Becoming a member:
About UKCISA:
Membership and subscription fees
- Further Education (FE) Institutions, Language Colleges and Independent Schools
- Higher Education (HE) Institutions
- Students' Unions
- Other bodies
- Individuals
- Agents
Further Education (FE) Institutions, Language Colleges and Independent Schools
Membership is available to all publicly funded and private further education colleges, language colleges and independent schools, provided that they are listed on the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills Register of Providers and can comply with the UKCISA Code of Practice for Members.
Annual membership fees for FE colleges for 2008 are £377 plus £1.27 per full-time equivalent international (ie non-UK domiciled) student for each up to the first 1,000 then £0.36 for each above 1,000.
Annual membership fees for language colleges for 2008 are £377 plus 3.5p per student week for each up to the first 36,000 then 1p for each above 36,000.
The annual membership fee for independent schools for 2008 is £196.
Colleges can nominate up to eight contacts to receive mailings as part of the standard membership package. Schools can nominate one contact as part of the standard membership package. Additional mailings are available for any member for £10 per person per year.
A non-membership subscription rate of £196 is available to FE colleges with fewer than 15 full-time equivalent international students (including EU students).
Higher Education (HE) Institutions
Membership is available to all publicly funded and private higher education institutions, provided that they are listed on the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills Register of Providers and can comply with the UKCISA Code of Practice for Members. Annual membership fees for 2008 are £596 plus £1.51 per full-time equivalent international (ie non-UK domiciled) student for each to 1,000, then £0.36 for each above 1,000. Higher education members can nominate up to eight contacts to receive mailings as part of the standard membership package. Additional mailings are available for any member for £10 per person per year.
Students' Unions
Students' unions are treated as separate from their associated college or university for UKCISA membership purposes. The cost of annual membership for students' unions for 2008 is £166 for unions in further education and £297 for unions in higher education. Students’ unions can nominate two contacts as part of the standard membership package. Additional mailings are available for any member for £10 per person per year.
Other bodies
The cost of membership for bodies which are neither educational institutions nor students unions, including professional, voluntary and corporate organisations is £276 for 2008. The level of fee will be negotiated on a one-off basis for organisations seeking an unusually high level of access to UKCISA services. Organisations can nominate one contact as part of the standard membership package. Additional mailings are available for any member for £10 per person per year.
Voluntary sector advice centres with fewer than 6 employees may take advantage of a non-membership subscription arrangement costing £196.
Individuals
A reduced rate individual membership costing £88 is available to individuals who are on a career break or working alone. Where an individual works for an organisation, the organisation should join rather than the individual.
Subscribers: Agents
Agents are not eligible for membership of UKCISA but can apply to be subscribers at a cost of £276 per year. Subscribers receive UKCISA mailings and have access to UKCISA publications and training at discounted rates.
