Skill Membership

Members' benefits

Discounts and special offers

• 10% discount on training and conferences, and students get a bigger discount on some events
• 10% discount on exhibiting at conferences
• 10% discount on selected publications
• 50% discount on annual subscriptions for information booklets. Subscribers get the full set of booklets plus regular updates
• Educational bodies and employers, unions and professional bodies paying higher rate subscriptions (marked * in the price list below) can buy full membership for additional staff members at a discount rate

For more information about the benefits of being a Skill member, here are 10 good reasons to join Skill

Publications and communication

Skill Newsletter

Up-to-date information on changes in legislation, forthcoming events and new publications. Published three times a year for corporate and individual professional members. 

Skill Scotland E-Newsletter

Termly e-mail newsletter keeping disabled students across Scotland in touch with news and events on disability and post-school learning. The newsletter also contains a section for staff in colleges, universities and other organisations who support disabled learners, with useful information on policy, legislation and staff training and events.

Each edition includes an article from a disabled student, job-seeker or volunteer.

Skill Journal

In-depth articles on good practice and research. Published three times a year for corporate and individual professional members. Members can also choose to subscribe to Notes and Quotes 

Notes and Quotes

A lively, informative bulletin of news and views. Published three times a year for student organisations and individual student, trainee and jobseeker members. Members can also choose to subscribe to the Newsletter and Journal.

As part of Skill's membership offer, we are looking at ways of communicating more effectively by:

Email: We will launch the student member E-Newsletter in 2011, closely followed by the Skill E-Newsletter for professionals. Members will receive information more regularly and we can seek your views on issues.

SMS text: This may include alerts that a new Policy Briefing is out, a new publication is available or to remind you to book a conference place.

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Services

Information Service

Free information and advice for disabled people and those working with them, on post-16 opportunities including further and higher education, entry to employment, work-based learning and volunteering. Opening hours:

England and Wales: Tuesdays 11.30am-1.30pm and Thursdays 1.30-3.30pm.

Scotland: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11.00am - 1.00pm and Wednesdays 2.00-4.00pm.

Website resources 

Free access to Skill information booklets, searchable listings sections Into Higher Education and Into Further Education and online bookshop.

Online Members-only section

Featuring regular Policy Updates, Policy Briefings, conference speakers' presentations, back and current issues of the Skill Journal and current issues of the Skill Newsletter, Skill Scotland E-News, and Notes and Quotes.

Conferences, seminars and publications

Access to essential information for professionals who work with disabled students, jobseekers and trainees.   

Campaigning

We research learning and employment opportunities for disabled people, enabling us to speak with authority and persuade key decision-makers both behind the scenes and through public discussion and debate.

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Membership rates 2010 - 2011

The membership year runs from September to August.

All prices include VAT - NB these are subject to a 2.5% VAT increase from 1 January 2011.

Corporate Membership

UK college, university or school

• Institutions with more than 1000 students - £352.50 *#
• Institutions with between 100 and 1000 students - £293.75 *#
• Institutions with under 100 students - £117.50

UK employer, union or professional body

• More than 1000 staff members - £352.50 *#
• Between 100-1000 staff members - £258.50 *#
• With less than 100 staff members - £117.50

Other

• Education or careers or support service - £117.50
• Student organisation - £117.50
• Organisation of/for disabled people - £117.50
• Local authority or public body - £352.50 *#
• Overseas institutional member - £117.50

Individual Membership

• Individual professional member - £61.30
• Corporate professional (where employer is a member in one of the * categories) - £47.00
• Individual disabled student, trainee or jobseeker - free
• Overseas professional member - £117.50
• Overseas disabled student, trainee or jobseeker - £75.20
   

Members of *# categories receive an additional copy of the Skill Journal

Skill is a company limited by guarantee. This means that in the unlikely event of it being wound up, members could be liable to pay £1.00

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