Specialist membership is open to practising risk managers who can demonstrate specialist knowledge in a particular area of risk, e.g. disaster recovery, health and safety, insurance, security.
Applicants must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years risk management experience and either
- a recognised and relevant professional or academic qualification (see list below) or
- successful completion of one of the IRM Specialist Diploma modules
Successful applicants will become voting members of the IRM and entitled to use the designatory letters SIRM.
A list of the qualifications currently recognised as meeting IRM’s criteria for Specialist membership is given below. Please note that membership will only be granted to those who have completed whole qualifications rather than individual modules within a course.
| Educational establishment /University |
|
Qualification/Award |
| City University |
|
MSc Insurance and Risk Management |
| Leicester University |
|
MSc Risk, Crisis and Distaster 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 Assoicate of Risk Management (ARM) qualification |
| Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
|
CMIOSH, CFIOSH |
| NEBOSH |
|
National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
National Diploma in Environmental Management |
| Chartered Insurance Institute, UK |
|
ACII, FCII |
| The Malaysian Insurance Institute |
|
ACII, FCII |
| Insurance Institute of India |
|
ACII, FCII |
| Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland |
|
MIIA |
| Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
|
CPFA |
| Chartered Institute of Management Accountants |
|
ACMA, FCMA |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
|
ACA, FCA |
| Association of Chartered Certified Accountants |
|
ACCA, FCCA |
| Law Society |
|
Solicitor |
| British Safety Council |
|
Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health |
|
