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RESULTS OF THE MEMBERSHIP GRADES SURVEY – MAY 2020

YOU TALKED. WE LISTENED.

A big thank you to everyone who helped us shape the future of occupational safety and

health by completing the membership grades survey in May. The response was excellent,

with a quarter of members sharing their views.

The consultation is now closed and, having analysed all the feedback we received via the focus

groups, survey, email, forums and social networks, we’re taking the final proposed structure

through the governance process prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in October.

We’ll share the final proposal with you in September. In the meantime, here are the

results of the survey and a few key facts in response to recurring questions.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US SHAPE THE FUTURE OF

IOSH GRADES

YOU TALKED. WE LISTENED. Why not take time out and have a read?

70+ 70+

60 - 69 60 - 69

50 - 59 50 - 59

40 - 49 40 - 49

30 - 39 30 - 39

20 - 29 20 - 29

Less than 19 Less than 19

15%

26%

37%

16%

3%

3%

0%

18%

27%

34%

14%

3%

4%

0%

Female

Male

82%

18%

Female

Male

Unknown

77%

21%

2%

REPRESENTATIVE RESULTS SURVEY ENGAGEMENT MAPS WELL TO MEMBERSHIP

Survey respondents (11,907 IOSH members) Total IOSH Membership (48,331)G

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Non-UK members = 21%UK members = 79% Non-UK members = 18%UK members = 82%

Chartered Chartered36%

Graduate Graduate27%

Technical Technical24%

Fellow Fellow2%

Student Student1%

Associate Associate1%

Affiliate Affiliate9%

24%

27%

27%

2%

1%

1%

18%

REPRESENTATIVE RESULTS SURVEY ENGAGEMENT MAPS WELL TO MEMBERSHIP

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Survey respondents (11,907 IOSH members) Total IOSH Membership (48,331)


THE VAST MAJORITY OF MEMBERS SUPPORT EACH OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES

Q. Overall, to what extent do you support the suggested changes to the membership structure, grade names and definitions, which have been developed to better describe the scope of the profession?

89%

10% 1% 1% 1%16% 12%

83% 87%

Support the changes Do not support the changes Unsure

Membership structure


Grades names Definitions

MEMBERS AT ALL MEMBER GRADES ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES

91%

Affiliate

89%

Associate

90%

Chartered

86%

Graduate

88%

Technical

90%

Fellow

88%

Student

Q. To what extent do you support the suggested changes to the membership structure?

Agreement by member grade * Member = survey respondent

MEMBERS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO GRADE NAMES

88%

Associate

75%

Graduate

83%

Technical

Q. To what extent do you support the suggested changes to the grade names?

Affiliate

89%

Chartered

87%

Fellow

86%

Student

86%


THERE IS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT ACROSS THE MEMBER GRADES FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO GRADE DEFINITIONS

89%

Chartered

83%

Graduate

87%

Technical

87%

Student

Q. To what extent do you support the suggested changes to the definitions?

Affiliate

90%

Fellow

90%

Associate

90%


OVER HALF AGREE WITH THE CHANGE TO CERTIFIED MEMBER

Change to Certified Member (Cert IOSH)

Change to Incorporated Member (Inc IOSH)

Change to Member (Member IOSH)

Keep Graduate Member (Grad IOSH)

Unsure

Other

53%

5%

12%

21%

5%

4%

Q. Graduate Membership as a title has been questioned because it suggests those in this category are newly qualified, and it is not obvious they are experienced practitioners. Considering the other IOSH

membership grade titles and those used by other organisations, we are proposing a change to Certified Member. Do you feel this is a suitable alternative or do you prefer one of the other options listed?


AT LEAST FOUR FIFTHS OF MEMBERS IN ALL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO CHARTERED MEMBERSHIP

Q. Feedback from our earlier consultation suggests that Chartered Membership requires enhancement to encompass the wider responsibilities of the OSH professional, such as leadership, planning, quality,

environment and ethical practice. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

ALL

MEM

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SB

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EMB

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RA

DE

Strongly agree

Strongly/Slightly agree

Slightly agree

Strongly/Slightly disagree

Neither agree or disagree

Neither agree nor disagree/Unsure

Slightly disagree Strongly disagree Unsure

68% 16% 8%4% 3% 1%

89%

4% 7%

Affiliate

13%

1%

86%

Associate

8%10%

82%

Chartered

11%8%

81%

Graduate

9%4%

87%

Technical

5%6%

89%

Fellow

7%3%

90%

Student


THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR TECHNICAL MEMBERSHIP

Q. To gain Technical Membership, IOSH currently requires a member to have two years’ full time experience operating at Technical level. However, our consultation with members suggests this could be reduced to a minimum of one year’s full time relevant experience operating at this level. To what extent would you support this change?

