Membership of ICDE is available to institutions, educational authorities and agencies, companies, and individuals engaged in education and training throughout the world. Associate membership is also available for not-for-profit membership organizations.

An educational institution must be recognized and in good standing in its own country or region, and must conduct its educational operations in accordance with codes of ethics in distance learning in order to be accepted as a member institution. The institution must be prepared to provide documentary evidence of this at any time.

Claims that ICDE provides institutional accreditation or the unauthorized use of the ICDE logo on websites or marketing materials is strictly prohibited and will result in withdrawal of membership.

Admittance to the membership of ICDE is subject to approval by the ICDE Executive Committee and additional documentation may be requested from institutions, educational authorities and agencies and companies seeking membership. ICDE reserves the right to expel from membership without any refund in membership fee already paid, or to refuse membership to institutions not meeting the criteria described above.