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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => General Interest => Topic started by: nearlythere on October 24, 2017, 07:09:08 AM

Title: Affiliation.
Post by: nearlythere on October 24, 2017, 07:09:08 AM

Can a business have affiliation to any of the Fire Safety institutes even if they don't employ members of those Institutes?

Title: Re: Affiliation.
Post by: colin todd on October 24, 2017, 10:59:28 PM

What about Institutions.

Title: Re: Affiliation.
Post by: nearlythere on October 25, 2017, 08:41:29 AM

Quote from: colin todd on October 24, 2017, 10:59:28 PM

What about Institutions.

And institutions as well Dot. I blame the edumacation system.

Title: Re: Affiliation.
Post by: colin todd on October 25, 2017, 08:12:15 PM

Way to remember it Almost is that one has an institute of a subject and an institution of people.  Accordingly, I believe you should be in an institution.

Title: Re: Affiliation.
Post by: nearlythere on October 25, 2017, 08:53:05 PM

When did IFE change its label?

There seems to be a bit of confusion with some "clubs" over this labelling. institution of Engineering and Technology?

Title: Re: Affiliation.
Post by: colin todd on October 25, 2017, 11:01:08 PM

It is the exception that proves the rule, Almost.

Title: Re: Affiliation.
Post by: lyledunn on November 26, 2017, 09:24:44 AM

Nearlythere,
Mr Todd's explanation of the difference between "institute" and "institution" may be true in Scotland where, just like our own wee piece of turf, etymology is studied in institutes rather than institutions!