Become a member
Our membership scheme is open to everyone in social care – employers, employees, commissioners and training providers. It will help you improve the lives of the people who use care services and help others to do the same.
Benefits
As a member, you will receive practical support and offers on training that will help you deliver excellent care at a time of change in the social-care sector.
You can join us collectively as an organisation or as an individual member, receiving:
- 20% OFF our leadership programmes - only until 31st March 2012*
- 20% OFF business coaching with Skills Academy registered coaches*
- Free networking opportunities for professional development, to meet your peers and make new contacts
- Practical support for you and your organisation, including news and best practice updates
- Advice on the best training providers and access to the latest research
- Discounts on special events
- Member only networking opportunities for professional development - both live and online
- Advertise your vacancies in our newsletters and on our website*
- Free membership of the Group Training Association for Social Care*
- A voice in a national organisation that represents every area of social care
*Organisation membership only
Who should join
Membership is suitable if you are:
- An employer - we can help you develop leadership and management skills in your staff
- A commissioner - we can help you and your team develop good practice in social care commissioning and service delivery
- Working in social care - we can help you develop your own skills, give you access to coaching and mentoring, and enhance your career
- Involved in social care training - we can link you with employers and new clients through our Endorsement Framework.
What it costs
You can become a member as an individual or as an organisation. Annual subscriptions for organisations are arranged on a sliding scale so that the largest organisations pay the highest subscription.
Organisations
- Annual budget/turnover below £0.5m: £95
- Annual budget/turnover £0.5m to £1m: £275
- Annual budget/turnover £1m to £5m: £350
- Annual budget/turnover above £5m: £450
- 20% DISCOUNT - for all members of the English Community Care Association, National Care Forum, National Care Association and the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
Individuals
Individual membership is only £35 per year.
How to apply for membership
Please complete our online application form for individuals or organisations located in the right hand column of this page, depending on which type of membership is right for you.
You can also apply using our interactive PDF form which you can email back to us at membership@nsasocialcare.co.uk
After you have submitted your form someone from our membership team will be in touch right away and arrange your payment with you. We can invoice new organisational members or arrange a BACS payment. Your membership will not begin until payment is received.