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Membership Fees Fees correct as of April 2007 All fees on a per annum basis, with the exception of "one off " joining or upgrade fees. Practicing members: (Ordinary, International, Full, Associate, Fellow) Yearly fee: £50 (Yearly membership runs from April to April. Applications after November 1st are at the reduced rate of £30 for the rest of the period. Applicants in late February and March pay the fee for the following year and get the in between period for no added charge.) Initial Joining fee for checking and validating qualifications £10 (Some training bodies have pre validated courses. Where this applies the fee is waived on receipt of confirmation from them of your award. Please note we check a random sample of certificate applications against the awarding body or college to help prevent fraudulent applications. We do not share other data in doing so. By applying you consent to these checks.) Upgrade fee for checking additional qualifications and upgrading membership level £10 (Some training bodies have pre validated courses. Where this applies the fee is waived on receipt of confirmation from them of your award.) (Note: upgrade fee applies where a member completes a qualification with which they wish to apply for a higher grade of membership that that which they already have. For example is an associate member completes a level 4 award and wishes to apply for full membership) Student membership (this does not constitute a licence or registration for practice) £10 Completed forms and payments should be sent to: SHTC, PO Box 23876, Edinburgh EH5 1WQ Tel 0845 833 2547 Cheques made payable to "MORGAN-AYRS" (trading name for SHTC and Scotlandtherapy.co.uk) Questions and queries to the Director (Stuart) at generalenquiry@societytherapistscoaches.co.uk Unsure if your award is to the required standard? Check whether the awarding body is accredited: Complete list of QCA approved awarding bodies HERE Application Forms available shortly Code of Conduct and Ethics HERE Complaints procedure HERE Application for membership HERE Membership fees HERE Further information can be found off site, via our "links" section.