Membership is open to all those studying or working in transport planning, or related fields, on a professional basis, as well as to retired members.
Members have been attracted from a wide range of organisations from the public to private sectors and from a range of educational backgrounds. We currently have over 1,300 individual and student members and our diverse membership is continuing to grow as the society develops.
There are four categories of Individual membership:
Student membership is for anyone studying transport or related fields full time. Apprentice membership is for any full-time transport planning apprentices.
Standard / Retired covers most other members. .
Designated membership is for those members who hold the Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification, provided by the TPS together with the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation; for more details see below.
Chartered Designated membership is for those who have the TPP Chartered status (CTTP)
You can apply online to become an Individual, Apprentice, Student or Designated Member by clicking here.
If you wish to renew your existing annual membership online you can do so by clicking here.
Processing of subscriptions is substantially cheaper if made by Direct Debit and so we have introduced an additional £5 charge on subscriptions for those members that opt not to pay by Direct Debit. Charges for 2021 are:
Chartered Designated Membership -Direct Debit |
£130 |
Chartered Designated Membership - not by Direct Debit |
£135 |
Designated Membership – Direct Debit |
£115 |
Designated Membership – not by Direct Debit |
£120 |
Standard/Retired Membership – Direct Debit |
£40 |
Standard/Retired Membership – not by Direct Debit |
£45 |
Student/ Apprentice Membership |
Initially free for a max of 3 years, whereafter you will be invited to transfer to Standard Membership. This category can be extended should individuals be continuing as Students or Apprentices at the discretion of the Society. Please tick to indicate whether you are a student or an apprentice. |
For those currently paying by Direct Debit no further action is required. For those who wish to pay by Direct Debit for 2021 subscriptions, please set this up as soon as possible, as the charge will be set effective of the status of your account on the 31st December 2020. You can set up an annual Direct Debit on the MyICE section of the ICE website, https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice, alternatively you can contact the ICE Subscriptions Department on (020 7665 2227). You will need to quote your membership number with all enquiries. Your personal data is also held on the MyICE site and as such this is also a good opportunity to update any changes to personal contact details.
Please note that at the current time the ICE are only able to process Direct Debits aligned to UK registered bank accounts. We apologise therefore to those members who are unable to set up such a facility.
You can apply online to become an Individual, Apprentice, Student or Designated Member by clicking here. Membership runs from January to December each year, although if you apply from October onwards you will become a member for the following year with the rest of the current year free. Please note that payment will be collected by ICE on behalf of TPS.
By joining as a Standard TPS Member, individuals commit to working to the professional standards required under the Society’s Code of Professional Conduct and are permitted to use MTPS as post-nominals. Designated Members, who are already committed to complying with the Code of Professional Conduct will also be able to use MTPS, as well as TPP, as post-nominals.
It is conventional practice that post-nominals for membership of learned societies and professional institutions come after academic and professional qualification, for example Chris Jones BA TPP MTPS.
The use of MTPS will help identify members in their work as transport planners, as well as raising the profile of transport planning as a profession.
The Code of Professional Conduct requires Standard and Designated Members to:
In addition, members must accept the Society’s disciplinary process should there be any complaint about their alleged failure to comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct.
There is no extra cost but those members wanting to use MTPS as a post-nominal are assumed to have read, understood and will comply with the Code of Professional Conduct, and ensure that their subscription is fully paid.
A copy of the Code of Professional Conduct can be downloaded by clicking here. For further information contact the Society at info@tps.org.uk.
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