Local membership

For an annual subscription based upon the size of your practice* you are entitled to:

• Send as many staff as you wish on the courses included in the CPD and Professional Development Course programmes at no extra cost (on hands on IT courses a small supplement will be charged)
• Access to CPD Courses in other programmes for just £43.50  plus VAT per place.
• Twelve of our most popular CPD courses on CD
• Receive a copy of the quarterly Audit and Tax Technical Update newsletter for each partner and senior member of staff
• 25% discount on our specialist courses and significant discounts on the wide range of our other support services and products
• Access to the members' website which allows you to:
  - Enrol online and restrict access so only authorised personnel can book on courses but all can view the courses available
  - Download notes and slides for a CPD course after it has run
  - View monthly course details

*The size of your practice is determined by the number of ALL partners and full time professional members of staff. Professional members of staff includes all staff working more than 20 hours per week who are involved in chargeable work. The fee for 2008 is £150 per firm plus £305 (£320 London) per partner and professional member of staff. The fee will be invoiced in advance but can be paid in 12 monthly instalments. Please note that credit card payments must be made in full.

National membership
The objective of national membership is to allow members to attend any Mercia course anywhere in the country. The fee for 2008 is £300 per firm plus £385 (London £400) per partner and professional member of staff on the local membership fee (detailed above), national members are entitled to:

• All benefits of local training group membership
• Unlimited places on other local training group programmes
• Unlimited places on regional specialist courses
• Unlimited places on national specialist courses  and conferences (A £50 per delegate charge will be made on full day courses or conferences where lunch is provided) 
• Increased discounts on the partners' conference and open management training courses

For a full list of all the courses planned to date click here. To request a printed copy of our national programme or if you need more information on either option please contact Nicola Hurley or call her on 0116 258 1200.