Ordinary Membership:  

1. Access to Quality Continuing Education and Professional Resources

• FREE access to all 7 Special Interest Groups

• Discounted rates for selected conferences and courses organized / supported by SAOT

• Eligibility for any other privileges that SAOT has with other organizations and national associations such as:
1. Queensland OT Association
2. Australia OT Association

• Access to "members only" web pages

• Eligibility to apply for SAOT research grant

2. Career Resources

• Emails regarding latest job openings

3. Advocacy

• Voting rights

• Access to classified information, upon approval by the SAOT council

Student Membership:  

1. Access to Quality Continuing Education and Professional Resources

• FREE access to all 7 Special Interest Groups

• Discounted rates for conferences and courses organized / supported by SAOT

• Publication in SAOT website, subject to the council's approval

• Access to "members only" web pages

Criteria for Ordinary Membership:

For citizen OR permanent resident of Singapore:

• A graduate from a WFOT-accredited (World Federation of Occupational Therapists) occupational therapy program

For foreigners:

• A graduate from a WFOT-accredited (World Federation of Occupational Therapists) occupational therapy program AND is

• Currently working as an occupational therapist in Singapore

For graduate from any non WFOT-accredited occupational therapy program:

• Has to pass the Qualifying Examinations AND is

• Currently working as an occupational therapist in Singapore

Membership Fee Per Annum:

• $80 per annum for renewing members;

• $100 per annum for new/lapsed members (inclusive of a one-time (re)joining fee of $20).

• A three-year membership package is available at a rate of $230 for renewing members and $250 for new/lapsed members.

Membership Period:

• For a renewing member, membership period starts from the last expiry date.

• For a new/lapsed member, membership period starts from the month that he/she signs up.

Lapse Of Membership:

Membership is considered lapsed if a member fails to renew his/her membership within one month of membership expiry.

Criteria for Student Membership:

• Full time occupational therapy students of WFOT-accredited schools, at undergraduate level.

• A new graduate, who was a student member immediately before graduation, is considered a renewing member if he/she signs up within one month of the transcript date.

• $20 per annum.

• A three or four-year student membership package is available to the first-year students who sign up for the whole duration of their three or four-year course at the beginning of the course at a rate of $50 or $70 respectively.

• Membership period for student members follows the academic year.

Membership Subscription

Renewals 

• Includes

1. renewing members
2. lapsed members
3. renewing students

• Make payment via internet banking / cheque (see below for payment details)

• Click here to log on to update your personal particulars. Updating your personal particulars is very important for you to continue receiving SAOT information.

• Includes

1. New members
2. New graduates
3. New students

• Make payment via internet banking / cheque (see below for payment details)

• Provide a copy of you

1. occupational therapy academic qualifications (applicable for new members and new graduates)
2. S-Pass (applicable for foreigners)

• Click here to key in your particulars.

• An ordinary or student membership number will be assigned to you to access "members only" web pages after your membership is approved and processed

Option 1: Internet banking

• Transfer fees to SAOT DBS CURRENT account 006-003338-5

• Send email to membership@saot.org.sg and include the following:

1. " new ordinary membership / ordinary membership renewal" or " new student membership / student membership renewal"
2. Name of applicant (s) (If paying for a group of applicants, all names must be listed)
3. NRIC number if you are a Singapore citizen or permanent resident or FIN number if you are a foreigner.
4. transaction reference number
5. date of transaction
6. total amount paid by payee
7. attach relevant documents for new applicants

• Processing of application may take up to 4-6weeks

Option 2: Cheque payment

• Prepare a cheque, made payable to "SAOT" and indicate at the back of the cheque

1. " new ordinary membership / ordinary membership renewal" or " new student membership / student membership renewal"
2. name
3. NRIC number if you are a Singapore citizen or permanent resident or FIN number if you are a foreigner.
• Mail the cheque and any relevant documents to:
  
  SAOT
  Orchard P. O. Box 0475
  Singapore 912316
  

• Processing of application may take up to 6-8 weeks

World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Membership

WFOT Membership Period and Fee

• WFOT membership period follows the calendar year from January to December of each year.

• For SAOT members who would like to subscribe to WFOT membership, kindly make a payment of $30 at the end of the year (to apply for the next year) via:
  

• Option 1: Internet banking

  • Transfer fees to SAOT DBS CURRENT account 006-003338-5
    
  • Send email to membership@saot.org.sg and include the following:
    
    
    • " WFOT membership”
    • Name of applicant (s) (If paying for a group of applicants, all names must be listed)
    • NRIC number if you are a Singapore citizen or permanent resident or FIN number if you are a foreigner.
    • transaction reference number
    • date of transaction
    • total amount paid by payee
      
      
• Option 2: Cheque payment
  
  
  • Prepare a cheque, made payable to "SAOT" and indicate at the back of the cheque:
    
    
    • " WFOT membership”
    • Name of applicant (s) (If paying for a group of applicants, all names must be listed)
    • NRIC number if you are a Singapore citizen or permanent resident or FIN number if you are a foreigner.
      
      
  • Mail the cheque to:
    
    SAOT
    Orchard P. O. Box 0475
    Singapore 912316
    

WFOT Membership Privileges

Please refer to the WFOT website at www.wfot.org for more information.

Please Take Note

The SAOT Council reserves the right to approve/reject any membership application and to terminate any existing membership.

The membership fees are subject to changes on approval by the SAOT Council and members.