Membership criteria
In order to maintain the credibility of the Association and its Code of Practice, BESA has strict eligibility criteria against which each application is considered. Only those companies which meet all the criteria in full will be approved as members of the Association. BESA publicises the criteria to the buyers of our members' products and services to heighten awareness of BESA's and our members' commitment to the education and training market. Organisations wishing to join BESA must:- be independent of their customers and not enjoy any special status with them which has not been achieved by a commercial process
- be subject to normal trading arrangements and commercial in outlook and operations
- be trading fairly and have done so for two years prior to gaining membership
- be able to show that they are financially sound
- derive revenue from the sale of goods and services to the education and training market and have done so for a minimum of 2 years prior to application
- be in a position to supply details of satisfied customers who have purchased their products or services during the previous 2 years
- provide evidence, if requested, of their ability to fully comply with the BESA Code of Practice
- have a UK base and either be UK registered companies (including FC status) or firms based solely in the UK.
