Fellow (FAHRI)
... if you're an eligible professional member (MAHRI/ CAHRI)
View eligibility requirementsUpgrade your membership level to access full membership benefits and have your level of work experience, expertise and seniority recognised.
... if you're an eligible professional member (MAHRI/ CAHRI)
View eligibility requirements... if you're an eligible graduate (GAHRI), affiliate or student member
View eligibility requirements... if you're an eligible student member
View eligibility requirements... if you're an eligible professional member or fellow undertaking HR certification
Learn moreIf you are currently an AHRI professional member (MAHRI or CAHRI) and you now fulfill the requirements of an AHRI Fellow (FAHRI), you can upgrade your membership in the following steps:
Is your membership is linked to an AHRI organisation membership?
If so, you don't need to complete any application form or pay the assessment fee, to upgrade to an AHRI Fellowship. Simply email your CV to organisationmember@ahri.com.au
To become a Certified Fellow (FCPHR), find the HR certification pathway that best suits you with the online HR Certification Pathfinder
Note: Upgrades to CAHRI are no longer available as at 31 December 2017. Applicants can no longer be admitted to the CAHRI membership level.
If you are currently an AHRI graduate member (GAHRI) or affiliate member and you now fulfill the requirements of an AHRI professional member (MAHRI), you can upgrade your membership in the following steps:
Is your membership is linked to an AHRI organisation membership?
If so, you don't need to complete any application form or pay the assessment fee, to upgrade to an AHRI professional membership. Simply email your CV to organisationmember@ahri.com.au.
To become a Certified Practitioner HR (CPHR), find the HR certification pathway that best suits you with the online HR Certification Pathfinder
If you have recently graduated and would like to upgrade your paid AHRI student membership to an AHRI graduate member (GAHRI) or professional member (MAHRI) and you now fulfill their respective requirements, you can upgrade your membership in the following steps:
Are you a free student member and wish to access paid student membership benefits? Login to your AHRI profile to upgrade to a paid student membership and access your benefits immediately.
Visit your profile on the AHRI website (you'll need to login first) and look for your member type in the top left-hand corner.
If you are linked to an organisation membership your member type will say "Corporate" before your membership level e.g Corporate MAHRI
Upgrades are normally processed within 10 business days for all membership levels except FAHRI. FAHRI applications can take several weeks to be reviewed.
All upgrade applicants will be notified of the outcome via email when it has been approved. Upgrade packs will also be posted out (except for free student members upgrading to paid student members) and will include a new certificate of membership.
As of 1 January 2018 AHRI will no longer be admitting new, lapsed, rejoining or upgrading applicants to the CAHRI membership level. If you have a current CAHRI membership, you will be able to retain this level of AHRI membership in perpetuity, as long as your membership remains current into the future and you continue to meet your CPD obligations.