ALTE Associate Membership PLUS programme – General Information

The ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme is a new feature at ALTE aimed at ALTE Associate Members. 
It’s not a new membership type, but a form of recognition which provides an opportunity for Associate Members to increase the quality and professional capability of the organisation and their tests. 

ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme is aimed at those organisations who do not yet feel ready to apply for a Q-Mark audit but need to improve the quality of their tests before starting to think about an audit.
ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme is also aimed at those organisations whose tests are not eligible for
ALTE Q-Mark, i.e. they do not test the language of the country they are registered in, but want to enhance the quality of their tests in collaboration with ALTE.

The ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme also provides a great opportunity for those organisations to be rewarded for their efforts and engagement.
ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme recognition will be given to those organisations that fulfil all the criteria (more on the criteria can be found below).

Courses and consultancies need to be budgeted for, but the Associate Membership PLUS Programme recognition will be given for free once all activities are completed. A form to track the completed activities will be shared with the organisation, and once all the agreed activities have been completed, the ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme recognition will be granted.

ALTE Membership PLUS Programme recognition is given to an organisation for a period of 5 years. After that time, the organisation needs to complete at least one ALTE course and/or consultancy within 6 months before the expiry date. By doing so, the organisation keeps the ALTE Membership PLUS Programme recognition for another 1 year.
If the organisation applies for an audit and receives the ALTE Q-Mark for one or more of their tests, the ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme recognition ceases to exist for them, as they are no longer ALTE Associate Members.

ALTE Membership PLUS programme - Requirements:

ALTE Associate Membership PLUS programme activities:

• Undergo three ALTE Consultancy services – paid consultancies which will be agreed and arranged with ALTE Services Unit. 
• Participate in at least three ALTE courses, either online or face-to-face.
• Attend ideally every ALTE Conference & Meeting, including one of the ALTE International conferences.
• The organisation maintains contact and collaboration with ALTE, gets involved in ALTE’s activities, like SIGs, etc. 
  

The benefits of applying and obtaining the ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme:

• Providing your organisation with a development direction assisted by ALTE.
• Ensuring your assessments are reliable, valid and fair.  
• Engaging in ALTE’s activities which are beneficial for your organisation and the professional development of your staff.
• Receiving a recognition for your efforts and engagement.

How to apply for ALTE associate membership plus programme?

Simply email: servicesunit@alte.org and we will provide an application form and start planning the activities with you.  

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: ALTE ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP PLUS PROGRAMME

1. Who is ALTE Associate Membership PLUS for?

ALTE Associate Membership PLUS if for ALTE Associate Members, who are thinking of getting the Q-Mark for their test(s), but are not ready yet, and therefore would like to develop their assessments and prepare for the audit by engaging in various beneficial activities.

ALTE Associate Membership PLUS is also aimed at those Associate Members who are not eligible for Q-Mark (do not test the language of the country they are registered in) but are willing to develop and improve their assessments by collaborating with ALTE.

2. How can I apply for the ALTE Associate Membership PLUS?

In order to apply you need to contact ALTE Services Unit: servicesunit@alte.org and fill in an Application form.

If you’re not applying for ALTE Q-Mark, ALTE Membership PLUS is given to an organisation for a period of 5 years. The organisation needs to complete at least one ALTE course and/or consultancy within 6 months before the expiry date. By doing so, the organisation keeps the ALTE Membership PLUS for another 1 year.

If you’re applying for an ALTE audit, and your test receives the ALTE Q-Mark, you will not need the ALTE Associate Membership PLUS because your organisation isn’t ALTE Associate Member any more.
 

Please do remember, the ALTE Associate Membership PLUS Programme is not the ALTE Q-Mark, it does not substitute the ALTE Q-Mark.

ALTE Membership PLUS Programme recognition is given to an organisation for a period of 5 years. In order to maintain it, the organisation needs to complete at least one ALTE course and/or consultancy within 6 months before the expiry date. By doing so, the organisation keeps the ALTE Membership PLUS for another 1 year.

If you have any questions, please email: servicesunit@alte.org and we will try to help. 

Drop-in sessions with ALTE Services Unit: in order to answer your questions: join us by registering: 

• 24 January 2025; 9:00 CET: https://alte.org/event-6017533
• 21 February 2025; 13:00 CET: https://alte.org/event-6017534
• 7 March 2025; 13:00 CET: https://alte.org/event-6017535