Published in full
Fees
Every fee the Institute charges — individuals, organisations, centres, and endorsed providers — published in full. No fee is charged that does not appear here, and no fee secures or influences any assessment, recognition, or awarding decision.
How fees work
Priced for the economy you work in
Fees follow the World Bank income classification of your country — residence for individuals, principal office for organisations, country of delivery for per-learner fees. The standard, the assessment, and the credential are identical everywhere; only the price changes.
| Applies to | Tier 1 / Band A High-income | Tier 2 / Band B Middle-income | Tier 3 / Band C Low-income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual subscriptions | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| Corporate, centre and endorsement fees | 100% | 75% | 50% |
Individual fees fall further than organisational fees because personal income differs between economies far more than institutional budgets do. Your tier is set at application, reviewed at renewal, and updated within 90 days of any World Bank reclassification. Hardship reductions are available on application.
For individuals
Professional Membership
If you are already a member. The eleven categories and the fee schedule on this site apply to new members and to upgrades. Existing members keep the grade they hold and continue on their current subscription for as long as their membership remains active. The new CPD Regulation takes effect for everyone on 1 January 2027, the first CPD Year; nothing about CPD changes before then.
| Grade | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFInstAM | £195 | £98 | £49 |
| FInstAM | £160 | £80 | £40 |
| MInstAM | £125 | £62 | £31 |
| AInstAM | £90 | £45 | £22 |
| (Rtd) | £45 | £22 | £11 |
Single rates, the same everywhere
| Category | Annual fee | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate | £55 | Open-access recognition for the administrative workforce. No post-nominal; bound by the Code of Ethics. |
| Student Member | £25 | Per year of enrolment on an IAM or recognised programme. For learners registered through a Recognised Centre or on an endorsed course, this single fee also covers registration and the eCertificate. |
| Subscriber | £20 | Content access only. No membership rights, no designation, no CPD obligation. |
| Application and administration | £25 | One-off, at first assessed application by the Recognition of Prior Learning or Experience-Assessed route. No application fee on the Certified Programme route. Never charged on renewal. Not tiered. |
| Grade upgrade | £20 | Subscriptions adjusted pro rata for mid-year upgrades. |
| Honorary Fellow | No fee | No application fee, no upgrade fee, no subscription. |
What a first year costs. A Tier 1 Member pays £170 in total — the £125 subscription plus the £45 application fee. A Tier 3 Member pays £76. A 14-day cooling-off period applies on joining and at every renewal, with a full refund of the subscription; the application fee is non-refundable because it funds the assessment. Where your jurisdiction allows it, subscriptions to a recognised professional body may qualify for tax relief.
For organisations
Corporate Membership
An annual partnership fee by band, plus your people's own subscriptions at a discount. Membership stays personal — it belongs to the individual and travels with them — but the organisation pays, administers, and sees aggregate assurance data.
| Band | Enrolled individuals | Band A | Band B | Band C | Discount on subscriptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Up to 25 | £600 | £450 | £300 | 15% |
| Growth | 26 – 100 | £1,750 | £1,325 | £875 | 25% |
| Established | 101 – 500 | £4,500 | £3,375 | £2,250 | 35% |
| Strategic | Over 500 | £9,500 | £7,125 | £4,750 | 45% |
In-house CPD recognition included
| Band | Recognition submissions included each year | Additional submissions |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | One | £150 each |
| Growth | Two | £150 each |
| Established | Four | £150 each |
| Strategic | Unlimited | — |
A worked example. A Band A employer in the Growth band enrolling 60 staff — 40 Affiliates, 15 Associates, 5 Members — pays £1,750 for the partnership plus £3,131 in discounted subscriptions: about £4,881, or £81 per person for a recognised credential, CPD infrastructure, and aggregate compliance reporting. Packages remain negotiable; ask corporate@instam.org.
