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The British Institute of Recruiters (BIOR), a professional body for UK recruitment. Membership includes the certification assessment.

The British Institute of Recruiters

Certification • Membership • Recognition

Agency Membership and Certification Personal Membership and Certification STAR, In-House Membership and Certification
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Membership & Certification BIOR membership includes the certification assessment. Pass it and you are certified for five years.

BIOR Certified Agency BIOR Certified Recruiter
Agency Membership

AGENCIES

Agency Membership covers the business and everyone in it, and includes company certification for the business and personal certification for every recruiter. The business is listed on the directory with the Certified mark once assessed, and gets the member resource library, the Agency Compliance Pack and the monthly Client Briefing.

Personal membership

RECRUITERS

Personal membership as a Member (MBIOR), or a Fellow (FBIOR) for senior recruiters, with the certification assessment included. Your listing on the directory, your verification page, your letters, the LinkedIn credential and the weekly Member Briefing. £120 a year.

STAR for in-house recruiters

IN-HOUSE RECRUITERS

STAR is membership and certification for recruiters who hire for the company they work for. The STAR letters and logo, your listing and verification page, the LinkedIn credential and the weekly Member Briefing, with the STAR certification assessment included. £120 a year.

Clients, employers and candidates: check any BIOR member or certified recruiter in one minute at ior.org/verify, or see the directory of BIOR members and certified members.

Certified Business Certified Recruiter
RECRUITMENT CERTIFICATION

RECRUITMENT CERTIFICATION

Membership includes the certification assessment, which tests an agency's or a recruiter's processes against current UK recruitment law and the BIOR Code. Pass it and you are certified for five years, listed in the public directory, and checkable by anyone at ior.org/verify.

TRAINING & CPD

TRAINING & CPD

Our courses are for both seasoned recruitment and HR professionals, as well as new entrants to the sector. Training for recruiters is delivered by HR professionals, with many years of experience and achievements behind them.

END POINT ASSESSMENT

END POINT ASSESSMENT

Apprenticeship end point assessment and regulated recruitment qualifications (Cert RRec, Cert PRec) are delivered through Summit Qualifications UK, BIOR's Ofqual regulated awarding and end point assessment brand.

Our Business PartnersAs a Business Partner, your company will gain access to sales and marketing opportunities to raise your profile in the recruitment sector.

Why The BIOR?A professional body for UK recruitment since 2011. Membership includes the certification assessment, a listing in the public directory, and a verification page anyone can check at ior.org/verify.

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