Want to be a Candidate for Membership?
| Applications for Candidate for Membership are temporarily on hold while a review of this pathway is undertaken. |
A Candidate for Membership (CfM) is an individual working towards gaining the level of knowledge and experience required to become a Member (MEIGCA) of the Institute.
There are two pathways to being granted Candidate for Membership status:
Pathway 1 – EIGCA students
Students who achieved 60%+ in Year One of the EIGCA Vocational Qualification in Golf Course Design (EVQGCD) are granted automatic Candidate for Membership status whilst studying Year Two (the status is revoked if the student subsequently fails Year Two).
Students who achieved 50-to-59% in Year One of the EVQGCD, and progress to pass Year Two, are eligible for Candidate for Membership status on graduation from the course.
Pathway 2
Applicants who are not current, or have never been, EIGCA students, may be eligible to be a Candidate for Membership if they have a Certificate, Diploma or Degree recognised by the Institute, or a range of experience in golf course design.
Approval of non-EIGCA students as a Candidate for Membership is at the discretion of EIGCA’s Council.
Benefits and Restrictions
- CfMs are not eligible to use an EIGCA logo to depict their association with the Institute, nor are they permitted to say or infer they are a member of the Institute.
- CfMs are included in the Candidate for Membership directory on EIGCA’s website (name, photograph, contact details)
- Candidates for Membership are eligible to attend the EIGCA’s Annual General Meeting, but do not have voting rights.
- CfMs are invited to attend EIGCA events, such as the Annual Meeting and CPD Seminars.
Code of Professional Conduct and Practice
Candidate for Membership is not a membership category of EIGCA, however, anyone granted this status must abide by EIGCA’s Code of Professional Conduct and Practice.
Pathway to EIGCA Membership (MEIGCA)
A minimum of four years must elapse before a Candidate for Membership is eligible for membership of EIGCA. As part of the application process, the individual must demonstrate they have gained the sufficient knowledge and experience that is required.