PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS					
LTI

INFORMATION SHEET AND REGULATIONS FOR LICENTIATESHIP OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE

Regulations

These Regulations were issued on 28 March 1984 and revised on 31 October 1990, 25 March 1995, 29 March 1996, 13 March 2003, 5 July 2011, 10 November 2016 and 30 March 2017 by order of the Institute’s International governing Council, which is the sole authority for awarding the Licentiateship. The Council vests responsibility for making recommendations concerning the award of Licentiateship in the Professional Qualifications Committee, which consists of Chartered Members of the Institute from a wide range of industrial, academic and research organizations.

Licentiateship is covered by the European Union’s First Qualifications Directive (92/51/EEC)

Regulation 1: Membership

An applicant for the Licentiateship of The Textile Institute must be a member of the Institute.

Retention of the Licentiateship is contingent upon remaining in membership

Regulation 2: Depth of Knowledge

Applicants must provide evidence of having attained the required level of knowledge in accordance with one of the following routes:

Route A have passed the prescribed LTI examinations 

Route B hold a degree or higher diploma accredited for LTI 

Route C hold an appropriate degree or higher diploma in a relevant discipline, and have specialist
knowledge in one area of textiles and a general awareness of textiles in related areas, i.e. upstream
and downstream from specialism, or alternatively, have a broad general knowledge of textiles

Route D have specialist knowledge in one area of textiles and a general awareness of textiles in related
areas, i.e. upstream and downstream from specialism, or alternatively, have a broad general knowledge of 
textiles.

Regulation 3: Period of Professional Experience

Applicants using Route A will normally have at least two years’ relevant experience.

Applicants using Route B will normally have at least two years’ cumulative relevant experience or one year’s relevant experience following graduation from the accredited course. In the case of accredited ‘sandwich’ courses, which incorporate work placement, the period may be reduced pro rata, according to the duration of the work placement.  Applicants who have graduated from a sandwich course which is ATI accredited may apply for LTI immediately following graduation.

Applicants using Route C will normally have at least two years’ relevant experience.

Applicants using Route D will normally have at least five years’ relevant experience.

Regulation 4: Application and Fees

Applicants must complete the LTI application form supplied by The Textile Institute and return it with the appropriate application fee and copies of any certificates providing evidence of having attained the level of knowledge required under Regulation 2.

The Institute reserves the right to seek verification of an applicant’s qualifications.

Successful applicants will also be required to pay the prescribed registration fee. (Note: fees, which are listed on a separate sheet, cover administrative costs and are not refundable.)

Regulation 5: Referees

Applicants must give the name of a senior work colleague who will be approached for a reference.

Applicants using routes (c) and (d) must also give the names of two other people who would be prepared to act as confidential referees. They should preferably be Licentiates, Associates or Fellows of the Institute and must not be current work colleagues.

Regulation 6: Interview

An applicant for the award of Licentiateship may be required to attend an interview with a panel of Chartered members appointed by the Institute. Arrangements will be made wherever possible for candidates to be interviewed in their home country.

Regulation 7: Issue of the Licentiateship Certificate

A certificate of Licentiateship is prepared after the prescribed fees have been paid. Licentiates are entitled to use the designatory letters LTI after their name.

Notes

1.	Attainment Criteria

The relevance of academic, industrial or commercial attainment will be judged according to the extent that it involves the application of professional skills in natural sciences, engineering, management sciences, design relating to production methods, materials or product performance, or the commercial or industrial operation of the textiles manufacturing or distribution industry.

Committee work within or outside The Textile Institute is not a factor for consideration.

Continuing professional development (CPD) activity may be used to support an application but does not in itself give entitlement to an award.