Subscription and Membership
Annual Membership
Annual Members will receive 12 months access to NavBIM and includes free access to online training essentials.
- Any individual can register to become an annual member of the BIM Institute and get full access to the NavBIM.com
| Annual Membership | ZAR Rand’s | US Dollars |
| Normal Annual Subscription | R 1000 | $ 75 |
Company Subscription License
Organizations wanting to get membership for their staff to access NavBIM for an enterprise fee.
| 1-5 | R 1000 |
| 6-10 | R 950 |
| 11- 20 | R 800 |
| 21 -50 | R 500 |
How to become an annual paid member:
1) Fill out and submit the Online Annual Membership Application. Remember to include your BIM4 Professionals ID for us to record your international accreditation.
2) The BIM Academy Africa will invoice you within 12 hours and once your secure online payment with PayFast is received, your membership is immediately activated.
3) How to get your BIM ID? (BIM ID [ZAR1800xxxx] Only members who have completed a BIM4professionals course through the BIM Academy Africa will receive their unique BIM ID.
For more information on accredited BIM courses Contact BIM Academy Africa.
Student Membership
Students who have their unique BIM ID found on their BIM4Students manual will receive 12 months free access to NavBIM and includes free access to the WhiteFrog Online BIM Fundamentals, Revit, Navisworks online training essentials. and other online training essentials.
Students without a student BIM ID can still register online and receive 12 months paid access to NavBIM.
| 2018 Membership | ZAR Rand’s | US Dollars |
| Standard Student Annual Subscription (Student must be residing in Africa) | R 500 | $ 35 |
| BIM4 Students ID Subscription | Free | $ 0 |
How to become an affiliated student member:
1) Fill out and submit the Online Annual Membership Application link. Remember to include your BIM4Students ID if your university have provided you with one.
2) While waiting for billing details and approved access, check to see if there are any BIM courses you would like to attend with the BIM Academy Africa and receive a discounted rate based on your student BIM Institute Membership. Please visit BIM Academy Africa website
4) Need a BIM STUDENT ID? (BIM ID [STU1800xxxx] is only provided to students who have a BIM4Students manual provided by their university.
Contact Us with us for any questions or comments about getting BIM4Students into your university.
Benefits of Annual Paid Membership?
The Member Subscription Login is used to access the following:
- Full access to NavBIM Portal and all associated project templates.
- Receive BIM updates when they are published to the portal.
- Get access to ongoing webinars
- Access to BIM guidelines for design, construction and operation for any BIM project.
- Access to online videos and software training with technology partners.
- Access to targeted events where access to certain paid events will be free to members.
NavBIM is an ideal platform for companies and students wanting to grasp the principals of BIM in a working environment
Contact us for any questions or comments.
Update Membership Information?
To login to the NavBIM Online Membership database you will need the email and password that was used to set up the Membership. If you don’t have this information you can follow the prompts to retrieve your password or Contact us
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