Wherever you are in your studies, careerÌýand life, and however you use or intend to useÌýyour language skills, °µÍøÁÔÆæ membership is for you. As your qualifications, skills and experience develop, our membership pathway will support you and enable you to advance your career and goals as a linguist.
In addition to our three professional grades of membership – Associate, Member and Fellow – we offer Affiliate grades to support students, studying and newly qualified linguists, as well as those who use languages as part of their work and life.
Here are some of the benefits of °µÍøÁÔÆæ Membership.
Professional grades
Achieving professional membership demonstrates that you meet the requirements and standards for good practice in the professional use of your language skills. Membership is open to anyone who uses their language skills as the main or a major part of their work.ÌýThere are three grades of professional membership: Associate (ACIL), full Member (MCIL) and Fellow (FCIL), plus chartership.
Some Key Benefits:
Professional recognition as a linguist: °µÍøÁÔÆæ professional membership demonstratesÌýyour professional standing and commitment to languages to clients and employers.
The full range of professional membership benefits include:
- Use of °µÍøÁÔÆæ designatory letters ACIL, MCIL or FCIL and the relevant °µÍøÁÔÆæ logo to display on your website, LinkedIn and other social media profiles, email footer, CV.
- Free entry in °µÍøÁÔÆæ’s online Member Check and, for translators, interpreters and language teachers, a listing in the the Find-a-Linguist directory (in accordance with clause 4.1 of theÌý°µÍøÁÔÆæ Code of Professional Conduct) putting new clients in touch with you.
- Exclusive access to our webinar library of around 200 training videos, free of charge, to support you in your CPD activities and to enhance your professional learning.
- Access to °µÍøÁÔÆæ's mentoring platform.
- Competitive rates for Professional Indemnity Insurance.
- For freelancers and businesses, access to a range of °µÍøÁÔÆæ template contracts and info sheets.
- The Linguist, °µÍøÁÔÆæ's professional journal.
- Monthly members' eNews update including °µÍøÁÔÆæ news, eventsÌýand language updates.
- CPD and events offered by °µÍøÁÔÆæ and its professional divisions.
Affiliate grades
Our affiliate grades are for those who have and love languages, who are studying either for an academic or a professional language qualification, who are starting their career, or who are more experienced linguists who use their languages as part of the their work but not its sole or primary focus.
Some Key Benefits:
Recognition of you as a linguist: being a °µÍøÁÔÆæ affiliate demonstratesÌýyou are developing and using your languages and are a valued member of the global community of linguists.
- Joining a vibrant international community of