How to become a Registered Assessor

The IEMA operates a “Registered Assessor” Scheme, whereby consultancies who undertake EIA work can apply to become registered. Registered Assessor Membership provides a clear indication of those organisations that are capable of producing Environmental Statements in accordance with current best practice standards. It is a status which reflects ability in Environmental Impact Assessment work and is awarded on the basis of a measure of the quality of work produced by an organisation.

Registered Environmental Impact Assessor Membership is awarded for a period of three years, after which an organisation must apply for renewal. Registered status is therefore maintained on the basis of a company’s current ability in the field of EIA.

Benefits of Registered Membership

The benefits of Registered Environmental Impact Assessor Membership include:

• an independent measure of the organisation’s ability to produce good quality Environmental Statements;
  
• demonstration to potential clients of the organisation’s ability to produce good quality Environmental Statements;
• significant marketing prestige and a competitive advantage when bidding for EIA work;
  
• discounts on Professional Indemnity Insurance;
  
• use of the IEMA logo and declaration of Registered Membership status on your letterhead and other publicity material;
  
• identification of an organisation’s Registered Membership status on Institute referral lists.

Who can apply?

Only Consultancies who are Corporate Members of the IEMA can apply for Registered Assessor Membership. The organisation must be able to submit:

• an environmental statement which it has wholly or mainly produced within an 18 month period preceding the date of the application, or within an 18 month period preceding the date of the application for renewal; or
  
• where a company has not wholly or mainly produced an environmental statement but has provided specialist input to environmental assessments, a portfolio of work published as sections of environmental assessments. This should consist of at least four items from separate contracts and produced within an 18 month period preceding the date of the application, or within an 18 month period preceding the date of the application for renewal.

To apply to become a Registered Assessor please download and complete the application form:   Registered Application April 2008.pdf (237.43 KB)

For more information please see the Registered Assessor Application Guide:   Registered Application Guide April 2008.pdf (1 MB)

Submission of environmental assessment work is not restricted to work carried out within the UK, however all the requirements of the Institute’s Review Criteria will be applied in all cases.   Review Criteria.pdf (46.74 KB)