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    Wednesday 15 January 2025
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Membership Options

Which grade to apply for?

  • The IRSE Membership Routes flowchart shows the routes to the different grades of IRSE membership
  • For more information about each membership grade click on the links below
  • Should you need further advice and assistance on choosing the most suitable grade please send a copy of your latest CV to membership@irse.org


    • IRSE Membership Routes
    Provides guidance on the various routes to membership of the Institution
    View the IRSE Membership Routes
    Fellow (FIRSE)
    For senior managers in railway control and communications businesses who dictate business and technical policy and for those recognised as experts in their field of railway control and communications. They will be working at a superior responsibility level, exhibiting leadership, vision and strategy within the profession by advancing the science of railway signalling and telecommunications, promoting the professional development of individuals and furthering the objectives of the IRSE.
    Find out more about our Fellow (FIRSE) membership
    Member (MIRSE)
    For those working at senior responsibility, taking significant engineering decisions affecting technical and organisational output and providing guidance to others.
    Find out more about our Member (MIRSE) membership
    Associate Member (AMIRSE)
    For those working at responsible experience level, exercising their professional engineering judgment in the field of railway control and communications and making decisions on specific areas of their work.
    Find out more about our Associate Member (AMIRSE) membership
    Accredited Technician
    For those actively engaged in the railway control and communication engineering profession working at responsible experience level and able to demonstrate their competency in signalling or telecommunications engineering through an apprenticeship or competence assessment scheme such as the IRSE Licensing Scheme.
    Find out more about our Accredited Technician membership
    Affiliate
    For those in full or part time qualification, on a formal training programme or who are engaged in or simply interested in railway signalling and telecommunications..
    Find out more about our Affiliate membership