Pre Registered Membership

7th June 2012

Applying for Pre Registered Membership

The category of membership for those who aspire to Registered Membership of the Society. If you have an honours degree or higher in Garden Design or Landscape Architecture you need to submit evidence of your qualification along with the completed forms. For all other applicants a layout plan is required along with the forms.

Full details of application requirement and forms can be downloaded here:

Application Pack for EMAILING (MS word document)	Application pack for POSTING (PDF document)

Upgrading from Friend of the Society or Student Member to Pre Registered Member

Application requirements and form B to be completed can be found here:

Application Pack for EMAILING (MS word document)	Application pack for POSTING (PDF document)

The benefits of being a Pre Registered Member of the Society

Continuing Professional Development

Personal educational needs checklist & CPD advice on website
‘Registration Starts Here’
‘SGD Project Appraisal’
Adjudication Classes
Regional Designer Development Day

Business Support

Access to Members only area of the SGD website
Designer fee guidance
Recommended Terms of Engagement
SGD Business Mentoring Scheme
Jobs and vacancies on SGD website under the “Market Place”
JCLI Consultancy agreement for a home owner/occupier appointing a consultant to provide consultancy services in relation to landscape work
JCLI Landscape contract for a home owner/occupier who has appointed a consultant to oversee the work
Heather’s Model Specification for Landscape and Garden Construction

Networking

Local cluster groups
Access to the Members’ online forum

SGD Literature & Magazine

Welcome pack
Monthly Garden Design Journal
Quarterly Vitis (internal SGD newsletter)

Events

Spring and autumn conferences (preferential rate)
SGD Annual General Meeting

SGD Brand Association

Use of title ‘Pre Registered Member of the Society of Garden Designers’
SGD brand and PR strategy to raise awareness of SGD
Opportunity to appear on the public part of SGD website

Opportunities

Involvement in SGD initiatives
Annual SGD Design Awards & Ceremony (preferential rate)