The body of CIAT

CIAT is funded and directed by its members. Its activities are supported by a team of administrators based at a Central Office in London. The Institute is governed by its Executive Board and Council, all of whom must be Chartered Members. The Institute’s Council, Executive Board and sub-committees are comprised of members who all give their time voluntarily. 

The Institute’s head is the President, who is also the Chairman of Council and the Executive Board. The President (a trustee) serves for a period of two years, following a year as President Elect. At the end of the term as President, a further year is served as Immediate Past President. The remainder of the Executive Board is also made up of the trustees.

Council, which consists of 24 Chartered Members, and made up from sixteen Regions, the Republic of Ireland Centre and Honorary Officers, remains as the Electoral College and is the strategic forum of the Institute.

The Executive Board is responsible for the management of the Institute and ensures that the strategies approved by Council are implemented.   The Executive Board is comprised of Chartered Members (all of whom are the trustees for CIAT under the Royal Charter) and are the President, President Elect/Immediate Past President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, the Vice-Presidents and four elected Councillors.

It is the work of the Institute’s Committees, Taskforces and Sub Groups to develop these policies and address current issues and developments.