Overview
The Institute was incorporated as an independent corporate body, entirely self-financing. It is governed by a Council of members whose work is supported by a number of standing committees and permanent staff.
There are six grades of members:
A. Subject to section 12 of the Act establishing the Institute, a person admitted to membership of the Institute shall be registered as a member of the profession in the category of
- Fellows;
- Full Members;
- Associate Members;
- Graduate Members;
- Student Members; or
- Corporate or Institutional Members.
B. Every member of the Institute in all the categories listed in subsection (1) shall attend Mandatory Continuous Professional Training Program (MCPTP) as specified by the Council for reorientation and development processes.
C. A member of the Institute is entitled to receive from the Council, a certificate in such form as the Council may approve for that purpose.
D. A member is entitled to use such letters after his name as may be authorized by the Council and, if registered into the category of —
- Fellows, he shall use the initials, “FCIPA”;
- Full Members, he shall use the initials, “MCIPA”; and
- Associate Members, he shall use the initials, “ACIPA”.