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Fellowship and Chartered Status  

This enquiry looks at how professional bodies deal with the structure of the height of the profession, i.e. Fellowships\Chartered grades of membership. 

Issues covered include:

  • Entry requirements for applying for Fellowship/Chartered status
  • Accepted academic and qualification level for Fellowship/Chartered status
  • Proportion of members holding each status

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Fellowship and Chartered Status (April 2011) 

Concessions for a Career Break

This enquiry looks at the rates charged, criteria and benefits offered for members on a career break to raise a family.

Issues covered include:
• Reduced rates offered
• If the concession is for both men and women
• The criteria used to determine eligibility for a reduced rate
• Percentage reduction of subscription fees
• Time limit on concessions
• What members are offered as part of this package

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Concessions for a Career Break (February 2010)

Concessionary Rates for members

This enquiry looks at any concessionary membership subscription rates offered to members. Issues covered include:

  • Criteria for eligibility to pay reduced rates
  • Life Membership

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Concessionary Rates for Members (March 2009)

Membership Strategy

This enquiry looks at how professional bodies segment members.

Issues covered include:
  • Special Registers and other segmentations between members
  • Defining a Chartered Member
  • Methods of assessment for entry to membership
  • Assessment for gaining Chartered member status

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Membership Strategy (November 2008)

Student Direct Debit

This enquiry looks at membership subscription payment options for students.

Issues covered include:
  • Whether subscriptions can be paid by direct debit
  • Benefits and drawbacks of this service
  • The potential for this service to increase retention of students
  • Uptake of this service by students
  • Incentives offered to encourage payment by direct debit
  • Whether there is an option to pay by installments

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Student Direct Debit (October 2005)

Branch Events

This enquiry looks at events/meetings of branches/local societies

Issues covered include:

  • Purpose of branch meetings
  • Structure of groups
  • Funding
  • Coordination
  • Attendance

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Branch Events (August 2004)

Fellowship Grade

This enquiry looks at the Fellowship member grade.

Issues covered include:
• Percentage of members that are Fellows
• Requirements/criteria
• Benefits
• Subscription fees

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Fellowship Grade (January 2004)

Membership Extension

This enquiry looks at a number of issues regarding widening categories of membership.

Issues covered include:
• Restrictions on membership
• Membership for non-qualified complementary or auxiliary professionals and their rights/responsibilities
• Student members
• Corporate partnerships/associations
• Corporate membership

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Membership Extension (October 2003)

Academic Members Subscription Rates

This enquiry looks at subscription rates for academic members. Issues covered include:

  • Concessionary rates for academic members,
  • Justification of reduced rates,
  • Qualifying for concessionary rates,
  • Concessions for student, graduate, associate and other members

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Academic Members (August 2003)

 
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