With fee covered for 5 years, membership is an invaluable perk for CIMA® qualification holders. The myCIMA dashboard provided to each CIMA® member contains insightfully curated informational, educational and professional development resources and other benefits.
The professional membership is not open for public, and is exclusively reserved for professionals who have already earned their CIMA® qualification.
CIMA® professional members get useful career and networking resources to improve their visibility within the global community of management accountants; broaden their knowledge base; sharpen their leadership skills; drive their organization's performance; and speed up their journey toward the boardroom. The membership card gives pre-paid access to CIMA institute networking events, and the exclusive privilege of referring their friends and relatives for the CIMA® program on a member discount of 10% on the standard program fee.
CIMA® professional members get the membership card along with a life-long access to the CIMA institute dashboard. Key resources shared with professional members include information on networking events, programs, webinars and seminars for senior professionals in areas related to business, finance and indeed, management accounting. To add, members get periodic updates on training and educational opportunities, with possibilities of special program fee wherever possible.
Membership fee for the first 5 years is already included in the CIMA® package for CIMA® qualification holders. 6th year onward, CIMA® qualification holders require to pay a nominal fee of US$ 150.00 annually to renew their membership. Professionals can also choose the one-time fee option and pay US$ 650.00 for life-time membership.
CIMA® Student Membership is for students of universities and business schools on the CIMA® Ace network.
CIMA® student membership automatically converts into CIMA® professional membership once a student has successfully earned the CIMA® qualification. Student members get a CIMA® student membership certificate. They get their membership card, however, only after they have obtained the CIMA® qualification. Also included are a number of career-resources to help them improve their employability and visibility among employers; enrich and broaden their knowledge and skills in line with global trends in the investment & management accounting profession, and equip themselves well for a great start to their careers.
Key resources shared with student members include information on employment opportunities, student contests, webinars and seminars in areas related to business, finance and indeed, management accounting. To add, members also get periodic updates on employment opportunities, job-interview and application tips; on training and education opportunities, with possibilities of special CIMA® program fee wherever possible. Membership fee for the first 5 years is already included in the CIMA® program package offered to students of institutions on the CIMA® Ace list.
After the expiry of the 5-year free-membership period, all CIMA® qualification holders have to pay a nominal fee of US$ 150.00 annually to renew their membership. Candidates can also choose the one-time fee option and pay US$ 650.00 for life-time membership.
Institutions on the CIMA® Institutional Educator network obtain CIMA® institutional membership by default, those on the CIMA® Ace, CIMA® Accord and networks are pre-qualified, eligible of complimentary CIMA® institutional membership.
CIMA® institutional member-organizations get useful career and networking resources for their students and members, besides special fee offers for the CIMA® program and in CIMA® networking events for members. Key resources shared with institutional members include information on networking events, programs, webinars and seminars for senior professionals in areas related to business, finance and indeed, management accounting.
You have to be either pursuing the CIMA® program or have completed it to become a CIMA® Professional member.
You have to be on the list of CIMA® Ace institutions to become eligible for CIMA® institutional membership.
You have to be on the list of CIMA® Accord institutions to become eligible for CIMA® institutional membership.
You have to be on the list of CIMA® Institutional Educators to become eligible for CIMA® institutional membership.
You have to be registered in a full-time Master’s or MBA degree program in CIMA® authorized institution to become a CIMA® Student member.