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Which are you? Choose one and you are two steps from joining.

The British Institute of Recruiters is the professional body for UK recruitment. Every membership includes the certification assessment and a public verification page a client can check in a minute. Pick the one that fits.

A recruitment agencyMembership for the business and everyone in it, from a sole trader to a national firm. Priced by turnover and quoted by the team.Get the quote ↓ A recruiter in my own namePersonal Membership, the MBIOR letters and the certification assessment, whether you work for yourself or at an agency.Join online now → An in-house recruiterSTAR, Specialist in Talent Acquisition and Retention, for people who hire for their own employer. £120 a year.Join online now →
Agency Membership

What it includes, and how it is priced.

  • The certification assessment for the business and the personal assessment for every recruiter, online, from each dashboard. Certified for five years, then free.
  • A verification page for the business, published by BIOR from the live record, and the Certified mark and badge that point to it.
  • The Agency Compliance Pack, Ask BIOR for written answers on the rules, the Tender and PSL Answer Bank, the Split-Fee Network and the monthly Client Briefing.

Agency Membership is priced by the turnover of the business and quoted by the team. Leave your details and the information email comes straight away, with the fee confirmation form and the brochure attached, and Talat from the team calls you within one working day. No payment is taken on this page.

The check a client runs in a minute.Every member business has a verification page showing the membership, the certification and the dates. See one at ior.org/verify, or the members and certified members directory.

Three fields, nothing else. The email comes from support@ior.org. Read more first at ior.org/agency-membership.

Not sure which?

One line each.

Agency Membership is for a recruitment business and covers the business and every recruiter in it on one membership and one renewal. If you own or run an agency, or you are the person who signs for it, this is yours. Agency Membership →

Personal Membership is for a recruiter in their own name, in an agency that is not a member, working for yourself, or between roles. The MBIOR letters, the assessment and your own verification page. The Fellow grade (FBIOR) is explained on the page. Personal Membership →

STAR is for people who recruit inside an employer, in-house recruiters, talent acquisition partners and leads, heads of talent, and the HR people who own hiring. A whole team joins on one invoice with STAR Team. STAR → · STAR Team →

Questions before you choose? Email support@ior.org. Already a member and renewing? Use the renew step on your dashboard or ask for your renewal link.

Written by The BIOR Membership Team. Last reviewed 21 October 2026.