Find the membership grade that reflects your experience and ambition.
Membership Grades
The Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT) offers structured membership options for professionals working in lifts, escalators, and vertical mobility. Explore the membership grades to see which one best suits your current role, experience, and qualifications.
If you’re unsure about which grade to apply for there are resources to help.
- Download the Guide to SoVT Membership
- SoVT membership finder
- For professional registration, review VT competence evidence examples
- Licentiate
- Associate – coming soon
- Member – coming soon
- Fellow – coming soon
Routes to Membership
There are three different pathways to SoVT membership. All SoVT membership is awarded via CIBSE membership.
- New to CIBSE: apply for CIBSE membership selecting vertical transportation as your engineering discipline. Click on your preferred grade to find out what’s required or to start your application.
- Already hold CIBSE membership: fast-track route to SoVT membership depending on your grade and VT experience. Click on your preferred grade to find out what’s required or to start your application.
- Registered EngTech, IEng or CEng with another UK engineering institution: fast-track route to SoVT membership depending on your grade and VT experience. CIBSE Affiliate membership is required. Click on your preferred grade to find out what’s required or to start your application.
Fast-track applications are assessed by the SoVT Membership Committee, which meets on a regular basis to assess applications. All other applications are routed through CIBSE membership.
Upgrading Your SoVT Membership
This will depend on the type of SoVT membership you hold.
- If you are professionally registered with CIBSE (LCIBSE LSoVT, ACIBSE ASoVT, MCIBSE MSoVT) please apply here. This link will only work if you are logged in and your CIBSE membership is up to date.
- If you are professionally registered with another UK engineering institution please apply here.
Subscription Fees
There are no additional subscription fees to join SoVT, you will only be charged for the relevant CIBSE membership.