees can be employers, colleagues, or clients.
Associate Member (Non-voting member)

Criteria to apply for Associate membership of IPEd

  • Anyone with an interest in editing and publishing, or
  • A person whose work includes an element of editing, but who does not meet Professional criteria
 No documentation required.
Student Member (Non-voting member)  

Criteria to apply for Student membership of IPEd

  • Any full-time or part-time student, enrolled in an eligible course for a minimum of three months, and who is not eligible for Professional membership
  • Proof of current enrolment (not a student card) for an eligible course, being an undergraduate or postgraduate award course (certificate, diploma or degree) at a recognised institution, which covers substantially all types of editing
  • Curriculum vitae (maximum three pages)
Corporate Member (Non-voting member)

Corporate membership is for publishing companies and other businesses and organisations that support and uphold the aims of IPEd.
Corporate members receive admissions at member rates to events, including

  • general meetings
  • social events
  • professional development workshops
  • biennial IPEd national conference
  • accreditation exam.

 

 Names of all in-house staff who will be included in the Corporate membership

Honorary Life Member (Voting)

Honorary Life Members are members who have made a significant contribution to their branch, to IPEd or the editing profession, nominated by two Voting members and endorsed by 75% of members present at any branch general meeting and endorsed by IPEd Board, or nominated by IPEd Board and endorsed by that member’s branch.

All applicants, for Voting and Non-voting categories, are required to support and uphold the aims of IPEd, and, once accepted, must agree to and operate under the IPEd Code of Ethics, and are bound by the IPEd Constitution. 

Subscription types for specific circumstances

The following subscription types will be offered to members of any category.

Member benefits will remain as for the category of membership current when the member applied for retired or temporary leave status, concessional membership or hardship consideration.

Retired members

Individual members of any category who are retired (65+ years) from work are eligible for a concessional rate, regardless of whether they hold an eligible concession card. As a general guideline, they should not be working substantially in any capacity. The intent of this subscription is to ease the financial burden on members who are genuinely retired.

Temporary leave

Individual current members of any category who are taking temporary leave (minimum six months) from work are eligible for the current concessional rate on renewal of their membership, regardless of whether they hold an eligible concession card. As a general guide, they should not be working substantially in any capacity during this period. The intent of this subscription is to ease the financial burden on members who are genuinely taking, for example, maternity leave, sabbatical leave or carer’s leave.

Hardship

Individual members of any category undergoing personal or financial hardship, and who do not hold a concession card, may apply for a hardship fee of $65. This will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Requests should be made to IPEd Administration, who will consider the request with due respect for confidentiality and the likely duration of the situation.

To apply for any one of the above subscription types, please contact IPEd Administration.

Concession-card holders

Individual members of any category who hold an eligible concession card and provide a scan of the card may apply for a concessional fee of $65. Eligible concession cards include:

  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
  • Centrelink-issued Pensioner Concession Card
  • Health Care Card (now issued by the Department of Human Services)
  • Veterans Affairs Pension Card.
  • New Zealand Community Services Card
  • NZ Super Gold Card
  • NZ Veterans Super Gold Card
Eligible concession cards for concession

Please email a scan of your card to IPEd Administration.