Section 5: ADMISSION TO THE INSTITUTE, CLASSES OF MEMBERS AND REGISTRATION OF NATIONAL SERVICE

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person or body admitted to the lnstitute shall possess adequate knowledge of project management and be registered as a member of the lnstitute in the category of-
(a) Fellow ;
(b) Honorary Fellow;
(c) Chartered Member ;
(d) Graduate Member ;
(e) Associate Member ;
(f) Corporate Member ; or
(g) Student Member
(2) A person or body accorded by the Council the status of a member shall be enrolled as-
(a) a Fellow if he is a member of high professional or administrative standing who- (i) has served the Institute and had at least seven years' experience in a senior project management post in a private or public organisation at the time of this application or enrolment, or (ii) is not currently engaged in project management but has been employed in senior management position in private or public organisation for at least seven years ;
(b) Chartered Member if- (i) he has passed all the examinations prescribed by the Council, and has a minimum of three years continuous working experience in project management in any private or public organisation, (ii) he is a chartered member of a foreign project management professional body, recognised by the Council and his class of the
membership is in the opinion of the Council equivalent to that of membership of the Institute and he has a minimum of one year working experience in any private or public organisation in Nigeria, and shall
have passed a stipulated examination before enrolment, (iii) he has updated his professional knowledge at least once in a year
through the Institute's mandatory proficiency programme, or (iv) he is eligible for election into any position in the Institute and has paid his fees for four consecutive years immediately preceding the year of election ;
(c) Graduate Member, if he is in possession of requisite academic qualification and has passed all the examinations prescribed by the Council ;
(d) Associate Member, if he is in possession of requisite qualifications from other fields of study as may be determined from time to time by the Council and he shall not be eligible to vote or be voted for at elections of the lnstitute ;
(e) Honorary Fellow, if he is a person of distinction in the field of project management, law, accounting, politics, economy, management, engineering or any similar discipline, but he shall not be eligible to vote or be voted for at any election of the lnstitute ;
(f) Corporate Member, if it is an employer of labour and meets the criteria set by the Council for registration in that category ; and
(g) Student Member, if he is pursuing a course in project management in any institution approved by the Council but- (i) he shall not be eligible to vote or be voted for at elections of the Institute, and (ii) his name shall not appear in the membership register.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (2) (f) all Corporate Members shall cause their staff performing project management functions to register with the lnstitute to foster their ethical standards and self-regulation in the project management profession.
(4) A person who desires to be admitted into the Institute shall make a formal application to the Register on the appropriate form as shall, from time to time, be prescribed by the Council and shall state under what class of membership he seeks admission.
(5) A person applying for membership shall, in addition to evidence of qualification, satisfy the Council that-
(a) he is of good character ; and
(b) he has not been convicted by any court of tribunal in Nigeria or elsewhere of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, or such other offences as, in the opinion of the Council, would render the applicant unfit to be a
member ol the Institute.
(6) The Registrar shall place before the Council all applications for admission stating in each case whether the applicant is qualified for registration in the class under which he seeks admission and if not so qualified, whether
he qualifies for admission under other class.
(7) Where the Council is satisfied that the person is qualified for admission-
(a) under the class for wh;ch he applied. the Registrar shall, upon payment
of the prcscribed fees by the applicant, enroll the person in that class, and issue him a certificate of membership appropriate for that class ; and
(b) into another class other than for which he applied, the Registrar shall, upon the person's application, amend his application to state the class under which he is qualified and the Registrar shall, after the amendmend
and upon payment of the prescribed fees by the applicant, register him and issue a certificate of membership appropriate for that class.
(8) Fellows or Chartered Members of the lnstitute shall be entitled to use after their names the words, ''Fellow (or Honorary Fellow) of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria" or the initial "CFPM" or "CMIPM''
(9) The categories of professional membership of the lnstitute includes-
(a) such members that are entitled to use after their names the accompanied words-
(i) Certified Project Manager Technician (CPMT),
(ii) Certified Association Project Manager (CAPM),
(iii) Certified Fellow Project Manager (CFPM),
(iv) Certified Student Member Project Manager (CSPM),
(v) Certified Business Project Manager (CBPM), and
(b) Certified Professional Project Manager (CPPM)
(10) At the completion of the lnstitute's final professional examination, an eligible student shall proceed for the National Youth Service in line with the relevant law establishing it.
(11) A holder of the final professional certificate of the Institute shall-
(a) be entitled to employment in private and public service on the same rank applicable to members of other chartered professional bodies in Nigeria ; and
(b) after three years of graduation, be eligible for a practising certificate as a Chartered Project Manager on satisfying the Institute's requirment by attending two consecutive mandatory professional assessment courses,
at least once in a year and the certificate is subject to renewal every year, on a fee to be determined by the Council.