Completely To some extent Not really Not at all Unsure

19%18%25%37% 1%

Completely agree/Agree to some extent Do not agree/Not at all agree Unsure

77%22%

1%

Affiliate

1%

11%

88%

Associate

1%

40%

59%

Chartered

1%

34%65%

Graduate

1%

42%

57%

Technical

1%

43%

56%

Fellow

2%10%

88%

Student

ALL

MEM

BER

SB

Y M

EMB

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84% OF MEMBERS SUPPORT AN ALTERNATIVE ‘EXPERIENTIAL ROUTE’ TO IOSH MEMBERSHIP

Q. It is suggested that IOSH’s current entry requirements rely too heavily on formal qualifications and are therefore too rigid for some practitioners and senior professionals. Consequently, IOSH proposes to develop an alternative route that recognises OSH experience; this aligns with other professional bodies’ entry requirements. To what extent would you support the introduction of an ‘Experiential Route’ to IOSH membership?


7%8%28%56% 1%


91%

8%1%

Affiliate

2%9%

89%

Associate

1%

21%

78%

Chartered

2%

15%83%

Graduate

2%7%

91%

Technical

1%

21%

78%

Fellow

2%10%

88%

Student

ALL

MEM

BER

SB

Y M

EMB

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THERE IS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE CHARTERED SAFETY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL DENOMINATION

Q. Currently Chartered Members can use the denomination ‘Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner’. Our earlier consultation suggests that ‘Chartered Safety and Health Professional’ would be more appropriate and better aligned to other professionals

who have Chartered status. To what extent would you support this change?


3%5%12%75% 5%


91%

5% 4%

Affiliate

8%6%

86%

Associate

5%11%

84%

Chartered

5%8%

87%

Graduate

6%6%

88%

Technical

5%

15%

80%

Fellow

6%4%

90%

Student

ALL

MEM

BER

SB

Y M

EMB

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THE VAST MAJORITY AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO GRADUATE MEMBERSHIP, REQUIRING A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS’ EXPERIENCE

Q. To gain Certified Membership (currently Graduate Membership), IOSH requires a member to have completed an accredited qualification at Level 6. Experience is not currently assessed for this category of membership. However, our consultation with members suggests a minimum of

two years’ full-time relevant experience should be assessed. To what extent would you support this change?


4%6%17%72% 1%


92%

7%1%

Affiliate

3%10%

87%

Associate

1%9%

90%

Chartered

1%

13%

86%

Graduate

1%7%

92%

Technical

1%10%

89%

Fellow

5%

31%64%

Student

ALL

MEM

BER

SB

Y M

EMB

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NEARLY THREE QUARTERS STRONGLY AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR FELLOWSHIP TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE OSH PROFESSION

Q. Consultation findings also suggest that the current process and assessment for Fellowship requires enhancement to be more inclusive of those who are actively contributing to the OSH profession. To what

extent do you agree or disagree with this?

72% 9% 10%

2% 2%

5%


86%

1%

13%

Affiliate

10%

1%

89%

Associate

15%

6%

79%

Chartered

19%

2%

79%

Graduate

15%

2%

83%

Technical

7%10%

83%

Fellow

16%

3%

81%

Student

Strongly agree Slightly agree Neither agree or disagreeSlightly disagree Strongly disagree Unsure

ALL

MEM

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SB

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EMB

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MOVING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE

Our consultation has been wide ranging and lively. The majority

of members supported the proposed changes and many people

engaged further through free text answers in the survey, in emails

and in forum threads.

As part of our commitment to keeping you informed, we’ve

tracked some of the recurring questions and concerns and created a

quick fact check piece to tackle some misconceptions head on. Take

a look at the following pages to see what’s true and what’s not.

Do you have the facts at your fingertips?

FACTMYTH

You won’t, as long as you complete your CPD (mandatory, as before) and

Ethics Certificate by April 2022.

I’m going to lose my Chartered status soon.

Want to find out more? Check out our FAQs here.

https://www.iosh.com/media/8426/membership-grades-review-faqs-august-2020.pdf

FACTMYTH

No you don’t. You could progress to Chartered by developing your competence to Level 7 through

CPD activities.

I need another qualification to move from Graduate to Chartered as Level 6 isn’t

enough.



FACTMYTH

Most members at this level will be eligible to transition to Technical. Please email [email protected] if you’d like to

discuss this.

The Associate grade is being removed so I’m out.



FACTMYTH

We’ve been keeping employers and recruiters updated. If the changes are approved, we’ll invest in a campaign during the first half of 2021 to make

sure they’re aware of the changes and understand them.

These changes will confuse employers.



FACTMYTH

Only exceptional cases will go straight to Chartered. Most experiential candidates

would progress to Chartered from Graduate.

The experiential route to membership will make it too easy to

achieve Chartered status.



FACTMYTH

Qualifications, knowledge and experience all contribute to an individual’s professional

capability. The new structure is designed to recognise this and

strike a balance.

IOSH seems to value experience over qualifications.



FACTMYTH

We anticipate that it’ll be part of your CPD, at no extra cost but we

can’t confirm until we’ve developed the detail for the Ethics Certificate, which is dependent on the outcome

of the review.

The Ethics Certificate will cost me.



SO WHAT’S NEXT?

We’ll update you further next month when we share the final proposed membership structure, along with more information about how the competencies will be mapped to grades.

In the meantime, for more information on the membership grades review, feedback to date and the governance process, please visit http://www.iosh.com/membershipgradesreview

http://www.iosh.com/membershipgradesreview

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