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INDIVIDUAL Membership Categories

effective September 1, 2018

Membership Category and Definition

Fee

Voting Eligibility

Membership Category Notes / Considerations

Individual Member

Any individual working or studying in career development or a related profession and holding an active Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA) membership.

Current Fee (effective January 1, 2018): $144.70 + GST

NEW Fee (effective September 1, 2018): $150.00 + GST

1 vote / member

*Individual Members who meet the criteria for the Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP) designation are eligible to apply. Once the CCDP designation has been granted the membership category will be upgraded to Professionally Certified Member and all associated fees and requirements will apply.

Pre-Certified Member

*The Pre-Certified Member category will be discontinued effective September 1, 2018. After September 1, 2018, and on the membership expiry date, current Pre-Certified Members will be upgraded to Individual Members and all associated fees and requirements will apply; effective September 1, 2019 all Pre-Certified Members who were not previously upgraded will be upgraded to Individual Members and all associated fees and requirements will apply. The membership upgrade will be prorated.

Student Member

*The Student Member category will be discontinued effective September 1, 2018. After September 1, 2018, and on the membership expiry date, current Student Members will be upgraded to Individual Members and all associated fees and requirements will apply; effective September 1, 2019 all Student Members who were not previously upgraded will be upgraded to Individual Members and all associated fees and requirements will apply. The membership upgrade will be prorated.

Alumni Member

(Formerly Senior Individual Member)

Any individual working or studying in career development or a related profession and having held an active CDAA membership for at least ten (10) years.

Current Fee (effective January 1, 2018: $72.36 + GST

NEW Fee (effective September 1, 2018: $100.00 + GST

1 vote / member

*After September 1, 2018, and on the membership expiry date, current Senior Individual Members will be upgraded to Alumni Members and all associated fees and requirements will apply; effective September 1, 2019 all Senior Individual Members who were not previously upgraded will be upgraded to Alumni Members and all associated fees and requirements will apply. The membership upgrade will be prorated.

*Alumni Members who meet the criteria for the Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP) designation are eligible to apply. Once the CCDP designation has been granted the membership category will be upgraded to Professionally Certified Member and all associated fees and requirements will apply.

Professionally Certified Member

Any individual working in career development or a related profession and holding an active CDAA membership who has been granted and maintains the CCDP designation.

Current Fee (effective January 1, 2018): $144.70 + GST

NEW Fee (effective September 1, 2018): $150.00 + GST

1 vote / member

*Individual and Alumni Members who meet the criteria for the Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP) designation are eligible to apply. Once the CCDP designation has been granted the membership category will be upgraded to Professionally Certified Member and all associated fees and requirements will apply.

*Effective September 1, 2018 new CCDP application fees will be increased from $150.00 + GST to $200.00 + GST, and CCDP re-certification application fees will be increased from $100.00 + GST to $150.00 + GST. The annual maintenance fees of $50.00 + GST added to the CDAA membership in years two and three will be eliminated.

*Current CCDPs will pay the annual maintenance fees of $50.00 + GST added to the CDAA membership in years two and three and the $100.00 + GST CCDP re-certification application fee until the re-certification application is approved.


NOTICE TO CDAA MEMBERS

CDAA Membership Late Renewal Fees / CCDP Reinstatement Fees January 2018

Dear CDAA Members:

We value your commitment to your profession and are grateful for your continued support of the CDAA. In order to ensure your continue to receive the benefits that the CDAA has to offer and to maintain your CCDP designation it is important that your CDAA membership be renewed in a timely manner.

In January 2018 the CDAA Board of Directors approved a CDAA Membership Late Renewal Fee and CCDP Reinstatement Fee policy as recommended by the Registration / Standards and Certification Committee. The implementation of late renewal fees and reinstatement fees is the result of a comprehensive review of the CDAA's current fee structure and part of an overall financial policy review. All CDAA members should receive at least three (3) automatic notification reminders regarding their membership expiry date. If you are unsure of your membership expiry date you can access that information by logging in to your CDAA member profile at http://www.careerdevelopment.ab.ca/. Please also ensure your contact information is up to date so that you continue to receive notifications and communications from the CDAA.

The following came into effect on March 1, 2018:

CDAA Membership Late Renewal Fees 

Effective March 1, 2018 a $50.00 + GST late fee, in addition to the CDAA membership renewal fee, will be applied to all CDAA memberships renewed after the expiry date.

CDAA members who do not act on the email renewal reminders sent to them in advance of their CDAA membership expiry date will have a late fee of $50.00 + GST manuallly applied to their account the day after their CDAA membership expires. In order to maintain their CDAA membership the member must pay the CDAA membership renewal fee and late fee within 30 days of the expiry date. Members who do not pay the membership renewal fee and late fee within 30 days of the expiry date will be removed from the CDAA member directory and member benefits will cease.

Should a former member choose to reactivate their CDAA membership after their removal from the CDAA member directory they must apply for a new CDAA membership. The application will not be approved until the new membership fee and the previously applied late fee are paid in full.

CCDPs who do not act on the email renewal reminders sent to them in advance of their CDAA membership expiry date will have a late fee of $50.00 + GST manually applied to their account the day after their CDAA membership expires. In  order to maintain their CDAA membership and CCDP designation the member must pay the CDAA membership renewal fee and late fee within 30 days of the expiry date. CCDPs who do not pay the membership renewal fee and late fee within 30 days of the expiry date will be removed from the CDAA member directory, will no longer hold the CCDP designation, and member benefits will cease.

Should a former CCDP choose to reactive their CDAA membership after their removal from the CDAA member directory they must apply for a new CDAA membership. The application will not be approved until the new membership fee and the previously applied late fee are paid in full. The former CCDP may be eligible for CCDP reinstatement.

CCDP Reinstatement Fees

Effective March 1, 2018 a $100.00 + GST CCDP reinstatement fee, in addition to the re-certification application fee, will be applied to all CCDP re-certification applications submitted after the CCDP expiry date.

CCDPs who do not act on the email re-certification reminders sent to them in advance of their CCDP expiry date will have a reinstatement fee of $100.00 + GST manually applied to their account the day after their CCDP expires. In order to maintain their CCDP designation the member must pay the re-certification application fee and reinstatement fee within 30 days of the CCDP expiry date. Members who do not pay the re-certification application fee and reinstatement fee within 30 days of the CCDP expiry date will be removed from the CCDP directory and will no longer hold the CCDP designation.

Should a former CCDP choose to reinstate their CCDP designation after their removal from the CCDP directory they must apply for re-certification. The application will not be considered for approval until the re-certification fee, reinstatement fee, and CDAA membership renewal fee / new membership fee and late fee (if applicable) are paid in full. Former CCDPs will only be eligible for re-certification up to two (2) years after their CCDP expiry date. After two (2) years former CCDPs will be required to submit a new CCDP application.

Please feel free to contact the CDAA with any questions regarding the new CDAA Membership Late Renewal Fee and CCDP Reinstatement Fee policy, by email, at ed@careerdevelopment.ab.ca.

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