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| Criteria for Membership |
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With effect from 1 January 2010, new members are charged a R500 Joining Fee in addition to the applicable Annual Membership Fee for the membership category into which they fall. The Joining Fee is not applicable for Student Membership, Affiliate Membership or Coach/Mentor in Employment Membership.
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| All existing members, whose fees are more than 90 days overdue, will also be charged the R500 Joining Fee. |
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| From 1 January 2010, new members, who have paid the Joining Fee, will receive a Welcome Pack consisting of: |
- A COMENSA Moleskin Journal
- A copy of the COMENSA Constitution
- A copy of the COMENSA Code of Ethics
- A copy of the benefits framework to make sure that you get the most out of your COMENSA membership.
- A copy of your COMENSA Membership Certificate.
- Free entry to the first COMENSA Chapter event where you will receive your Welcome Pack
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| 1. Affiliate Member: Any individual or organisation which has in interest (academic or otherwise) in the coaching and/or mentoring fields, but is not providing or buying coaching and/or mentoring services, nor providing training of coaches and/or mentors, nor studying coaching and/or mentoring, and is therefore not earning income from the coaching and mentoring fields, may join as an Affiliate Member, at an Annual Membership Fee of R530. Affiliate Members will not be required to pay the Joining Fee and their online profile will not be visible on the public side of the Member's Directory. |
| 2. Coaching/Mentoring Company Member: Any organisation which is providing coaching and/or mentoring services may join as a Coaching/Mentoring Company Member at an Annual Membership Fee of R795. Please note that the Coaching/Mentoring Company is the member and the individual coaches/mentors have to join as Practitioner Members in their own capacity to be registered on the website or have other member benefits. The Joining Fee of R500 will apply to new members in this category. |
| 3. Coach/Mentor in Employment: Any individual who is practising as a coach and/or mentor working in or for an organisation, including but not limited to companies, NGO's, universities, parastatals, government structures, may join as a Coach/Mentor in Employment Member of COMENSA, at an Annual Membership Fee of R595. Coach/Mentor in Employment Members will not be required to pay the Joining Fee and their online profile will not be visible on the public side of the Member's Directory. |
| 4. Corporate Member: Any organisation which is buying coaching and/or mentoring services from individual or company providers of coaching and/or mentoring may join as a Corporate Member, at an Annual Membership Fee of R1,920. The Joining Fee of R500 will apply to new members in this category. |
| 5. Practitioner Member: Any individual who is practising, and earning an income, as a coach and/or mentor may join as a Practitioner Member of COMENSA, at an Annual Membership Fee of R795. The Joining Fee of R500 will apply to new members in this category. |
| 6. Student Member: Any individual who at the time of their application is registered on a coach and/or mentor training programme may join as a Student Member, at an Annual Membership fee of R325, providing they submit proof of their course registration with their application. The member may remain a Student member for a MAXIMUM period of 2 years providing proof of studies is supplied. Student Members will not be required to pay the Joining Fee and their online profile will not be visible on the public side of the Member's Directory. |
| 7. Training Institution Member: Any organisation which is providing training of coaches and/or mentors may join as a Training Institution Member, at an Annual Membership fee of R1,750. The Joining Fee of R500 will apply to new members in this category. |
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| Benefits to joining Comensa |
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- The credibility of belonging to South Africa's largest, representative, premier coaching and mentoring body;
- The assurance that you, and your fellow members abide by a robust Code of Ethics, which prescribes a strict modus operandi and a code of professional conduct. In addition, COMENSA has a unique Ethical Complaints Procedure ensuring compliance and thereby protection of clients and the reputation of the industry.
- COMENSA’s Member Criteria and Standards of Competence describes in detail the competencies required of members at different levels of practice, which assists both members and prospective clients in matching requirements.
- Benefit of representation through COMENSA when dealing with organisations such as the Health Professionals Council and other government or industry bodies in serving the interests of the Coaching and Mentoring industries;
- Access to the Members-only section on website, which contains the opportunity for you to:
o upload your profile in the Members Directory;
o update your profile in the Members Directory;
o access useful research in the Research Section including library of documents and a research library;
o and access to a forum to discuss issues relating to research and best practise;
- Participation in, and implementation of research studies, and the ability to llearn how to implement research and become a “Scientific Practitioner”, able to demonstrate Return On Investment
- Networking opportunities (national and international) through our members; and participation in the coaching and mentoring community; including membership events in each province with preferential prices at selected events which COMENSA endorses:
- Marketing opportunities, including use of the COMENSA logo on your marketing material; participation in national Expo’s; advertising in the COMENSAnews, publishing articles in the COMENSAnews and on the COMENSA website, speaking at COMENSA events
- Access to COMENSA’s ground-breaking Policy on Supervision, which reflects global best practice and research in the field of Coaching and Mentoring Supervision.
- Access to Supervision and recommended Supervisors – as this is one of the key means of building a portfolio of evidence with respect to Return On Investment, our Supervision Portfolio Committee has been particularly active this year in developing a framework and policy around Supervision and the qualifications necessary for Supervisors.
- Recommended continuing professional development (CPD)
- Opportunities to learn best practice from leaders in the fields of Coaching and Mentoring, plus access to resources, articles and research.
- Access to COMENSA’s Build Your Practice section, which is filled with useful tools to help you do what you do – better and in less time.
- Access to special deals and discounts exclusive to members, negotiated specially on your behalf, for example: TheBottomLineBookClub
- The ability to participate in COMENSA’s various Portfolio Committees & Special Interest Groups in projects that affect and effect the future of the coaching and mentoring industries in South Africa.
o GCC (Global Coaching Community) – COMENSA is endorsing and participating actively in the
May 2011 Rainbow Convention in Cape Town
o EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council)
o WABC (World Association of Business Coaches).
1. Corporate Members
Corporate members have particular needs, and to be considered in 2 different lights:-
a. As buyers of coaching and mentoring services
b. As trainers and developers of in-house coaches and mentors, embracing a culture of coaching
and mentoring as part of a management or leadership framework and dialogue.
- As buyers of coaching and mentoring services, benefits to corporate clients would be:-
a. Access to the member directory and the ability to send out requests for proposal to many service
providers from one central portal.
b. The robust COMENSA Code of Ethics, and Ethics Complaints Procedure has been developed to
help protect corporate clients. It is enforced and the Ethics Complaints Committee does have teeth.
c. A drive for, and increasing insistence on COMENSA members to commit to Supervision is an
additional protection for corporate clients, but particularly because of its benefits in terms of
professionalising the individual’s practice.
d. Through Portfolio Committees and Special Interest Groups, corporate members are perfectly
positioned to affect and effect policy, standards and the levels of professionalization that COMENSA
is striving to achieve.
- As organisations who are training and developing in-house coaching and mentoring capacity, membership gives their in-house coaches and mentors access to the COMENSA Portfolio Committees, events, continuous professional development initiatives, research library, monthly newsletter, article archives, and the opportunity to network with peers “on the outside” to ensure that their offering within the corporate environment remains fresh and up-to-date.
- We are also working with a number of our corporate clients in terms of Best Practice with regard to the implementation of Research within their organisations.
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