The following is a breakdown of the Membership Categories
Category - Membership Title - Qualifying Letters - Route to Membership Category
Associate:
Any UCD award (through the Institute)
Membership of CPD Member scheme as a Grandfathered
individual
Practitioner: Practitioner of IOB (PIB)
Holders of the following qualifications or designations:
Accredited Product Adviser (Loans)
Accredited Product Adviser (Savings and Investments)
Accredited Product Adviser (Pensions)
Accredited Product Adviser (Life Assurance)
Accredited Product Adviser (Consumer Credit)
Accredited Product Adviser (Personal General Insurance)
Accredited Product Adviser (Commercial General Insurance)
Accredited Product Adviser (Private Medical Insurance)
Accredited Product Adviser (Debt Management Services)
Licentiate: Licentiate of IOB (LIB)
Holders of the following designations or qualifications:
Certified Bank Director
Certified Investment Fund Director
Chartered Banker
Professional Banker
Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)
Qualified Financial Adviser (QFA)
Licentiate Compliance Institute (LCI)
Fellow Compliance Institute (FCI)
Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO)
Certified Financial Crime Practitioner (CFCP)
Any Level 9 programme completed with IOB
Bachelor of Financial Services
Joint financial Services Diploma (retired programme)
University Diploma in Financial Services
Fellow: Fellow of IOB (FIB)
Admission through IOB Council (Bye-Law No 1, paragraph 4)
NB: Membership Categories are updated once a month, so categories may take up to 4 weeks to change