Procedure to join
The SAACDHE National Executive Committee looks forward to welcoming you once again to the SAACDHE team. The membership application and fees now due, is for the cycle 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026
- Each institution must complete a new institutional membership application form for each new cycle and submit the membership form reflecting the details of the staff you are applying for. Please only submit one application for membership per institution. As part of the application, also attach the institutional membership list.
- An invoice will be generated once your application has been received and processed.
- Your institution will use the invoice generated by SAACDHE to effect the membership fee payment. Please alert them to use the invoice number as the reference number for payment. Institutions may not create their own invoices.
- Your invoice reference number will be used to identify and allocate your payment.
- Once payment has been completed by your institution, please forward the proof of payment, indicating SAACDHE’s bank account number on the POP to Shameen.naidu@wits.ac.za
- You are advised to complete your membership application as soon as the new membership applications open, and to finalise all payments by February 2026. This will allow for you to benefit from your membership throughout the cycle.
- Any membership application made in July 2026 will incur a penalty of 20% over and above the individual membership fee.
- Non- payment of membership fees during the 2025/2026 cycle means that you forfeit the rights and privileges of members and access all SAACDHE events as a non -member.
Membership benefits
- Your membership to SAACDHE enables you to enjoy the benefits of the regional and national CPD activities for professional development.
- It allows you a platform to collaborate and network with colleagues and professionals in the national higher education sector, the SADC higher education sector, and exposure to international professional associations aligned with the work of SCCDS.
- Allows you the space to share your SCCDS innovations with professionals offering similar services.
- It allows you to learn from good practices at SCCDS and national institutions.
- Allows you to keep abreast of current trends in the SCCDS space.
- Allows you to join the annual conference and regional CPD activities at the member rate.
- Offers the opportunity to collaborate with your regional institutions and co-host the annual SAACDHE conference.
- Allows bona fide members to acquire leadership skills and occupy positions as regional and national office bearers.
- Offers access to regional and national communiques and publications.
- Allows access to national and regional professional self-care programmes, information, and materials.
- Provides opportunities to participate in scholarly-practitioner activities and research.
- Provides access and participation in relevant Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Task Teams.
- Enables SCCDS to participate in national Quality Enhancement and audit processes and activities.