Appendix 3 - System User guide
1 . Login to the CIRO Members ’ Portal or if you are not a member you will need to register first . Visit www . ciromembers . org
2 . Click on Membership Upgrade from the menu
3 . Before you begin , download the Upgrade Guidance Pack to read the Upgrade Guidance Notes and review the POD criteria for the applicable sections .
You can also see a summary of the levels at the bottom of the webpage
4 . Click to start a new application and then choose the level you wish to apply for .
5 . At any time , you can save your application and
come back to it later , the button is at the bottom of the application page .
6 . To continue with an application that has already been started , navigate to the Membership Upgrade page as in point 2 . and select Continue Application . From here you can continue or cancel your application .
Note : You cannot have more than one upgrade application ongoing , you must cancel or complete one before beginning another .
7 . Once in your application , you must scroll to the
bottom and press to continue inputting information .
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