From students to professionals, IDIBC welcomes new members – and getting in is a snap! To become a member, just follow the three steps below.
Step 1:
Choose the category of membership that best fits you:
Professional
Professional members are members who have successfully completed the NCIDQ exam and are actively involved in the field of interior design.
Provisional
Provisional members are members who have achieved education that aligns with or exceeds the requirements of NCIDQ’s route 4 (no less then 60 semester or 90 quarter credits of interior design coursework). By 2015 Provisional members must obtain a minimum education requirement of a bachelor degree in interior design; and by 2017 a bachelor degree from a Council for Interior Design Accreditation accredited school. Provisional members must be eligible to write the NCIDQ exam but may not have not completed all aspects of the exam. Provisional members are actively involved in the profession of interior design.
Student
Any student registered in Interior Design educational studies in BC is eligible for Student membership in IDIBC. The student may be studying interior design full- time or part-time. Once the student has graduated, they must comply with requirements, and apply for, membership in the appropriate category. Being a student member of IDIBC does not imply that any other category of membership is guaranteed.
Click here for more answers to Frequently Asked Questions for Students.
Associate
To qualify as an Associate Member of the Interior Design Institute of British Columbia, applicants must be engaged in a profession, field or business related to Interior Design. This category does not apply to suppliers of product for the Interior Design profession. An Associate Member may be engaged in the preparation of plans, drawings, specifications or graphic representations, or another limited field of interior design practice. The term associate member will be appointed upon approval of the Board of Directors by submission of a resume to ensure adherence to the IDIBC By-laws. An Associate may not use any designation following their name or otherwise indicating that they are a member of the Institute.
Step 2:
Download the application form: Membership Application Form
Download the student applicaton form: Student Application Form
Download the associate application form: Associate Application Form
Step 3:
Send the completed application form and required documents via; Fax - 604.421.5211, email - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or mail to:
IDIBC
400 - 601 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2
The Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia is a member of the Interior Designers of Canada, the national professional association.
For more information about NCIDQ and the qualifying exam, please visit the NCIDQ website at http://www.ncidq.org.
