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Become a Fellow Member

Application to this grade of membership should include:

Copy of your current CV
A statement addressing their leadership roles and other relevant responsibilities especially the past five years prior to your application.
Description of your major direct responsibilities
Summary of job experiences
Statement of interest

This is the most senior grade of WAIMM membership and is eligible to anyone who has practiced as a professional for over 10 years post qualification experience with a proven competence in the management of Health, Safety and Environmental issues.

WAIMM is pushing to advance the mining and petroleum industries throughout West Africa. I am proud to be a part of that team as they work to bring together industry, academia, and government to form a reliable source of information, training, and technology to the mining and petroleum sectors.

- Dr Jeffrey Coffin, Knight Piésold and Co. Denver, Colorado - USA

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Fellow Member Benefits

As a Fellow, you will join an international community of industry professionals, consultants and Experts in the mining and petroleum industry.
Journals – Fellows and Members receive a free on-line WAIMM journal subscription and unlimited access to other subsidized journals.
The Industry Professionals – the Society’s monthly magazine with news of the industry, views, events calendar and other technological trends is free for all Fellows.
Professional Development (PD) programs – training courses tailored for career development are subsidized for Fellows as part of the CPD scheme.
Fellowship Directory – all Fellows will have their names listed in the membership directory with their contact details under strict confidence and can publicize their consultancy services as well.
Email newsletter – Fellows will receive the monthly newsletter with industry news and upcoming events free of charge.

Job search – Fellows will have their CVs displayed at the CV database where prospective employers can access at any time for job recruitment opportunities.
Active participation in a specialist Society of professionals towards the development, knowledge transfer, exposure to current trends and best practices in your field of practice.
The opportunity for transformation change in knowledge through research, technical presentations, publications etc.
The opportunity to participate in the professional development of students through mentoring and other training programs.
Lifestyle Social benefits from selected hotels, recreational centers and car rental companies etc. across the West African sub region.
Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal ‘FWAIMM’ as a mark of the professional and ethical standards

To be elected into the Fellow category, a candidate must among other requirements

Have the requisite qualifications for election as a Member
Have occupied a position of immense responsibility last 5 years of the total industry experience prior to application, and engaged in activities which has significantly contributed to the promotion of geoscience and industry
Be a senior consultant advancing the mining, metallurgy or geosciences profession.
Demonstrate competence in professional report writing and oral communication.
Also, to be eligible, the applicant must demonstrate a high professional standards and ethics in addition to proven knowledge in building models and concepts right from data collection.
Fellow applicants must also demonstrate certain expertise in some aspects of their profession, and in some instances be able to satisfy an interview panel of their eligibility.
Fellow applicants without the requisite degree must have at least 13 years sustained experience at a senior level with a proven accomplishment.
Fellow applicants must complete the statement of purpose portion highlighting their major responsibilities and contribution to the growth of the industry and their major accomplishment.

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Application to the Fellow category of WAIMM must be sponsored by three WAIMM Fellows or two Fellows and one Member.

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Become a Fellow Member

Application to this grade of membership should include:

This is the most senior grade of WAIMM membership and is eligible to anyone who has practiced as a professional for over 10 years post qualification experience with a proven competence in the management of Health, Safety and Environmental issues.

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To be elected into the Fellow category, a candidate must among other requirements

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