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Membership Types and Benefits

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Membership of the Association consists of the following seven categories:

  1. Full members
    Any person registered as a dietitian with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) may apply for full membership.
  2. Community Service Dietitians
    Any person registered as a dietitian with the Health Professions Council of South Africa  (HPCSA) and who are busy with their community service year in South Africa, may apply for Community Service Dietitian membership.
  3. Associate members
    Any person who does not qualify for full membership, but who has a recognised qualification in dietetics or related field may apply for Associate membership of the Association. Such membership is subject to approval by the President and Executive Membership Portfolio Holder of the Association.
  4. Retired members of ADSA
    Any member aged sixty 60 years and older, who is no longer employed professionally and who has been a member of the Association before may apply for Retired membership.
  5. Student members
    The following persons may apply for student membership of the Association:
    i. Any person registered at the HPCSA as an undergraduate student in dietetics.
    ii. Any bona fide student registered for a postgraduate course in dietetics who does not qualify for full membership.
    The President and Executive Membership Portfolio Holder of the Association shall approve student membership after submission of proof of appropriate registration as a student. Student membership shall be temporary.
  6. Honorary members
    Any person who has made a significant contribution to dietetics or a related field in South Africa and who has upheld the Vision, Mission and Values of the Association, may be nominated to become an Honorary member of the Association. This nomination must be proposed by a full member and seconded by two (2) other full members of the Association and include a full motivation and a curriculum vitae of such a person. After due consideration of the curriculum vitae of such a person by the Executive Committee of the Association, the motivation shall be distributed to all members of the Association for voting, either by post or at the Annual General Meeting.
  7. Friends of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa
    Any person who does not qualify for any of the other categories of membership but subscribes to the aims of the Association, any person may apply to become a Friend of ADSA. Such membership is subject to approval by the Executive Committee of the Association.

 

Member Benefits

  • Full members
Full members of the Association shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Association, to take part in discussions and to serve as elected and co-opted office-bearers. Full members are entitled to wear the lapel badge of the Association.


  • Community Service Dietitians
Community Service Dietitian members of the Association shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Association, to take part in discussions and to serve as elected and co-opted office-bearers.  Community Service Dietitian members are entitled to wear the lapel badge of the Association.
  • Associate members
Associate members of the Association shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Association and to take part in discussions. They may serve at Executive or Branch levels as co-opted office-bearers, but may not be formally elected to such office. Associate members co-opted to serve as office-bearers shall not be eligible to vote. Associate members shall not be entitled to wear the official badge of the Association.
  • Retired members of ADSA
Retired members shall be entitled to the rights of the category of membership to which they were entitled before retirement.
  • Student members
Student members shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Association and to take part in discussions. Student members may be co-opted as branch office-bearers, but is not entitled to be elected formally to such office. Student members shall be entitled to wear the official badge of the Association.
  • Honorary members
Honorary members of the Association shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Association, take part in discussions and serve as co-opted office-bearers. Honorary members are exempted from paying an annual membership fee.
  • Friends of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa
Friends of ADSA shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Association and to take part in discussions. Friends of ADSA shall not be entitled to be elected as office-bearers of the Association. Friends of ADSA shall not be eligible to vote. Friends of ADSA shall not be entitled to wear the official badge of the Association.