Clarification on post nominals

摘要

As the 2015 membership subscriptions dominate the screens in the ILP membership department, there have been several instances of people who seem unsure as to the status of their grade of membership of the institution, writes ILP chief executive Richard Frost. At the moment we are taking a charitable view and putting it down to confusion. To clarify terms, an Affiliate is 'a member of the ILP' but not a Member, which entitles one to use MILP after the surname. MILP confers a level of experience, expertise and competence which the title Affiliate does not. The distinction is a very important one.