Associate Member (ACMA)
Accredited
You will be expected to provide evidence of knowledge and skills at the Entry level; your referee is asked to provide evidence of your behaviours at Entry level. You are likely to be at an early stage of your career, in the early years of volunteering or possibly you have recently had a career change and have started out in the countryside/greenspace sector.
Your job or volunteer title (if applicable) should not influence the level of accredited membership you apply for. (If you have successfully completed a relevant Apprenticeship, see the ‘Completed an Apprenticeship?’)
Associate applicants are required to provide evidence for a total of eight competencies at Entry level:
- The first transferable competency is Health and Safety and is mandatory for all applicants
- Associate applicants need to choose seven further competencies from either the transferable or technical lists.
Benefits
- ACMA suffix
- Entry in Members’ Directory
- Quarterly Ranger magazine (hard or digital)
- Regional and international networking
- Members’ rates at study/training days
- Members’ rates at annual conference
- CMA certificate, car sticker and pin badge
- Access to online discussion forum
- Regular e-news bulletins
- Full voting rights
- 50% discount on subscriptions to CJS Weekly
£45 a year
£36 a year if your employer is a Corporate member
