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Benefits to you

Open to all involved with scientific and technical communication, there is something within the ISTC for you. Whether an individual or a company, a student or manager, the ISTC offers opportunities to exchange views and information with other professional communicators. Members enjoy discounts, news, training events, networking and recognition of professional status including the use of FISTC or MISTC (for suitably qualified people).

Please note that parts of this site are only for use by ISTC members.

Established for more than 50 years, the ISTC is the oldest organisation of its kind and is recognised by the government as representing the profession within the UK. By joining us you know that you are helping to shape the profession and to improve communication within the UK and, indeed, the World!

Is the ISTC for you? For reasons why, see our PowerPoint slide show and the following benefits:

Open University CPD courses

Go to the Open University site to see a complete list of the available courses. These multi-media courses from the OU offer an alternative way of meeting some of our CPD needs. They can be taken anywhere in the world, and the work done when it fits with your lives. Above all, application to work practice is built into course design and completion.

Tax-deductible

Did you know that your ISTC subscription is tax deductible? The 2005/2006 Inland Revenue Understanding Your Tax Code states:

10 Job expenses: Flat rate job expenses: Professional subscriptions annual subscriptions to professional bodies - these must be connected with your job and the professional body must have been approved by the Inland Revenue.

The HMRC website lists us under: Scientific and Technical Communicators Inst. of

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