A premium membership is acquired after an institution member pays an annual subscription fee of $350. The premium membership gives a member the following benefits:
Free Institutional Identifier
Free membership certificate
Right to request and pay for Digital Course Identifiers (DCI), Digital Module Identifiers (DMI), Digital Transcript Identifiers (DTI), Digital Academic Certificate
A dashboard for listing your institutional contacts and social media handles and hence improving brand awareness of your institution
Right to vote in AGMS
Right to participate in governance of GAOTE by being appointed in governance committees
Right to request for institutional accreditation at a preferential cost
Right to request for course accreditation at a preferential cost
Premium Membership Certificate
Access to potential online students
Access to potential online tutors
Access to potential online service providers e.g LMS service providers, Digital Course developers
A blog article showcasing the partnership and authored by GAOTE
Benefit to participate in conferences at a discounted cost
Use of privileged resources such as APIs in the management of identifiers.
What are the requirements for institutional membership?
Demonstrated desire to offer accredited online courses for first timers. Course providers who are already providing online courses get an automatic qualification to be institution members after paying the membership fee