{"id":15871,"date":"2017-06-14T17:48:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=15871"},"modified":"2017-06-14T17:48:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:48:33","slug":"ihbc-membership-benefits-update-money-is-not-the-barrier-to-progress-in-your-heritage-career-job-or-trade-from-low-fees-to-no-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15871","title":{"rendered":"IHBC Membership Benefits update: \u2018Money is not the barrier\u2019 to progress in your heritage career, job or trade &#8211; from low fees to no fees\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IHBC_Members_Benefits.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14987 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IHBC_Members_Benefits-300x262.png\" alt=\"IHBC Members Benefits page\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a>Money is not the barrier to support for any career, job or trade progress in the heritage sector as the low-fee IHBC also offers numerous support mechanisms to make sure that our members have the best financial support possible to advance their ambitions in any part of the heritage sector.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018IHBC fees are already low for the support we offer, but for some years now IHBC trustees have been developing a suite of financial supports for members in challenging financial circumstances \u2013 from sector-specific low wages, to early career challenges and even personal crisis situations.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So today the IHBC offers members has a host of support and incentives to make sure heritage ambitions face no reasonable financial barriers to informed heritage learning with the IHBC.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IHBC fees are substantially less than those for comparable specialist bodies<\/li>\n<li>Default 50% fee reduction for lower waged (under \u00a317,500)<\/li>\n<li>Fee support of up to 100% for those in need (below \u00a312,500) and volunteering in the sector<\/li>\n<li>IHBC imposes no charge to advance membership categories, such as when seeking conservation accreditation as Associate or Full Member<\/li>\n<li>Administration fees for new members are not required if applicants are part of an IHBC TeamStarter-linked training programme<\/li>\n<li>IHBC offers a \u2018no questions asked\u2019 crisis support benefit of 1 year free membership for members facing emergency issues such job loss or comparable personal issues<\/li>\n<li>All this support means that there is no financial excuse to avoid the great benefits, networks, services and opportunities on offer to all IHBC members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow these and see more background by following the links from the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=14986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NewsBlog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more on specific benefits see our new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/join\/benefits\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">benefits page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Money is not the barrier to support for any career, job or trade progress in the heritage sector as the low-fee IHBC also offers numerous support mechanisms to make sure that our members have the best financial support possible to &hellip; 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