Institutional membership is open to distance education institutions and national associations in Southern Africa.
Associate membership is open to any institution, whether a distance education institution or not, with an interest in distance education.
Honorary membership may be awarded by resolution of a General Meeting, subject to meeting the quality criteria, to any person who has made an outstanding contribution to distance education. Recipients of such awards are expected to serve in an advisory capacity to add value to the association from their respective spheres of influence and expertise.
Patronage membership may be awarded for strategic reasons to eminent persons for each member state within the SADC region, to actively promote and represent the interests and objectives of the Association.
National association membership maybe membership awarded for strategic reasons to a national body of another country