Procedure to join
The SAACDHE Executive Management 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 2024 to 31st July 2025.
- 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. Institutions may not create their own invoice.
- Your institution will use the invoice generated by SAACDHE to effect the membership fee payment, citing the invoice number as the reference number for payment.
- 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 as per the information on the invoice to: Shameen.naidu@wits.ac.za
- All membership payments are to be completed before July 2025.
- Any membership application made in July 2025 will incur a penalty of 20% over and above the individual membership fee.
- After 31 July 2025 members who have not paid the current fees will forfeit all rights and privileges of the Association until outstanding fees have been paid. This includes attendance at regional activities, national webinars and holding regional or national office bearer positions.
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.