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Why Become a
Member?
We’ve
been helping to grow talent and accelerate
professional development in the professional
industry for many years. The UKAP works to
unite professionals, promote best practice,
enhance skills and raise the profile of the
professionals industry. Our broad selection
of exclusive management resources, our
influential publications and our web of
regional branches all support professional
advancement to ensure your present and
future success.
What do I get by becoming
a member?
Professional
recognition
All
members are awarded a membership certificate
and a personalised unique membership number.
Fellows, Members and Associates are eligible
to use the following post-nominal's
respectively for their grade of membership –
AUKAP,PUKAP,FUKAP,DUKAP. These are an
industry-recognised acknowledgement of the
level of professional experience achieved.
Member benefits also include:
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Information
Services
Online
Library
Catalogue
E-Journal
Collection
Member
Enquiry
Service
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Discounts
and Saving
Free Job
Vacancy
Advertising
Member
Discounts &
Savings
Special
Discounts on
advertising
& promotions
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Publication
Twitter
Hospitality
Magazine
Know-How CPD
Newsletter
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Business
Resources
Members
Services
ProfessionalHelpline
Professional
Guides
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Careers
Profession
Development
UKAP
Professional
CPD Scheme
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Networking
The
Community
Events
Calendar
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Information
Services
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Member
Enquiry
Service
This FREE
reference
service is
operated by
specialist
qualified
librarians
and assists
members with
enquiries
relating to
the industry
and general
business
matters.
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e-Journal
Collection
Members can
search,
download and
email
articles for
FREE from
over fifty
specially
selected,
full-text
electronic
journals
produced by
top
academic,
business and
trade
publishers.
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Professional
HR Help
Resources
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Professional
HR Help
Resources
Members
(MUKAP) and
Fellows
(FUKAP)
receive an
annual FREE
telephone
call for
Human
Resources
support.
Additional
Helpline
support is
available to
all UKAP
members for
a specially
reduced UKAP
rate!
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Management
Guides
Download
free UKAP
Management
Guides
covering a
range of
topical
industry
issues. The
guides offer
members
advice on a
range of
topics of
particular
relevance to
our industry
and are
useful for
application
in the
workplace or
to support
further
research.
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Discounts
and Saving
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Free Job
Vacancy
Advertising
Looking to
recruit? Our
vacancy
listings
attract the
attention of
skilled
individuals
seeking
career
development
opportunities
including
thousands of
Education
Membership
Scheme (EMS)
students.
Save
hundreds of
pounds by
advertising
your job
vacancies
for FREE on
the UKAP
website.*
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Member
Discounts &
Savings
Through our
Privileges
scheme you
can save
loads of
money on
insurance,
holidays,
worldwide
and UK hotel
accommodation,
health and
fitness club
membership,
magazine
subscriptions,
music &
games and an
assortment
of lifestyle
benefits.
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Special
Discounts on
advertising
and
promotions
We know you
want to
raise your
personal and
company
profile. The
UKAP
publications
are a
perfect
platform to
promote your
business and
services
within the
sector. So
take
advantage of
specially
discounted
rates on
advertising
in the
UKAP’s
publications,
only
available to
members and
business
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Publication
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Know-How,
the CPD
Newsletter
You will
receive a
bi-monthly
e-mail
newsletter
focused on
Continuing
Professional
Development
(CPD),
education
and business
matters for
professionals
in the
hospitality
industry.
The
newsletter
gives ‘bite
size’
information
to keep you
up to date
on a wide
range of
business and
education
issues
accompanied
by links to
free and low
cost
training and
development
resources.
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Face-book of
the Year
An annual
publication
featuring
the valuable
Fellows’
Directory,
in which all
Fellows are
invited to
include a
FREE
individual
listing.
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Twitter
As a member
you will
receive
twitter
every month
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with useful
comment to
keep you
current with
news and
advice on
topics
including
customer
service and
people
management,
finance,
resources
and
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Careers
Profession
Development
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UKAP
Professional
'My CPD'
Tool
Keep track
of all of
your career
achievements,
qualifications
and
professional
development
activity
with our
FREE online
CPD tool – a
must when
constructing
your CV or
applying for
a membership
upgrade.
