The Qualifications Board is made up of volunteers who are senior information professionals. They meet six times a year to discuss Certification, Chartership, Fellowship and Revalidation applications. The Board may also approve decisions electronically between published meetings (Bye laws 67 and 76f).
The turnaround for applications is between two and six months, sometimes this can be much longer. After the Board meeting candidates will be informed of the status of their application within 10 working days.
However, the timelines explain why assessment sometimes take longer. The following provide information on the processes that lead to a final decision:
Chartership timeline
Fellowship timeline
Revalidation timeline
Certification timeline