Minimum Requirements for Different Membership Grades

Associate Member (AMPRIS)

A new entrant to the profession who:

• Adheres to the Institute's code of ethics;
• Has a graduate level of education or training based on the science, engineering or technology of plastics and rubber.

Member (MPRIS)

A professional who:

• Adheres to the Institute's code of ethics;
• Has a graduate level of education or training based on the science, engineering or technology of plastics and rubber;
• Has acquired and demonstrated skills through professional activity.

Fellow (FPRIS)

A mature, senior person who:

• Adheres to the Institute's code of ethics;
• Has a graduate level of education or training based on the science, engineering or technology of plastics and rubber;
• Has acquired and demonstrated skills through professional activity.

And who has made outstanding contributions in one or more of the following ways:

• To the promotion, advancement or application of the science, engineering or technology of plastics and rubber;
• To the profession;
• To the management or direction of organisations in which the science, engineering or technology of plastics and rubber are important.