Supporting leadership development.

Be part of a business and veteran community, that will be there to advise and support you throughout your career.

If you want to become a Fellow please sign up via this  form.

Membership gives you more.

• Gain lived experience from a community that will support you throughout your career.

• Build your network with our Business & Veteran community of over 50,000 leaders across all sector.

• Get professional recognition with letters after your name & a sharable digital credential.

• Identify your strengths and areas of development with the award-winning MyLeadership platform covering five core dimensions of great leadership.

• Develop your leadership skills with access to more than 300 hours of (CPD) learning content from a trusted, credible source, which allows you to work at your own pace.

• Gain access to a business mentor at any time to help validate your military skills and plan the next stage of your leadership journey.

• Evidence your commitment to leadership with MyLearning Record, a place to record all CPD and personal development.

 

Choose your grade.

Military Rank Equivalencies

The Institute of Leadership recognises military ranks and has mapped them to membership grades, according to levels of achievement, experience and qualifications.

We have also mapped military training courses to City & Guilds / ILM qualifications. This means that, if you don’t have formal management-related qualifications, you can still join The Institute, at a membership grade that recognises your achievements and/or military training.

Associate Member (AIoL)

• You need to be leading and managing teams/resources to positively deliver results, for up to 1 year.

• Typically this maps to these current or previous ranks - Leading Hand; Corporal; Lance Corporal; Senior Aircraftman; Sub Lieutenant; Lieutenant; Flying Officer; 2^nd Lieutenant; Able seaman; Junior Seaman; Private.

• Fees: £140 per annum 

Member (MIoL)

• You need to be leading and managing teams/resources to positively deliver results, for a minimum of 1 year.

• All Military ranks can apply for Member grade.

• Fees: £140 per annum 

Fellow (FIoL)

• You need to be a senior leader operating at a strategic level for a minimum of three years who wants to help others become successful leaders, PLUS,

  • EITHER a mapped military rank (see below)

  • OR hold a level 7 qualification

  • OR an Institute Approved programme 

  • OR evidence your experience with 3 years of CPD 

• Typically this maps to current or previous rank of Warrant Officer (WO1 or equivalent), Commander, Lieutenant Colonel, Wing Commander, and all ranks above

• For all qualification criteria, you will need to provide a sponsor who can validate your experience​​​​​​.

• Fees: £165 per annum 

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