Australian Institute of Kinesiologists Ltd

AIK Membership Levels

All levels of membership require specific qualifications.

Associate or Associate Professional Member

Members who hold qualifications in supportive fields such as: 

• Medicine
• Dentistry
• Physical Therapies
• Counselling
• Naturopathy
• Nutritionist
• Psychology
• Remedial Massage
• Clinical Hypnotherapists
• Information Technology
• Law
• Business Management

Also eligible for this membership level are retired or semi-retired clinical practitioners in Kinesiology.

Student Member

Student currently studying Kinesiology at a training organisation accredited by AIK Ltd. 

Those with established Kinesiology qualifications, such as a Certificate in Kinesiology, are not eligible for membership. Students must provide a current first-aid certificate.

Standard Member

A member who has completed Kinesiology qualifications and is currently in the process of running a clinical practice and advancing their qualifications.

Registered Member

• Members with a Cert IV in Kinesiology or equivalent 
• Must be operating a clinical practice
• If elected, this membership level will have the right to hold a position on the NE Board.

Registered Professional Member

• Diploma in Kinesiology or equivalent
• Must be operating a clinical practice
• Entitled to voting rights and will have the right to hold a position on the NE Board if elected.

Registered Specialist Professional Member

Advanced Diploma in Kinesiology or equivalent 
Member must have a clinical practice. 
Entitled to voting rights and will have the right to hold a position on the NE Board if elected.
Associate Fellow Member

• Advanced Diploma in Kinesiology or equivalent 
• May be operating a clinical practice
• A member must have held the Registered Professional Membership Level with AIK Ltd for a minimum of five continuous years.
• Must have served as President, Secretary, or Treasurer of the NE Board for one full year. 
• Must have published a minimum of three articles in the E-Indicator or its equivalent and presented at the AIK Ltd Conference. 
• Entitled to voting rights and will have the right to hold a position on the NE Board if elected.

Fellow Member

• Members of this level are appointed by the AIK Ltd National Executive Board and must have been Associate Fellow Members for 5 years.
• If elected, this membership level will have the right to hold a position on the NE Board. 
• The AIK Ltd provides this member with support, a free listing on the AIK Ltd Practitioner Directory, and a copy of the E-Indicator and E-News. 
• Member is entitled to voting rights.

Life or Honorary Member

• AIK Ltd's National Executive Board appoints members to this level. 
• Members are entitled to hold a position on NE Board if elected. 
• Members receive support from the AIK Ltd, a free listing on the AIK Ltd Practitioner Directory, and a copy of the E-Indicator and E-News. 
• Members are is entitled to voting rights.

Membership Benefits

Professional membership is necessary to obtain business insurance and to be recognised by other health agencies.

• Members receive a Certificate of Membership that is valid when accompanied by the current year's membership fee receipt.
• The Institute's newsletter, the e-News, informs members of local, national and international Kinesiology news, research, and training opportunities.
• The e-Indicator is the Institute's quarterly magazine that contains research and articles by members of The Institute on topics specific to their own areas of expertise.
• Members have the opportunity to advertise their courses and businesses related to Kinesiology on the website and the e-Indicator.
• The Institute provides members with access to a professional support network.
• The AIK Ltd membership runs by the calendar year (January to December), so a new membership can be purchased anytime during the year. If you join during the second half of the year (from July onwards), you pay a reduced membership fee.

Send your application via the AIK website.