specialist

Specialist membership is open to any applicant who can demonstrate specialist knowledge in a particular area of risk e.g. disaster recovery, health sector risk management and financial risk. Applicants who can demonstrate evidence of relevant professional or academic qualifications AND appropriate risk management experience, or have successfully completed an IRM specialist course (e.g. Environmental Risk, Business Continuity and Crisis Management, Information Risk or Public Sector Risk) can apply for Specialist membership which enables the use of the designation SIRM.

A list of currently approved qualifications are listed below. Please note that Specialist membership is only granted to those who have completed whole qualifications in relevant subject area, rather than individual modules within a course.

The list below is not exhaustive and if you believe you meet the criteria to apply for Specialist membership, complete the form above attaching all relevant certificates and your CV.

If you have any questions on applying for Specialist membership, please contact Angela Barnes on angela.barnes@theirm.org or by tel: +44(0) 20 7709 9808.

Educational establishment	Programme / Membership
University
City University	MSc Insurance and Risk Management
Leicester University	MSc Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management
	MSc Security Risk Management
Nottingham Trent University	MSc Health and Safety Risk Management
Tanaka Business School, Imperial College	MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering
	MA Insurance Studies
University of Southampton, School of Management	MSc Corporate Risk and Security Management
Professional body
Insurance Institute of America/American Institute of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (IIA/AICPU)	American Associate of Risk Management (ARM) qualification
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health	CMIOSH, CFIOSH
NEBOSH	National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
Chartered Insurance Institute UK,	ACII, FCII
The Malaysian Insurance Institute	ACII, FCII
Insurance Institute of India	ACII, FCII
Institute of Internal Auditors	MIIA, FIIA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants	ACMA, FCMA
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales	ACA, FCA
Law Society	Solicitor
British Safety Council	Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy	CPFA