The membership is the Intermediate Grade and is equivalent to U.K’s Diploma standard. The applicant must have at least four years of middle management experience or five years of competence in his/her profession as an employee or as a self employed person with relevant competent skills.

Criteria :

1. He/she is must be at least 25 years of age.
2. He/she must prove to the satisfaction of the Executive Council that at the time of application he/she has the appropriate experience for a period of not less than twelve years.
3. He/she is in all other respects a fit and proper person to be so admitted.

 
An Associate can use the designatory letters of the respective Faculty of CEA eg ASCBSA. The designatory letters that could be used will be advised at the rime of confirmation of the appropriate faculty. Special consideration is given to particular applicant who has sufficient academic and professional experience.