world guild of metaphysical and spiritual counsellors (w.g.m.s.c.)  www.holliance.org
incorporating the holistic alliance

«scale of membership fees»

All fees are in Pounds Sterling (GBP). For currency conversions see www.xe.com

 Remember that most of these fees are for life* and that is reflected in the initial cost.  So if you hold membership for 10, 15 or 20 years, the cost when averaged out is extremely low!   You may have already paid out more than this to another organisation!  Also it is only through life membership that we can award lifetime Guild-certified practitioner qualifications!   And you will have a more prestigious certificate saying "Life Member" or "Life Fellow"!   Life Membership /Life Fellowship of an organisation is not just a membership - it is an honour that is rarely available. Therefore we cannot reduce the fees quoted below. 
Please note that we cannot accept payment by instalments. 

Associate – a student, friend of the Guild or retired person who wishes to support the Guild but who is not practising any form of spiritual counselling.  (Membership letters: Assoc.WGMSC)  Fee £ 35 per annum. (Not eligible for Guild certifications).

Honorary Member – A person who is not practising any form of spiritual counselling but has been granted Honorary Member status by the Guild in recognition of services performed to the Guild or friendship of the Guild.  (Membership letters: Hon.WGMSC)  - Honorary members are not charged a fee but cannot apply.  Honorary membership is strictly by invitation only, and practitioners are ineligible.

Fellow –  A person who meets criteria for Member status and who is also a graduate of an approved university. (Membership letters: FWGMSC) – see Life Fellow below.

Honorary Fellow –  A person who is not practising any form of spiritual counselling but has been granted Honorary Fellow status by the Guild in recognition of services performed to the Guild.  (Membership letters: Hon.F.WGMSC) Honorary fellows are not charged a fee but cannot apply.  Honorary fellowship is strictly by invitation only, and practitioners are ineligible.

Life Member –  A person  eligible for Member status who is accepted by the Guild for Life Membership.  (Membership letters: MWGMSC) 

Fee £ 150.00  Your certificate will say "Life Member"!

Life Fellow – A person eligible for Fellow status who is accepted by the Guild for Life Fellowship.  (Membership letters: FWGMSC) 

Fee £ 150.00   Your certificate will say "Life Fellow"! 

Fee for upgrade from Associate membership to Life Membership or Life Fellowship: £ 50.00

Fee for upgrade from Life Membership to Life Fellowship:  £ 50.00

These fees are subject to change at any time.

Methods of payment

UK cheques and sterling bank drafts (cashier's checks) should be payable to "Massive Practice".

Payment is accepted by PayPal - not operative in all countries.   We will issue a PayPal invoice when we approve your application.

International Money Orders are not accepted.

Bank charges:  People paying by electronic bank transfer (wire transfer) from the following regions must add the following amounts to cover our bank charges:

            Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, South America -  £ 15.00

            Europe (EEA) - £ 10.00

            Europe – non-EEA  £15.00

            U.S.A. and Canada – no charge
            Rest of World - £15.00

People paying by Euro cheque from the Republic of Ireland should add 20 Euros and allow up to 6 weeks for clearance. The Euro total will be advised on request.

If other means of payment are difficult to make in your country, we can accept payments by Travellers Express Moneygram (Minimum payment by this method £ 125 plus £ 10 administration fee).  Details will be provided when we accept your application for membership.

These fees are subject to change at any time.

SCALE OF CERTIFICATION FEES

Please note that we cannot accept payment by instalments, and we cannot reduce the fees quoted below under any circumstances.  
You must be a member before you apply for certification.

 

Practitioner Certifications

Application fee for a single Guild Certification in a particular practitioner field:    £ 125.00

Application for a second practitioner Certification made at the same time:            £   75.00

Application for any further practitioner Certifications made at the same time:       £   50.00

Duplicate of any certificate (to display at an additional place of work) -   £ 25.00  (if ordered at the same time as the original).

Application for an additional practitioner Certification made at a later date:    £  75 per subject.   (You may keep adding Certifications as you acquire new knowledge and do formal or informal study).

Trainer Certifications

Application fee for a single Trainer Certification in a particular practitioner field:    £ 250.00

Application fee for a further Trainer Certification ordered at the same time:  £ 125.00

Application fee for Practitioner and Trainer Certifications in the same field at the same time:  £ 295.00

Notes

Only Founder Members/ Founder Fellows or fully-paid Members/Fellows are eligible for certifications.

Applicants for Trainer Certifications must first hold a Guild-Certified Practitioner Certification.

Trainer Certifications will not be issued for nutrition, physical therapies or therapies involving touch or administration of any remedies, essences, etc.  (This policy will be reviewed from time to time)

If you are paying by bank transfer (wire transfer) from outside the UK, extra charges are payable (see above under Membership Fees)   If these extra charges are not paid, the certificates will not be issued.

Guild-Certified Practitioner Certificates are not time-limited.  They are yours to use as long as your membership is in good standing.  However the actual documents remain the property of the Guild.

The certificate application fee includes the actual document suitable for framing.  However, you are paying for the application and the work and research done to evaluate your information.  If your application is refused, no refund will be made.  However we reserve the right to award a certificate in a different discipline in cases where we determine that the applicant is not entitled to a certificate in the field or speciality actually applied for.  Alternatively, we may request that you provide an essay or case study in cases of doubt.  All decisions made by the Guild will be final and by paying the fee, you agree to abide by our decisions.

*for definition of life membership, please see the prospectus.