Associate
membership is granted to those who have satisfied the Registration
Board's criteria for registration. Provisional membership is granted to
those who are close to completing the requirements for full
registration.
APPLICATIONS
Applications
are considered by the Registration Board twice yearly. Closing dates
for receipt of applications and referees' statements are: 15 May and 15 November. Categories of registration are listed in the appendix to the Application Guide.
Those who wish to apply to become registered should apply individually to the Registrar for the necessary forms or may use the forms on this site listed below. It is most important that applicants study the "Application Guide"
The
Registration Board comprises of one of the councillors from each
electoral district together with the member appointed by the Minister
of Education. Its statutory role is to grant registration to those
applicants who satisfy the Board that they are competent to teach in
the category or categories of their application. The Registration Board
meets twice a year to consider applications for registration. In
addition to evidence of qualifications the Board also requires
applicants to give comprehensive details of their performing and
teaching experience and competence including reports on lesson
observations. Three Referee's statements are required. Special reports
are sought for applicants seeking to become registered as teachers of
Early Childhood Music.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE INSTITUTE
At
the present time the Institute has some 1200 members. The names of
current members, their qualifications and the subjects in which they
are registered to teach are set out in the Year Book published each
year and listed here on our on-line database. FIRMT indicates a member has been awarded a Fellowship of the Institute. AIRMT indicates the member is an Associate of the Institute (a full member).
A Provisional member uses the words ‘Provisional Member IRMT‘.
A CODE OF ETHICS
Every member is required to adhere to the Institute's Code of Ethics.