Broooz wrote:
"Allan Bennett" wrote in message
...

After letting my BCU membership lapse, I was told that my coaching
qualification was no longer valid, as I couldn't be up-to-date if I wasn't
a member.

That is a requirement of most organisations that you stay a member for them
to confirm you are up to date.

...but I could revalidate the award by paying the back-fees. Which,
amazingly, would bring me back-on-track with their current practice!

Do you think it's just /possibly/ something to do with a problem with
the ethical side of this that has caused him to let his membership lapse
in the first place?

I refused to pay, stating that I thought it was corrupt.

HArdly

So it's Perfectly All Right for an organisation to declare you Safe and
Completely Up To Speed purely because you've given them some money?
Surely it should require evaluation of the coaching skills (which could
quite reasonably involve a fee) to decide if the person was still
acceptable as a coach, rather than simply an evaluation of their bank
account?

Pete.
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