Associate Member (AMCIHT)

As a professional, inclusive, collaborative and progressive membership organisation, CIHT welcomes members from every part of the Highways & Transportation sector.

Whether you’re starting your journey in the sector, or looking for industry knowledge and insight, associate membership can raise your awareness of current issues, ideas and training, and give you the support you need.

Who can apply?

You can apply for Associate membership if you:

  • Have less than three years’ experience in the industry OR
  • Work in the sector in an aligned professional role 

When you’re an Associate Member, you can use the designation AMCIHT after your name.
You can make professional connections, expand your learning and career opportunities, plus save on events, courses and more. Take a look at some of the key benefits for Associate Members.

How much will it cost?

Membership fees are adjusted depending on when you join in the year. For any queries, please contact e: membership@ciht.org.uk or complete the enquiry form

If you require any help with any of the supporting evidence, please get in touch with our Membership team who are ready to help you. Email us at membership@ciht.org.uk 

What you need before you apply

To ensure the online application process is as efficient as possible you will be asked to provide the following supporting evidence as part of your application:

  • CV - this can be a short summary of your career
  • Details of employment history for last three years
  • List of academic qualifications
  • List of professional bodies you belong to (this is not mandatory)

If you have previously had a CIHT account please log in with the email address we have for you. If you no longer have access to this email account, contact: membership@ciht.org.uk 

Have you checked your eligibility?
Have you read what you need before applying?
If yes to both questions and you think you are ready to apply.
Apply today

  

Membership FAQs

  

Membership benefits

 

Benefits of becoming an Associate Member

Learning resources and publications

  • Access to best practice case studies
  • Member-only resources
  • Range of CIHT guides and resources
  • Technical expertise resources
  • Access to webinar archive
  • CIHT Learn full member content
  • 25% discount on premium content on CIHT Learn

Professional development

  • Able to apply for CIHT Foundation funding
  • Professional qualifications
  • Career support
  • Mentoring scheme (non-qualifications) NEW for 2026
  • Online CPD scheme and CPD tracker
  • Complimentary membership to the Society of Road Safety Auditors (SoRSA)
  • Discounts on training and events 

Networking and recognition

  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Emerging Professional of the Year award
  • Access to Emerging Professionals Network
  • Representation on CIHT Council
  • Voting rights
  • Exclusive post-nominal letters
  • Access to CIHT Connect, our online networking platform 

Keeping you updated 

  • Full access to Transportation Professional magazine in print (UK only) and digital formats, plus an extensive online archive
  • Membership & event newsletters
  • Trends & Spotlight emails about the sector
  • Policy & legislation engagement

Find out more about what CIHT can offer you

What our members say

CIHT fulfills these responsibilities by providing authoritative, independent, professional advice to government and transport stakeholders. It ensures members have access to current skills and good practice and provides qualifications to underpin the standards of the profession.

Ben Chimes, Senior Transport Planner, HaskoningDHV UK Ltd

Regular engagement and communication. CIHT is always responsive to my queries on membership and professional qualification. CIHT works tirelessly to promote our profession and industry. It provides a platform for us to share knowledge, innovation and research, and they are doing excellent work to promote STEM careers to young people. We regularly use the STEM toolkit which CIHT developed for events.

Kit Tang, Associate Director, AECOM

By becoming Chartered through the CIHT I feel that my professional knowledge and experience in a specialist field has been recognised and can be demonstrated to clients.

Rachael Walker, Associate Transport Modeller, Pell Frischmann 


 


 

Join today

If you have previously had a CIHT account, please log in with the email address we have for you. If you no longer have access to this email account, contact: membership@ciht.org.uk 

All Members need to be committed to their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and comply with our Code of Conduct.

Apply today

 

Help and support

If you wish to contact us, please get in touch with our Membership team who are ready to help you. Email us at membership@ciht.org.uk or make an enquiry.

Thinking about becoming a member? Here are the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.


 

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