As many times as possible, I would always say that it is important for any individual in his/her career to be recognized or registered by a professional body in their career field. It is really evident in the economic situation and trends of the country that we should note that it is important to be a part of one professional body or the other to help you boost your chances of growing in your career and also have an edge over others in searching for a job.
Most careers always insist on those who are involved in the career line to be registered as a professional with the appropriate bodies, examples of such careers are Accountants, Engineers and Scientists.
Why do you join a professional body?
- To be able to boost your career growth
- To gain recognition amongst your peers
- Improve your skills in line with your job
- To build a good working relationship across various locations with other professionals in your field.
- Some careers make it essential for you to be part of the professional body for you to be able to get contracts or job offers.
There are also other reasons for you to join a professional body in line with your career, depending on where you fall into.
1 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria http://www.ican-ngr.org
2 Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria http://www.cibng.org
3 Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria http://www.citn.org
4 Nigeria Institute of Estate Surveyors & Valuers http://www.niesv.org
5 Association of General & Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria http://www.agmpn.org
6 Association of National Accountants of Nigeria http://www.ananigeria.org
7 Business Education Exams Council http://www.beectraining.com
8 Centre for Law & Development http://www.clds.org
9 Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria http://www.pensioninstitute.com
10 Chartered Institute of Marketing of Nigeria http://www.thenimn.org
11 Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria http://www.ciinigeria.com
12 Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria http://www.cipmnigeria.org
13 Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers http://www.cisnigeria.com
14 Certified Institute of Cost Management http://www.icmn.org
15 Medical & Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria http://www.mdcan-ng.org
16 Nigeria Bar Association http://www.nigeriabar.com
17 Nigerian Institute of Management http://www.managementnigeria.org
18 Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors http://www.niqs.org
19 Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research http://www.niser.org
20 Nigerian Institute of Town Planners http://www.nitp-ng.org
21 Nigerian Medical Association http://www.nigerianma.org
22 Nigerian Society of Engineers http://www.nse.org.ng
23 Science Teachers Association of Nigeria http://www.stan.org.ng
24 Strategic Management Centre http://www.smgnigeria.org
25 West African College of Physicians http://www.wac-phycisians.org
26 Institute of Directors http://www.iodnigeria.com
27 Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria http://www.apcon.gov.ng
28 Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria http://www.oaan.org
29 Manufacturers Association of Nigeria http://www.manufacturersnigeria.com
30 The Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals http://www.nispnigeria.com/
31 Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) http://nipreko.org/
32 Pharmacist Council of Nigeria http://www.pcnng.org
33 West African Institute for Financial & Economic Management http://www.waifem.org
34 Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) http://www.fitc-ng.com
35 Money Market Association of Nigeria http://www.moneymarketng.com
36 African Institute for Applied Economics http://www.aiae-nigeria.org
37 Nigeria Computer Society http://www.ncs.org.ng/
38 Institute of Credit & Risk Management http://icrmng.org/index.html
39 Portfolio & Debt Management Institute http://www.pdmin.org
40 Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria http://www.icennig.org
41 Association of National Accountants of Nigeria http://www.anan.org.ng
42 Institute of Registered Administrative Managers of
Nigeria http://www.regdmanager.org/
43 The Institute of Certified Geographers of Nigeria http://www.icgnig.org
44 The Institute of Business Development http://www.ibd-ng.org
45 The Institute of Benefits and Trusts Management http://www.institute-benefits.org
46 The Institute of Pensions Management http://www.penmgt.org
47 Chartered Institute of Administration http://www.cia-ng.org/
48 Nigerian Institute of Professional Secretaries http://www.nipsecretaries.org/
49 Pipeline Professionals’ Association of Nigeria (PLAN) http://plan-ng.com/index.php
50 National Teachers’ Institute http://www.ntinigeria.org/about.html
51 Nigeria Institute of Public Relations http://www.nipr-ng.org/
52 Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria http://www.ps-nigeria.org/
53 The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Nigeria http://www.icsan.org/about.html
54 Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
(COREN)http://www.corenng.org/index.html
55 Nigerian Institute of Architects http://www.niarchitects.org/
56 Nigeria Insurers Association http://www.nigeriainsurers.com/
57 Nigerian Institute of Building http://www.niobuilding.org/
58 Nigeria Computer Society http://www.ncs.org.ng/aboutus.html
59 Information Technology Association of Nigeria http://www.itan.org.ng/aboutus.htm
60 Certified Institute of Warehousing & Materials Management http://www.cism-ng.org/
61 Institute of Certified Public Accountants of
Nigeria http://cpanigeria.org/education_prog.html
62 Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria http://www.pensioninstituteng.com/about.html
63 Money Market Association of Nigeria http://www.moneymarketng.com/
64 Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria http://www.icennig.org/index.php
65 Institute of Forensic Accountants of Nigeria http://www.ifa-ng.org/
66 Chartered Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Nigeria http://www.cicmang.org/
67 The Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria http://www.icanigeria.com/
68 The Institute of Company & Commercial Accountants of Nigeria http://iccaofnigeria.org/about.htm
69 The Institute of Registered Administrative Managers of Nigeria http://regdmanager.org/
70 The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply http://www.cips.org/
71 Institute of Industrial Security & Safety of Nigeria http://iissn.org/about_us.html
72 Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria http://www.ipanng.org/
73 Institute of Investment Management & Research http://www.investment-fa.com
74 Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals (NISP) http://www.nispnigeria.com/
75 Institute of Public Management (Unique) http://www.ipm-unique.org
76 Institute of Fraud Examiners http://acfeng.org/membership.php
77 Nigerian Institute of Industrial Management http://www.niim.org/index.htm
78 Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria http://www.mdcnigeria.org/
79 Association of West African Professional Economists Bodies http://www.awapeb.org
80 Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria http://ismng.org/default.aspx
81 Institute of Professional Recruitment Consultants, IPRC Nigeria http://www.iprcng.net
82 Institute of Finance & Control of Nigeria http://www.ifcnnig.org
83 The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport http://ciltnigeria.org/index.php
84 Institute of Treasury Management http://www.instituteoftreasurymanagement.com
85 The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and supply management of Nigeria http://cipsmn.com/
86 Chartered Institute of Commerce of Nigeria http://www.cicng.org/
87 Nigeria Institute of Civil Engineers http://icenigeria.org/
88 Institute of Data Processing Management of Nigeria http://www.idpmnigeria.org
89 Society of Construction Industry Arbitrators of Nigeria http://www.sciarb.com/index.html
