Application Process
Find out more about the Membership Application process.
CICM Membership is an essential tool for professionals in the Credit Management and Collections industry. Being a CICM Member means you are part of a like-minded professional community dedicated to empowering professionals with the skills and knowledge for your personal development. With access to a range of membership benefits that enhance your career, CICM Membership is a must for any professional that cares about their credit career.
Have your skills showcased by the defining CICM Professional Standards of the Credit management and collections industry.
Receive regular editions of the CM Magazine and access it online – the critically acclaimed Credit Management magazine is filled with hot topics and stories from the industry.
Benefit from exclusive podcasts, webinars, Knowledge Hub and more!
Annual fee: £106
If you want to study for a CICM Qualification, regardless of where you are at in your Credit Management Career, or maybe you are new to the career and looking to grow your knowledge, this grade is for you.
After becoming a Studying Member, you should take a look at the CICM Qualifications, Study Methods and Cost and Packages
To gain access to Studying Member you must be studying with CICM now, or planning to in the next year. You have either:
You have access to Studying membership for a maximum of three years
If you're ready to take the next big step in your Credit Management and Collections Career, become a member today.
Annual Fee: £163
This grade is open to all who apply. You will get access to all of the benefits that put our membership users ahead in the Credit industry.
However, if you wish to have advanced recognition of skills and knowledge that better represents you in your career, then our professional grades (Associate, Member and Fellow) will grant you professional letters that are desired by employers.
If you're ready to take the next big step in your Credit Management and Collections Career, become a member today.
Annual Fee: £181
Associates should have consistent evidence of working in a credit/collections department over 3 years and be able to provide examples of managing debts and risks, assessing customer profiles, advising colleagues on credit policies and focus on day to day activity, with some planning/projects that reach 6-12 months.
To apply, you will need to fulfil our criteria for evidence.
Upon completion of a CICM Level 3 Diploma you will be eligible to become an ACICM(Dip).
If you're ready to take the next big step in your Credit Management and Collections Career, become a member today.
Annual Fee: £222
Members have consistent evidence of managing the credit cycle in an organisation over a period of about 5 years and evidence examples of working with other departments, developing credit/collections policies and procedures, managing customer credit files. Members work to timescales of around 12-18 months, such as planning business activity over a financial year or managing long projects and demonstrate commercial understanding of their organisation.
To apply, you will need to fulfil our criteria for evidence.
Upon completion of a CICM Level 5 Diploma you will be eligible to become a MCICM(Grad)
If you're ready to take the next big step in your Credit Management and Collections Career, become a member today.
Annual Fee: £276
Fellow's evidence of developing, delivering and implementing wide-reaching and long-term credit strategies and can evidence the impact of this strategy through evaluation of business outputs such as business metrics and financial measures and can evidence examples such as advising the organisation on all aspects of credit/risk management, leading credit-related projects, developing and implementing a quality scorecard, monitoring the organisation’s overall credit/collections performance.
To apply, you will need to fulfil our criteria for evidence.
If you're ready to take the next big step in your Credit Management and Collections Career, become a member today.
Find out more about the Membership Application process.