Routes to Membership (MCIOB)

Professional Review

The Professional Review is the final stage to gaining the CIOB Chartered qualification. All candidates who successfully complete the process are entitled to use the designation MCIOB. Applications can only be considered from those candidates who meet the academic requirements and can demonstrate the relevant experience. You can find out more on the Routes to Membership page.

Professional Review candidates will be assessed in the following areas: occupational competence, management competence and commitment to professionalism.

You can listen to the CIOB Special Projects Manager explain how the new Professional Review process is going to work. She responds to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Under the new system, in most cases, the Professional Review interview will be replaced by competence assessment as part of the application. There are two parts:

Part 1

  • Registration of Interest Form
  • Two verified passport photos

Submitting Part 1 application: This should be mailed to the following address, specifically For the attention of the PR Team, The Chartered Institute of Building, Kings Ride, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7TB, UK.

Please note that applications have to 
  •  Be filled in Black ink ONLY
Part 2

  • Application Form plus
  • A copy of your most recent CV
  • Current Job Description
  • Training & Development Plan (including one year forward plan)
  • CPD Record
  • Application Fee. Click here for PR fees
  • Organisation Chart

For applicants who may not be working, please refer to the guidance notes for details on supporting documents.

Submitting Part 2 application: This has to be emailed to pr.application@ciob.org.uk.

Please note that applications have to 
  •  Be in PDF format  (wherever applicable)
  •  Be a MAXIMUM of 6 MB in size  (wherever applicable)
Failure to follow the above guidelines will result in a delay in processing your application. To facilitate your application's processing, please ensure you read the Professional Review Guidance Notes BEFORE submitting your application

You may request or be asked to attend an interview

The video provides more information on how the new system works as do these FAQs and the timelines.

If you have any queries, please email the Professional Review team. 

For Professional Review specific enquiries, you can also contact the PR Team by telephone on + 44 (0) 1344 630 788 or + 44 (0) 1344 630 740, Monday to Thursday, between 9:00 and 17:00 or between 9:00 and 16:45 on Fridays.

Click here for the Professional Review process fees.

Previous style professional review application documents are no longer available/acceptable. Please use new documents for your Professional Review application.

Documentation for applications from 1 June 2012

  1. Part 1 Registration of Interest Form
  2. Part 2 Application Form
  3. Guidance Notes
  4. The CIOB and Ethics
Attached documents
CIOB Application for Chartered Membership Part2 (pdf 174.59 KB)
CIOB Professional Review Guidance Notes (pdf 275.31 KB)
CIOB Registration of Interest Part 1 (pdf 138.21 KB)
Code of Ethics Flyer (pdf 172.02 KB)
Professional Review Verifiers (pdf 43.17 KB)

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