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), or intends to obtain a minimum education requirement of a bachelor degree in interior design by the year 2015 or a bachelor degree from a Council for Interior Design Accreditation accredited school by the year 2017, are eligible to write the NCIDQ exam or have not completed all aspects of the exam and 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.
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 industry. 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: IDIBC Membership Application Form (PDF)
Download the student applicaton form: IDIBC Student Application Form (PDF)
Download the associate application form: IDIBC Associate Membership 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.
