Membership
Your community for better consultation and engagement practice.
Membership for consultation and engagement professionals
Join tCI and connect with consultation and engagement professionals across the UK and around the world. Whether you’re an independent practitioner or part of an organisation, our membership gives you the knowledge, tools and community support you need to deliver meaningful consultation. Get access to expert resources, professional development opportunities and a network of peers who truly understand the challenges you face.
Why join tCI?
Plans to suit businesses of all sizes
Each level is designed to accommodate the appropriate number of people directly involved in consultation and engagement activities within your organisation..Â
Individual
What's included
Individual
£199per year
Plan Benefits
- 20% discount on all Training & Events
- 20% discount on Professional Certificates *£490 saving*
- Access to Webinars and recordings
- Ask the expert
- Consultancy services discount
- Consultation Vulnerability Checker
- Creative services discount
- Exclusive Events and Coffee Mornings
- Foundation e-Learning course
- Knowledge Base
- Legal Update Bulletins – Stay up to date with case law, regulatory changes and Cabinet Office guidance
- Membership Badges
- Monthly National Consultation Digest – Essential sector updates delivered straight to your inbox
- Pick Your Perk *Renewals only*
- Sector trends – Keep ahead of emerging practices and what’s happening in the field
- Stay Informed |
- Vacancy advertising *£180 Saving*
Team
What's included
Team
£830per year
Plan Benefits
- 20% discount on all Training & Events
- 20% discount on Professional Certificates *£490 saving*
- Access to Webinars and recordings
- Ask the expert
- Consultancy services discount
- Consultation Vulnerability Checker
- Creative services discount
- Exclusive Events and Coffee Mornings
- Foundation e-Learning course
- Knowledge Base
- Legal Update Bulletins – Stay up to date with case law, regulatory changes and Cabinet Office guidance
- Membership Badges
- Monthly National Consultation Digest – Essential sector updates delivered straight to your inbox
- Pick Your Perk *Renewals only*
- Sector trends – Keep ahead of emerging practices and what’s happening in the field
- Stay Informed |
- Vacancy advertising *£180 Saving*
Stay Informed
- Monthly National Consultation Digest – Essential sector updates delivered straight to your inbox
- Legal Update Bulletins – Stay up to date with case law, regulatory changes and Cabinet Office guidance
- Sector trends – Keep ahead of emerging practices and what’s happening in the field
Learn & Develop
- Foundation e-Learning course – Get access to 1 free e-learning course to build your skills
- Webinars and recordings – Join live sessions or catch up on-demand whenever suits you
- Member badge – Show your professional affiliation on your website and email signature
Connect & Network
- Community of Interest Groups – Join specialist networks in areas like health engagement, transport consultation, regeneration, equality practice or digital methods (we set these up based on what members want)
- Member events – Informal coffee mornings and breakfast briefings where you can network and learn together (we’re adding more throughout 2025)
- National practitioner network – Connect with consultation professionals across the UK and around the world
Resources & Tools
- Knowledge Base – Access to information and resources to support your projects
Access & Scale
- Unlimited staff member accounts – Give your whole team access to all the membership benefits
- Organisation-wide resource sharing – Share tools, templates and insights across your team
- Foundation e-Learning courses – Get access to 5 free e-learning courses to develop your team’s skills
- Create a training needs analysis – Identify skill gaps and development opportunities across your team
Connect & Network
- As Individual
- Free vacancy advertising – Promote your consultation and engagement roles to qualified professionals at no cost
- National Consultation Survey – Get full benchmarking data so you can compare your practice with peers across the sector
Stay Informed
- As individual
Strategic Risk Management
- Consultation Vulnerability Checker – Check whether a consultation might be at risk of legal challenge before you launch it (coming April 2026)
- Enhanced Maturity Self-Assessment Tool – An organisation-wide capability diagnostic to help you identify development priorities and track your improvement over time
Certificated Pathway
- Team training needs analysis – Identify skill gaps and development opportunities across your team
- Professional training pathways – Industry-recognised CPD points to support your career growth
What our members say
tCI membership has helped consultation and engagement professionals in our organisation develop the tools, training and tactics they need to help our overall organisation improve our capability when it comes to genuinely listening to residents.
Since becoming a member, I have been able to develop my skills to undertake and deliver a successful consultation programme for my projects. The Institute were incredibly valuable during the pandemic, ensuring as professionals that we could continue to enhance our knowledge.
I’ve enjoyed being a member of tCI and have moved my membership when I’ve changed employers. I think they provide a great foundation for those who want to build a career in consultation and access to training and a network of people to help grow that career.
We have valued becoming a member of The Consultation Institute, drawing upon their expertise, and benefitting from their resources, such as training and news updates, to support staff development.
Membership has helped us to broaden and advance our consultation and engagement knowledge. It offers a variety of e-Learning courses and enables us to network with other members in the public sector. We love that our membership includes access to advice and guidance from tCI experts.
I have been a member of tCI for a number of years and find it invaluable for maintaining my professional currency and sharing knowledge and good practice. The services and training provided are always high quality and up to date in terms of consultation law and new development.
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