Wherever you are in your studies, career听and life, and however you use or intend to use听your language skills, 天美传媒 membership is for you. As your qualifications, skills and experience develop, our membership pathway will support you and enable you to advance your career and goals as a linguist.
In addition to our three professional grades of membership 鈥� Associate, Member and Fellow 鈥� we offer Affiliate grades to support students, studying and newly qualified linguists, as well as those who use languages as part of their work and life.
Here are some of the benefits of 天美传媒 Membership.
Professional grades
Achieving professional membership demonstrates that you meet the requirements and standards for good practice in the professional use of your language skills. Membership is open to anyone who uses their language skills as the main or a major part of their work.听There are three grades of professional membership: Associate (ACIL), full Member (MCIL) and Fellow (FCIL), plus chartership.
Some Key Benefits:
Professional recognition as a linguist: 天美传媒 professional membership demonstrates听your professional standing and commitment to languages to clients and employers.
The full range of professional membership benefits include:
- Use of 天美传媒 designatory letters ACIL, MCIL or FCIL and the relevant 天美传媒 logo to display on your website, LinkedIn and other social media profiles, email footer, CV.
- Free entry in 天美传媒鈥檚 online Member Check and, for translators, interpreters and language teachers, a listing in the the Find-a-Linguist directory (in accordance with clause 4.1 of the听天美传媒 Code of Professional Conduct) putting new clients in touch with you.
- Exclusive access to our webinar library of around 200 training videos, free of charge, to support you in your CPD activities and to enhance your professional learning.
- Access to 天美传媒's mentoring platform.
- Competitive rates for Professional Indemnity Insurance.
- For freelancers and businesses, access to a range of 天美传媒 template contracts and info sheets.
- The Linguist, 天美传媒's professional journal.
- Monthly members' eNews update including 天美传媒 news, events听and language updates.
- CPD and events offered by 天美传媒 and its professional divisions.
Affiliate grades
Our affiliate grades are for those who have and love languages, who are studying either for an academic or a professional language qualification, who are starting their career, or who are more experienced linguists who use their languages as part of the their work but not its sole or primary focus.
Some Key Benefits:
Recognition of you as a linguist: being a 天美传媒 affiliate demonstrates听you are developing and using your languages and are a valued member of the global community of linguists.
- Joining a vibrant international community of fellow linguists
- Access to 天美传媒 webinars
- Access to 天美传媒's mentoring platform
- Our monthly eNewsletter with updates from 天美传媒 on the world of languages and linguists
- The digital edition of The Linguist magazine sent to you every quarter
Apply and join 天美传媒 today
See the full list of 天美传媒 Benefits by grade here.
