When thinking about what to write for this month's column, I was drawn back to the March edition of the Lighting Journal in which ILP chief executive Richard Frost wrote a small piece on the grades of membership and the misuse of post nominal letters. I wanted to follow this up with a clear and concise guide to the grades of membership and the titles that people are permitted to use, especially as I have recently come across members of the institution still using very old post nominals that refer to the Institution of Lighting Engineers… Most people who join our institution do so as an Affiliate, and all that is required is an interest in lighting and to pay the appropriate subscription. This grade is open to anyone and does not confer any competence or level of lighting knowledge. There are no letters after your name, or what we call post nominals, with this grade.
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