{"id":37,"date":"2024-09-29T08:27:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2024-10-07T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:33:28","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ed8e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9ed8e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b003b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b003b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8801a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d8801a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPEC strives to create a \u2018harbour of lives and opportunities\u2019 for its members and be a dynamic and efficient source of help for professionals, managers, executives, businessmen and the self-employed\/ freelancers (PMEBS) to thrive and seek gainful economic activities.<\/p><p>SPEC is a \u2018harbour\u2019 where you can stop to refuel, refresh or recharge yourself with the right resources. SPEC always thrives on its motto \u201cA harbour of life and opportunities\u201d.<\/p><p>Membership at SPEC is not restricted to just professionals and executives, SPEC is almost for everyone! You may have left your job to take care of your children. Or you may be the director of a company. Whichever the case, SPEC has a place for you \u2013 in and out of job.<\/p><p>You are eligible if you are:<\/p><ul><li>Singaporean and Permanent Resident<\/li><li>Aged 18 and above<\/li><\/ul><p>\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f519a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59f519a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2737410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2737410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEC Membership Benefits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4041d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4041d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Life-time Share Membership (no annual fees)<\/li><li>Group Health Insurance and Portable Age Band Medical Inpatient &amp; Outpatient and Personal Accident Insurance at low premium rates<\/li><li>Career &amp; Employability Counselling<\/li><li>Career Transition Gap Analysis &amp; Professional Development Roadmap<\/li><li>Room facilities rental for group meeting, workshops and brainstorming sessions<\/li><li>SPEC Community of Learning for networking, collaboration, co-creation, peer support and engagement<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e863b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3e863b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8604460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8604460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Join<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a178f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a178f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To join as a SPEC member, download and complete the above <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/membership\/spec-membership-application-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPEC Membership Application Form<\/a><\/strong> and email to <strong><a href=\"mailto:membership@spec.org.sg\">membership@spec.org.sg<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p>Upon notification of membership acceptance, pay a one-time entrance fee of $50 (non-refundable) and purchase a minimum of 50 SPEC shares at $1 per share (refundable on termination after the first year of membership).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba885e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba885e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Group Health Insurance Protection\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bb5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2bb5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To help you ride over unforeseen transitions in your working life, SPEC offers insurance schemes with portable benefits without encouraging a \u201ccrutch mentality\u201d.<\/p><p>For a very special low and affordable annual premium, SPEC members are eligible for a number of core protection\/ insurance programmes, which include Hospitalisation &amp; Surgery Benefits; Clinical\/Specialist Outpatient; Group Personal Accident; sum payable upon natural and accidental death. The annual premium payable is kept low and affordable for all members.<\/p><p>Our Group Insurance Protection is suitable for those who are on contractual, part-time and portfolio status; employed; self-employed and those in career transition or not in any employment. Purchased as an individual, it is perfectly portable even when there is change in jobs. As a group, members enjoy savings on premiums and benefits that are comprehensive.<\/p><p>We have 3 comprehensive plans that you can choose from, with renewal up to age 74:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/membership\/ghs-plus-application-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GHS Plus Application Form<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/membership\/spec-ghs-plus-group-plan-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPEC GHS Plus Group Plan Benefits<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/membership\/spec-medical-and-pa-group-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPEC Medical and PA Group Plan<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spec.org.sg\/membership\/group-personal-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Group &amp; Personal Insurance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c507ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c507ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9397e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9397e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Ideas Matter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d24b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0d24b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a co-operative, we value your ideas. 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