Recognition — Post-nominals and crest use

Building is a Chartered Profession which is an outcome of the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) being granted a Royal Charter by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1969. In the last 150 years Royal Charters have been provided to pre-eminent professional bodies that have a solid record of achievement and represent a field of activity which is unique and not covered by other professional bodies. For more information visit:

Information on AIB's Royal Charter

AIB membership provides individual practitioners with a means of identifying themselves as building professionals. The use of post-nominals and a licence to use the AIB Coat of Arms (crest) are a valued privilege restricted exclusively to certain grades of AIB membership.

Post-nominals

Post-nominals are the letters that members in certain grades of membership can add after their names to indicate their status as a building professional. The AIB Council has approved the following post-nominals, set out in the order of precedence from lowest to highest grade:

Post-nominal	Membership grade	Example
GradAIB	Graduate members	Joe Citizen GradAIB
AMAIB	Associate Member	Joe Citizen AMAIB
AffAIB	Affiliate	Joe Citizen Aff.AIB
HonAffAIB	Honorary Affiliate	Joe Citizen HonAffAIB
MAIB	Member (Incl. Retired Members)	Joe Citizen MAIB
FAIB	Fellow (Incl. Retired Fellows)	Joe Citizen FAIB
LFAIB	Life Fellow	Joe Citizen LFAIB

Post-nominals can only be used whilst the individual member maintains a current financial membership of the Institute.  The exception is where the AIB Council has bestowed the honour of a Life Fellowship on an individual, where the post-nominal entitlement remains throughout their life.

Use of Armorial Bearings

The Institute encourages use the armorial bearings (crest) under certain conditions. These include that the crest may only be used with the words "The Australian Institute of Building" and that the armorial bearings must be clearly identified as those of the Institute and not of a member. An example of the use permitted by members includes (the second being the 'corporatised' version):

The AIB armorial bearings may be used by an organisation on letterheads, reports, promotional material, helmets, signboards, notice boards and similar documentation provided that for the organisation involved:

• where a partnership, at lease one partner is an AIB Corporate Member (grades of Member or Fellow); or
• where a company, at least one director is an AIB Corporate Member (grades of Member or Fellow).

If you have any doubts regarding the entitlement to use the crest please contact the AIB national office before it is used. A copy of the crest is available by sending a request to ausbuild@aib.org.au

Term 'Chartered Building Professional'

A Corporate Member of AIB, that is a Member or Fellow is entitled to use the term 'Chartered Building Professional' only in association with their name and not their firm or company.  This entitlement for Member and Fellows is derived from the fact that AIB exists by virtue of its Royal Charter.

Members are permitted to use the term so long as the member maintains a current financial membership. The exception is where the AIB Council has bestowed the honour of a Life Fellowship on an individual, where the entitlement remains throughout their life.

The use of post-nominals, the armorial bearings and the use of the term 'Chartered Building Professional' (where permitted) is an important privilege allowing members to demonstrate their status as a building professional which has been independently assessed by AIB.

For further information send an e-mail to membership@aib.org.au

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