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Four ways into the Institute.The pathway, the four tiers, the curriculum and your first step.
See the pathway →CPD tracking, renewals, your register listing and profile.
Sign in →Search the independent register by tier, specialisation and region.
Search the register →What a Prover does, why independence matters, who stands behind the mark.
About the Institute →When a Prover confirms that an improvement is genuine, that word has to be clean. The Institute earns nothing when a verified outcome is licensed or commercialised.
It sits outside the market it serves, so that the only thing a Prover answers to is the evidence in front of them. That separation is not administrative tidiness. It is the reason the verification can be trusted at all.
How the structure protects the mark →An earned ladder, carried as a mark
You begin under supervision, earn independent practice through verified work, and grow into the standing to teach and to refine the methodology. Each step is recognised by a post-nominal you carry.
Conducts assessments under the supervision of a CPROVE or above.
Foundational curriculum + one supervised field assessment.
Independent practice. Conducts PIE assessments without supervision.
Three independent assessments, peer review, certification examination.
Senior practitioner. Supervises Associates and refines methodology.
Ten assessments across two or more sectors; CPROVE for two years.
Leadership tier. Foundational contributions to methodology and governance.
Board nomination, FPROVE status, contribution of institutional significance.
Becoming a Prover is a pathway, not a purchase.
Begin under supervision, earn independent practice through verified work, and grow into the standing to shape the methodology itself.