Tips for a Successful Application

1. Read the relevant guidance note. These can be found at

2. Make your proposer aware of the relevant guidance note and ask that they read your documentation. They should be:

At the same SLL class or higher.
At the same equivalent CIBSE class or higher
Registered IEng (AMSLL) or CEng with any Engineering Council nominated institution at the same class or higher, or
Professionally registered within the construction industry (eg CIOB, RICS, RIBA) at an equivalent class or higher.

If none of the above are available to you, your proposer can be your employer (if self-employed this could be a project client, you have worked with). NB This option is not available for those applying for Fellow.

3. Include your degree certificates and any relevant course certificates.

4. Make sure your CV includes a year’s worth of CPD records see CPD Requirements. Guidance on what counts as CPD can be found at CPD Activities.

5. When you are writing your report it should, give real life examples of your activities in the field of light and lighting where you have met the competencies/requirements for the appropriate class of membership. You can anonymise specific projects.

If you are applying for AMSLL/MSLL you should write an Engineering Practice Report,
If you are applying for AMSLL or MSLL and you have already achieved IEng, CEng, qualified Architect (ARB) you should write a Competency Statement, or
If you are applying for FSLL you should write a Contribution to Lighting Report (NB you can only apply for FSLL if you have already achieved MSLL).

6. Include an organisation chart that clearly indicates your position within the company (this could be ‘you’ in a different colour, circled etc).

Remember, this is your opportunity to share your achievements and show how your experience makes you deserving of the post-nominals. The Membership and Fellows Panels do not make assumptions about your ability and base their judgement solely on the evidence provided.