CQI Fees

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Our current application fees, annual membership fees and regrade fees for CQI membership.

CQI membership application fees and annual membership fees

The CQI membership cycle starts in January each year. New members can join at any point in the year and fees will be adjusted accordingly (see First year membership fee).

Please note that for memberships offered from October, your annual membership fee will include your renewal fee, giving you membership until the end of the following year.

New applicants	Existing member
Grade	Application Fee*	First year membership fee (1 May – 31 Dec 2023)	Total fee payable	Annual Membership fee (Jan – Dec 2023)
Student (for people studying a CQI qualification)	Free	£35	£35	£52
Affiliate	£40	£91	£131	£137
Practitioner	£57	£111	£168	£167
Chartered Quality Professional - Member	£87	£132	£199	£198
Chartered Quality Professional – Fellow	Existing members only	N.A.	N.A.	£231
Retired Member	Existing members only	N.A.	N.A.	£52 (On completion of CQI concessionary fee application form below)

* New applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee. If successful in your application you will be invoiced for your first year annual fee. First year membership fees will be dependent on the month you join. Application fees are one-off non-refundable payments.

Renewal fees (Existing members)

Existing CQI members pay an annual fee to retain their membership. The CQI renewal cycle runs from January to December each year and the payment deadline is 31 December.

Grade	2023 annual fee (Jan-Dec 2023)
Student	£52
Affiliate	£137
Practitioner	£167
Member	£198
Fellow	£231
Retired	£52

Regrade fees (Existing members)

Existing CQI members can advance to a higher membership grade at any time, providing that you meet the requirements. Find out how to upgrade your membership here.

* Regrade fees are one-off non-refundable payments

** Please note that renewal fees are still applicable and will be required to maintain your membership.

Grade you're advancing to	Regrade fee*
Practitioner	£42
Chartered Quality Professional – Member	£69
Chartered Quality Professional – Fellow	£97

Rejoining fee

If you have been out of membership for at least one calendar year and wish to rejoin the CQI, you may be required to pay a £50 administrative charge in addition to the membership fee. Find out how to rejoin here.

VAT

As a registered charity (259678) the CQI does not charge VAT on its application/regrade/annual fees. VAT registration No: 805 1202 83

*Application and regrade fees are one-off non-refundable payments that cover our administrative and assessor costs.

CQI discounted fees

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