Institution of Lighting Professionals
Institution of Lighting Professionals
Training & Development
All lighting professionals must demonstrate continuing professionalism and competence. Our programme of courses, seminars and events plays a key role in helping lighting professionals maintain and update their existing skills, acquire new skills and progress their career.
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Membership
The Institution of Lighting Professionals unites the skills of engineering, design and technology in order to deliver quality lighting for the built environment and to achieve public benefit.
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Regions & Groups
The ILP Regions are a flexible network of volunteer ILP members across the UK and Ireland, organising local Continuous Professional Development events and networking opportunities. Each Region has a main committee and an organising group, supported by ILP staff, to deliver quality educational events.
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Lighting Journal
The Lighting Journal is the official, monthly magazine of the Institution and is exceptional in delivering information on all aspects of the lighting profession. Issues include a lively mix from technical articles, developments, and detailed case studies, to new products and services, professional news, opinion and debate.
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Upcoming Events
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33 CPD
20 – 24 April 2026
Exterior Lighting Diploma – Module C Spring 2026
Exterior Lighting Diploma
Rugby
Free
27 April 2026
ILP Midlands - Membership Upgrade Day 2026
Regional Event
Birmingham
Free
6 May 2026
Scottish Region & WLP - Spring Technical Event
Regional Event
Scotland
1 CPD
Last few places!
33 CPD
11 – 15 May 2026
Exterior Lighting Diploma - Ireland – Module A Spring 2026
Exterior Lighting Diploma
Ireland
Free
12 May 2026
YLP: Sustainable Futures CPD Day
Regional Event
Wales
3 CPD
Free
14 May 2026
North East Region: Technical Meeting No.6 - Final Event & Presidential Address
Regional Event
Darlington
2 CPD
5 CPD
20 May 2026
Fundamental Lighting - Rugby
Everything you need to know about lighting but have been too afraid to ask.
The ILP Fundamental Lighting Course covers the foundations of light, lighting design and maintenance.
Course
Rugby
20 May 2026
Western/Midlands Region - Joint Spring Technical Session
Regional Event
Gloucester
2 CPD
Back Issues
ILP members can view all issues digitally in the My ILP members area on our website and can also access back issues in the library at Regent Place.
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Jobs
Do you have a vacancy in your business? Advertise here and get in front of the largest audience of lighting professionals in the UK. Contact Beverley Carter on 020 3137 8582 or
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Distributed nationally and internationally, Lighting Journal is highly regarded within the industry for its authoritative thought leadership on all aspects of the lighting profession.
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Contact the Lighting Journal
Lighting Journal’s content is chosen and evaluated by volunteers on our reader panel, peer review group and a small representative group, which holds focus meetings responsible for the strategic direction of the publication. If you would like to volunteer to be involved, please contact the editor. We also welcome reader letters to the editor.
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ILP Guide to the Lighting Industry
The UK lighting sector is blessed with a wide range of organisations, committees, and working groups that consider and lead on industry issues, advocacy, standards, regulation, and practice, not least, of course, the ILP.
As an influential professional body, we are consulted by the government on a wide range of issues, including legislation and regulations that affect the built environment.
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