Grades and Fees

FREE

Student members comprise all those persons who have been elected into the grade of Student so long as their names are on the register as such. Candidates proposed for election into this grade shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that:

• They are receiving training as a builder and are currently engaged directly in the practice of building, 
  or

• they are at the time of their nomination bona fide students in building enrolled in a course of study 
  approved by the Council.

No person shall remain in the grade of Student if that person ceases to be engaged directly in the practice of building or ceases to be enrolled in an approved course. 

$285.00 + GST

Licentiates shall comprise all those persons who have been elected into the grade of Licentiate so long as their names are on the register as such. Candidates proposed for election into this grade shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that:

• They are persons who have obtained technical qualification approved or prescribed by the Council as provided by these Rules or have been exempted in whole or in part from such examinations and in the case of partial exemption have passed the subjects from which exemption has not been granted, and

• they are employees of a building practice or related profession actively engaged in the practice of the arts and sciences essential to the construction of buildings, but who have not reached the experience level required by these rules for Associate members.

$50.00 + GST

Graduate membership of the NZIOB is available to those persons who have graduated from a University or Institute of Technology or Polytechnic (ITP) with a construction focused qualification, and be employed in the construction or building sectors. The annual membership fee of $50 + GST pa is in place for the first three years of the member’s career, post-graduation.

$285.00 + GST

Associate Members shall comprise all those persons who have been elected into the grade of Associate Member so long as their names are on the register as such. Candidates proposed for election into this grade shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that:

• They are persons who have obtained technical qualifications approved or prescribed. by the Council as provided by these Rules or exempted in whole or in part from such examinations and in the case of partial exemption have passed the subjects from which exemption has not been granted, and

• they are employees of a building practice or a related profession actively engaged in the practice of the arts and sciences essential to the construction of buildings and have been so employed for not less than five years, or

• they are teachers of building subjects in educational establishments approved by the council and have been so employed for not less than five years, or

• they are persons currently engaged in the building industry who, for not less than five years, have held a responsible executive position in a partnership or company trading as builders, and have knowledge of the art and science of building construction or a related profession not less than that required of an Associate Member.

$360.00 + GST

Affiliate Members shall comprise all those persons who have been elected into the grade of Affiliate Member so long as their names are on the register as such. Candidates proposed for election into this grade shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that:

• They are persons who have passed examinations or obtained qualifications approved or prescribed by the Council as provided by these rules to establish to the satisfaction of the Council that they are professionally qualified to a level consistent with the standards required by these rules for Affiliate Members, and

• they are employees or are self-employed in a building practice, educational or research establishment, government or local government authority or a related profession actively engaged in the practice of the arts and sciences of the construction of buildings and have been so employed for not less than 10 years, and

• they are persons interested in the aims and objectives of the New Zealand Institute of Building and in terms of these rules are considered to contribute to the executive or management processes involved in the building or construction discipline and whose qualifications do not fit any other existing membership category.

$360.00 + GST

Members shall comprise all those persons who have been elected into the grade of Member so long as their names are on the register as such. Candidates proposed for election into this grade shall produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Council that:

• They are persons who have passed professional examinations or obtained qualifications approved or prescribed by the Council as provided by these Rules or have been exempted in whole or in part from such examinations and in the case of partial exemption have passed the subjects from which exemption has not been

• granted as to establish to the satisfaction of the Council that they are deemed to be professionally qualified to a level consistent with the standards required by these rules for Members, and they are persons currently engaged in the building industry who have been so engaged for not less than four years, or

• they are persons currently engaged in the building industry who have been for not less than seven years sole proprietors or principals in practice, or have held responsible positions with a partnership or company trading as builders, and in either case have knowledge of the art and science of building construction or a related profession not less than that required of a Member, or

• they have been Associate Members of the Institute for not less than two years and are sole proprietors or principals in practice or hold a responsible position with a partnership or with a company trading as builders or in a business or occupation associated with building, or occupy a senior teaching position teaching subjects directly related to the building industry in an educational establishment approved by the Council.

$360.00 + GST

The membership category of Fellow is a prestigious one, and is by invitation from the NZIOB Council. Nominations for a Member of the Institute to become a Fellow, are made by the NZIOB Chapters, with ratification by the NZIOB Council. 

The criteria for Fellow is that:

• They are persons who have made notable contributions to the building industry in achievement, construction, literature, education or service and who are sole proprietors or principals in practice or general managers in a partnership or company trading as builders, or in a business or occupation associated with building, or
• They have been Members of the Institute for not less than five years and have reached a position of eminence and have given sustained distinguished service to the Institute.

$90.00 + GST (this is in addition to your Member/Fellow subscription fee)

• They have a minimum of 45 CPD Credits for the preceding 3 years
• Have completed a FORM acknowledging their committment to this grade

$50 + GST 

A Retired Member shall be a person who having been a Member and having retired from the building industry or a related profession or a teaching appointment in building and has applied to and been approved by the Council for transfer without election to the grade of Retired Member.

$200.00 + GST

If a NZIOB member travels overseas for an extended period of time, they can apply for Overseas Membership. 

For Australia, NZIOB has a full reciprocal relationship with AIB, your NZIOB membership status (and membership services) would continue as per your New Zealand membership.

$105.00 + GST (this is an annual registration fee)

The objects for which the registration of construction managers (RCM) is established are:

• To provide professional recognition for senior site construction personnel.
• To provide confidence by setting an identifiable benchmark in the competence of site construction managers.
• To raise standards in the management of the construction process.

As an organisation embracing all aspects of professional building the New Zealand Institute of Building is ideally placed to be a neutral administrator of the registration of construction managers through the Registration Board. In order to be a RCM, you must already be a member of the Institute.