Maintaining your title

The title application process and title maintenance will be carried out by:

• The National Licensed Bodies (NLBs)
  • NLBs operating in Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Italy process the applications from their own members.
• The International Licensed Body (ILB)
  • Applicants from other countries that the ones listed above, apply to the International Licensed Body, which is supported by the EFG Brussels office.

In order to maintain your professional title:

• Maintain your professional title under a National Licensed Body (NLB):
  • The exact application and renewal process varies from NLB to NLB. Please contact the relevant NLB, using this contact page, for up-to-date information. Alternatively, you can visit the NLB’s EurGeol Application support pages:
    • CHGEOL (Switzerland): about CHGEOLcert.
    • CNG (Italy): about the EurGeol Title application at CNG
    • ICOG (Spain): about COLEGIADO, Títulos profesionales
    • IGI (Ireland): about joining IGI, incl. PGeo and EurGeol applications
    • GSL (United Kingdom): about Chartership and professional.

• Maintain your professional title under the International Licensed Body (ILB):
  • 1) CPD Activities: Report your CPD activities in the EurGeol Portal, ensuring compliance with category and total point requirements.
  • 2) Annual Renewal Survey: Complete the survey confirming the completion of CPD minimum requirements and the adherence to the EFG Code of Ethics and CPD completion.
  • 3) Payment of Annual Fee: Pay the renewal fee in the EurGeol Portal to extend the title’s validity for another year. The fee for the initial EurGeol application is €79 for the first year, and the annual renewal fee is €44. Please note that 21% Belgian VAT may apply, depending on your VAT status.

More information about the title renewal for ILB European Geologists: https://eurgeoltitle.eu/page/EurGeol_Title_Maintenance