Membership

Australian horticulturists and plant lovers, like you, join the Institute to be part of a community and a respected guild of plant lovers who share their skills and knowledge within Australia and in the International arena.

Horticulturists, Registered Horticulturists, Retired and Graduate – our Professional Membership levels

Corporate members – for horticultural and allied industries company membership including Corporate Preferred Education Providers.

Teacher and Student membership who benefit through our members network of national and international horticultural and allied industries educational institutes.

Friends of Horticulture membership for plant and garden lovers.

Scroll through the various membership levels to choose the one that’s right for you.

Choose a membership level that’s right for you!

Horticulturist Membership

The foundation membership level of horticulturist provides recognition as a professional horticulturist.

Membership opens up varied opportunities for projects and referrals. Horticulturists are entitled to use the post-nominal MAIH after their name.

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Registered Horticulturist

The Registered Horticulturist program recognises AIH members who are senior practising horticultural professionals in the field. Their skills, experience and reputation are highly regarded amongst their industry peers.

The member holds a higher degree of competency and has the backing of an internationally recognised program.

AIH actively promotes Registered Horticulturists to be specified as a requirement for government and private sector contracts.

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Retired Member

A Retired member is a member who has held membership with the AIH for ten or more years. The retired member can apply to the AIH to maintain membership and their professional standing.

Retired members may use the post-nominals of either MAIH (Ret), MAIH RH (Ret) or FAIH (Ret) after retirement.

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Graduate Member

Graduate membership provides a pathway from student to the foundation level of horticulturist member. It is also open to those students who are furthering their studies after achieving their first qualification of AQF level 3 or above but don’t yet meet the requirement of post qualification industry experience.

The subscription fee is subsidised by AIH to be an affordable annual rate.

The AIH support structure will provide support or mentoring for the graduate whilst they develop industry experience.

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Corporate Member

Showcase your organisation’s professionalism

A unique opportunity for enterprises engaged in horticultural and allied industry business activities, or education to join AIH. Corporate membership will increase your company’s visibility and align with a trusted professional guild.

Our Corporate Memberships are designed for progressive organisations to enjoy the benefits of the Institute and contribute to the continuing development of the horticultural industry.

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Corporate Education Provider

AIH is committed to and promotes the development of young horticulturists through the national network of training providers who deliver and assess horticulture training and education courses. AIH nurtures horticulture teachers and support staff by providing access to our member network and industry support.

Training providers who hold Corporate Membership and agree to the terms of this agreement have access to complimentary student and teacher membership. The membership will be classified as ‘AIH Corporate Education Providers’ in line with our Standard Operating Procedures October 2023.

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Teachers

This new membership category is to support teachers of horticulture and allied industries, to promote the benefits of AIH membership, and enhance the membership as Australia’s leading guild of industry professionals across all sectors of horticulture.

The annual subscription fee of $99.00 (May 2024) is sponsored by AIH.

Free membership is available to teachers within the faculty of horticulture and allied industries of our AIH Corporate Preferred Education Providers. The free membership is available for two years while employed as a teacher.

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Student

Student membership is open to all students in their first horticultural qualification equal to, or above, the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate level 3 (as of 2023) or other such level 3 qualification that the AIH Management Committee may approve.

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Friends of Horticulture

Open to all plant enthusiasts!

This special membership is for everyone who wishes to be recognised as a Friend of the Australian Institute of Horticulture.

This option is ideal if you have an interest and a passion for plants but don’t have the required qualifications nor experience to achieve the professional recognition and status that comes with our Horticulturist and Registered Horticulturist memberships.

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