Benefits of membership
There are many benefits to becoming a member of the HFESNZ. This includes supporting you, helping you learn, advancing your career and putting you in touch with other professionals in ergonomics and human factors.
Benefits to members include webinars, a mentoring service, and our specialist technical groups - find out more in our Connect section here.
Which type of member are you?
General Member
Annual Membership Fees:
$140 +GST
Requirements
Education: None
Experience: None
Supervised practice: None
Student Member
Annual Membership Fees:
$60 +GST
Requirements
Education: Currently in full time study
Experience: None
Supervised practice: None
Early HFE Career Member
Annual Membership Fees:
$140 +GST
Requirements
Education: Some HFE-related education
Experience: None
Supervised practice: None
Technical Professional
Annual Membership Fees:
$250 +GST
(application fee $75)
Requirements
Education: At least Level 7 NZQA (Bachelor’s degree) and the core subject is related to HFE
Experience: At least 200 days over 2 years
Supervised practice: At least one year
Associate Professional
Annual Membership Fees:
$250 +GST
(application fee $75)
Requirements
Education: At least Level 7 NZQA (Bachelor’s degree)
Experience: At least 1 year over 150 full-time days
Supervised practice: At least 1 year
Certified Professional
Annual Membership Fees:
$350 +GST
(application fee $75)
Requirements
Education: At least Level 7 NZQA (Bachelor’s degree) with the core subject related to HFE or relevant HFE-related experience covering the 5 competency areas
Experience: At least 300 days over at least 3 years
Supervised practice: At least 1 year
Fellow Professional
Annual Membership Fees:
$350 +GST
(application fee $75)
Requirements
Education: At least Level 7 NZQA (Bachelor’s degree) with the core subject related to HFE or relevant HFE-related experience across the 5 competency areas
Experience: Significant contributions to HFE for at least 10 years and 5 years of senior professional responsibility
Supervised practice: At least 1 year
Membership Pathways
We have membership categories to reflect your level of interest, knowledge, skills and experience, and there are several entry points into our membership pathways.
- I'm a full time university student: find out more about Student Membership
- I have a keen interest in human factors: find out more about General Membership
- I have some HFE education but little or no practical experience, I'm at the start of my HFE career: find out more about Early HFE Career Membership
- I've graduated from a HFE degree and have some practical experience: find out more about Associate Professional Membership
- I have deep knowledge in a particular specialism in human factors: find out more about Technical Professional Membership
- I have knowledge and substantial experience across the breadth of the discipline: find out about Certified Professional Membership
- I have made significant contributions to HFE and have senior professional responsibility: find out about Fellow Professional Membership
The Society recognises some degree courses as 'Qualifying Courses' which means that on graduation, people with these degrees can apply become an Early HFE Career Member if you have no practical experience or an Associate Professional Member if you have some practical experience. On graduation from any other degree course you can become a General Member. General Members can, with sufficient experience of working in human factors/ergonomics, become eligible to apply to become either a Technical Member or a Certified Member.
Yes, if you think you are eligible to apply for a different member category then you can apply to become an Associate Professional Member, Technical Professional Member, Certified Professional Member or Fellow Professional Member.
Read the Membership Categories document to check if you meet the requirements. If you are unsure contact the PAB Convenor to discuss your individual situation: profmember@hfesnz.co.nz