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Revenue
Management
Webinars
(from IDeaS)
UKAP's
business
partner
IDeaS offers
the members
fresh and
up-to-date
revenue
management
content in
an
easy-to-access
online
format.
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Networking
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My Community
The
Community is
an online
networking
platform
similar to
sites like
LinkedIn and
Facebook,
but built
exclusively
for the use
of UKAP of
Hospitality
members. The
Community
provides a
secure and
informative
social media
environment
within which
to exchange
ideas and
information,
meet
like-minded
professionals
and share
news and
expertise.
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UKAP of
Professional
Events
Calendar
There are
networking
opportunities
galore at
events
organised by
the UKAP and
its
branches!
Forge new
business and
social
relationships
with
colleagues
whilst
re-connecting
with
established
peers. As
soon as you
join the
UKAP, you
will be
invited to
connect with
your local
branch
network and
get involved
in
activities
in your
region, many
of which
qualify for
formal or
informal
CPD! |
What’s on the
Agenda for 2010?
- 85% of
our members believe online
social networking will
increase knowledge sharing
in the industry. We agree,
come 2010 the UKAP will
offer all its members a
social networking platform
called The Community. The
Community is an online
networking platform, similar
to sites like Twitter and
Facebook, but built
exclusively for UKAP members
to create a safe and
productive environment
within which to exchange
information, meet
like-minded professionals
and share news and
expertise.
- A new
series of Management
Briefings with key
personalities from the
industry
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Networking events at local,
national and international
level.
- Enhanced
information and research
services.
- CPD
events
- Access to
marketing services.
- Improved
membership benefits.
-
Regular
electronic communications.
Continuing Professional
Development and further your career.
What our
members
think
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“More than
ever,
there’s a
real need
for a
professional
body like
the UKAP to
help us
access
information,
share
knowledge
and
experiences
so we’ve the
skills to
look ahead
not just to
where the
world is
going, but
more
specifically
to where our
industry is
going.”
Peter
Silvaraja
(FUKAP)
Director
Scholars
Information
Centre
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“I am a firm
believer
that the
best way to
learn
anything is
by the
sharing of
information.
When you
share, you
are doing so
much more
than
spreading
knowledge,
you are
illustrating
everything
with your
experiences,
your views,
your beliefs
and there is
no better
way to
overcome
one’s
limitations
and fears
than by
sharing
those doubts
with
colleagues
and friends,
who have no
doubt felt
the same,
but have
overcome the
obstacles.”
Muhammad
Ilham
FUKAP
Director
Greenwich
College
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"Sound
leadership
and
management
are
essential if
businesses
are to
survive and
prosper.
Membership
of the UKAP
of
Professional
denotes a
commitment
to high
professional
standards,
and provides
access to a
range of
support
materials to
further
enhance
one's
skills."
A. Hakim
FUKAP
Chief
Executive
Air
Canada
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"Belonging
to the UKAP
is not a
duty, its
good
business
sense, for
networking,
for
professional
advice, for
everything."
Paul Litho
FUKAP
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"Through its
broad
network of
members, the
UKAP plays a
key role in
shaping the
nature of
professional
development
within the
industry. An
active
commitment
to the UKAP
enables
managers at
all levels
to be better
prepared to
deliver
business
success."
Dr.Evanson
P FUKAP
Chief
Executive
ICDL. Kenya
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“The UKAP's
Mission to
promote the
highest
professional
standards of
management
and
education in
our industry
worldwide is
so very
important
and relevant
at a time of
unprecedented
growth in
this
geographic
region. The
Jumeirah
Group is
fully
supportive
of the
UKAP's
stated
objectives"
Gerald
Lawson AUKAP
Executive
Chairman
Hilton Group
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UKAP and kick-start your professional career
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