{"id":176,"date":"2023-12-20T18:53:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/don.digital\/nzsda\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2025-08-26T05:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:32:30","slug":"apply-for-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/membership\/apply-for-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"176\" class=\"elementor elementor-176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6225c822 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6225c822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4bbe64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b4bbe64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a Member<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d700a85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d700a85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0316b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0316b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625bb79a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"625bb79a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f00871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f00871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f8722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f8722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">Screening Process:<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\"> We initiate a screening process upon receiving the application fee. To support this, you must provide referees and other evidential materials such as photos of completed work, training certifications, experience levels, etc.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Notice of Application Result:<\/strong> Upon completing due diligence to ensure criteria are met, we will publish an official notice in our monthly newsletter and on our social media channels for three months. If any existing NZSDA member raises an objection during this period, our Executive Board will review the application.<\/p><p><strong>Membership Approval:<\/strong> Once the application is approved, the individual or business becomes an NZSDA member! All membership is granted on the assumption the member continues to meet these criteria. Membership can be revoked by the Executive Board upon investigation of any objection or complaint received.<\/p><p>All new members will be given access to our private online members section, where a library of tools, information and resources are available to download.<\/p><p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #da0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NZSDA-Membership-Prospectus_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Membership Prospectus here!<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454f33b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"454f33b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652ca18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"652ca18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/CgI5HQrMOAg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0eeb29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d0eeb29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/rZpIlHNUg2o&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb72ddd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb72ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c958919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c958919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership Application <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0e255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c0e255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To apply today, fill out the application form below. Please note that an application fee of $83.00 +GST must be paid online at time of submitting application.\u00a0 For any queries or further information contact us at <a href=\"mailto:secretary@nzsda.org.nz\">secretary@nzsda.org.nz<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c892c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5c892c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"SFctr\" class=\"SF\" data-org=\"32137\" data-ini=\"join\" data-fnd=\"Search\" data-sfi=\"1\" style=\"position:relative;height:auto\"><div id=\"SFpne\" style=\"position:relative\"><div class=\"SFpne\">Loading...<\/div><\/div><div id=\"SFfin\" style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Become a Member Membership Process Screening Process: We initiate a screening process upon receiving the application fee. 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