The four-year membership subscription package for new trainees

Introduction

The Faculty's four-year membership subscription package offers new trainees in public health:

  • the benefits of Faculty membership and
  • the opportunity to spread the payment of examination and other training fees evenly over the first four years of their training.

What are the financial benefits?

The Faculty of Public Health administers examinations for all trainees in public health and eligibility for a certificate of completion of training requires Faculty membership.

Trainees must, therefore, make the following payments to the Faculty over the course of their training:

  • An enrolment fee
  • Part A examination fee
  • Part B/OSPHE fee
  • A subscription for Membership in order to be eligible for a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
  • The registration fee on admission to Faculty Membership (if not already a member)

If a Trainee chooses to go onto the Faculty’s Four Year membership subscription package the following are the financial benefits that will accrue to them:

  • 100% of the enrolment fee, 75% of examination fees and 100% of membership fees are covered by the subscription which is tax deductible (normally only the membership fee element would be tax deductible under Section 344 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003).

Following the first year, payments are made in quarterly installments, spreading the cost of examinations and membership evenly across the four years of training.

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How do payments work?

The total subscription fee is payable over four years. The first payment will be for a quarter of the total and must be paid on application. The rest is paid in quarterly or monthly direct debit installments over the remaining three years of the package. The total subscription is tax deductible.

Only one attempt at each level of examinations will be treated as part of the four year subscription package. Any subsequent sittings will be paid if full before sitting the examination.

 

How to become a member on the four-year membership subscription package

To apply for this package an initial payment of £437.50 must be made to the Faculty of Public Health. This must be sent to the Faculty together with a Faculty enrolment form and your Form of Faith

The fee includes the first year’s installment and the enrolment fee. Cheques should be made payable to the Faculty of Public Health and should reach the Faculty within three months of commencing training.

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Regulations

  • The package is only available to new entrants to training.
  • The first payment is for a period of 12 months and is non-refundable. The subsequent payments are collected by annual, quarterly or monthly direct debits.
  • The subsequent annual payments are subject to subscription fees increases passed by the Faculty Trustee Board.

Note that an additional pro rata payment may be due at the end of the four year package to cover membership subscriptions to the end of that final year.

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Breakdown of costs (based on 2010 rates)

Overall costs for trainees who take up membership on the four-year package     
Fees covered by the four-year package     
Enrolment fee £243  
Part A examination fee £406.50  
Part B examination fee £511.50  
Subscription fee for membership    
Year 1 £109  
Year 2 £109  
Year 3 £109  
Year 4 £109  
     
Total     £1597
Annual Payment    £400
     
Additional costs payable by trainees at time of exam    
Part A examination fee   £135.50
Part B examination fee   £171.50
     
Note that these subscription rates are subject to review annually.    
     

 

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