For Recognised Centres
Centre Recognition Scheme
| Fee | Applies to | Band A |
|---|---|---|
| Centre application | Per centre, including the approval review and your first Programme Approval | £250 |
| Programme approval | Per additional programme — a Certified Programme, a specialised programme, or a CPD course | £125 |
| Annual centre renewal | Per year, keeping recognition and all existing Programme Approvals in force | £100 |
| Programme renewal | Per programme, at the end of its approval period | £75 |
| Satellite site approval | Per additional site | £120 |
| Student Membership, registration, and eCertificate | Per learner, per year — one fee covering Student Membership of the Institute, registration on the programme, assessment administration, the eCertificate, and the verifiable digital badge | £25 |
| Printed certificate | Optional, at the learner’s or centre’s request; factual corrections are free | £15 + shipping |
| Additional monitoring | Only where required under the Scheme | £100 remote £150 on-site day |
| Reinstatement | Following suspension | £250 |
| Late learner registration | — | No charge |
| Learner transfer between centres | — | No charge |
No minimum spend, ever. The Institute sets no annual minimum registration or spend obligation. A centre that registers three learners in a year pays for three learners. Volume credit: above 50 learners in a recognition year, 10% of the learner fees above the fiftieth is credited to the following year. Reassessment is free — all three opportunities, at every centre, in every band.
For Endorsed Providers
Endorsement Scheme
Endorsement fees scale with the size of what is being endorsed, measured in Programme Learning Hours. A two-hour webinar and a hundred-hour diploma do not take the same work to review, so they do not carry the same fee.
Application fee, by size of provision
| Size of the course | Typical form | Band A | Band B | Band C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 PLH | Webinar, micro-course, single online module | £30 | £23 | £15 |
| 6 – 20 PLH | Short course, online or classroom | £60 | £45 | £30 |
| 21 – 60 PLH | Substantial course or module series | £120 | £90 | £60 |
| 61 – 120 PLH | Extended course or certificate | £180 | £135 | £90 |
| Over 120 PLH | Qualification or multi-course award | £250 | £188 | £125 |
| Fee | Basis | Band A |
|---|---|---|
| Endorsement period | Every endorsement runs for two years from the date it is granted | Included |
| Renewal | Every two years — half the current fee for the size band | £15 – £125 |
| Learner registration and eCertificate | Optional, per learner — Student Membership of the Institute, registration on the endorsed course, the co-badged eCertificate, and the verifiable digital badge | £25 |
| Printed certificate | Optional, at the learner’s request | £15 + shipping |
| Annual fee | — | None |
| Monitoring or review visits | — | None |
Deliberately simple, deliberately affordable. Endorsement is granted to a course, not to a provider, so there is no annual fee, no portfolio charge, and no monitoring visit — one fee, one review, two years. Renewal is half the fee. The Institute’s interest is in the learners: each may register and receive an IAM co-badged eCertificate and digital badge for a single £25 fee that also makes them a Student Member for the year.
Payment terms
When and how fees are paid
- Individuals pay annually in advance from admission or renewal, through the IAM Portal. The total payable at first application is shown before you commit.
- Organisations are invoiced in pounds sterling, payable within 30 days. Application, approval, and renewal fees accompany the application; annual fees are invoiced at the start of each year of the period; learner fees on registration, or consolidated monthly by arrangement.
- Instalments are available by agreement for smaller organisations and for all Band B and Band C organisations — ask before the invoice falls due.
- VAT. All amounts on this page are stated exclusive of VAT and equivalent taxes, which are payable in addition where they apply. Bank charges, currency conversion, and local transaction costs are borne by the payer.
- Application and renewal fees are not refundable if an application is refused, deferred, or withdrawn, because they fund the assessment itself. No fee secures an outcome.
- Non-payment consequences are as the Centre Agreement and Schemes provide, and never include withholding a certificate from a learner whose registration fee has been paid.
Join, enrol, or apply
Everything starts with a free account on the IAM Portal.