As the Unifying Alliance of Professional Associations that represents close to a million Australian professionals, we are acknowledged by the community, industry and government as the Thought Leaders advocating for the Professions, Professionals and Professionalism since 1971.
With our member professional associations and supporting organisations we share the mission of building and maintaining community confidence in all professionals.
Thought Leadership
To fulfil our Purpose, Vision and Mission we are further growing our thought leadership with the goal of being “the Meeting Place for Thought Leaders on all things Professional“. Based on input and feedback from our Member Organisations, our focus is on four main policy and advocacy areas:
– Education, Accreditation, Micro-Credentials and Employability
– Professionalism and Ethics
– Diversity, Culture and Inclusion
– Climate Action
Education, Accreditation, Micro-Credentials and Employability (EAMCE)
This main policy and advocacy area covers Education, Higher Education Course Accreditation, Micro-Credentials, Life-Long-Learning/Education and Employability, Continuing Professional Education & Development (CPD/CPE) and is managed by our Education, Accreditation, Micro-Credentials and Employability Portfolio Committee.
Major recent portfolio activities have been:
- Future of Working: Technology and AI Roundtable – 11 August 2023
- The Future of Working – Technology and AI – Transforming tomorrow’s Professions and Professionals
- Micro-Credentials supporting in-demand jobs for STEM careers
- National Summit ‘Creating Australia 2040 – Education & Employability’
- ACoP and Deakin University join forces to move professional education forward
Professionalism and Ethics
This main policy and advocacy area covers Professionalism and Ethics and is managed by our Professionalism and Ethics Portfolio Committee.
Major recent portfolio activities have been:
- The Professional Fight against Conspiracy Theories
- COVID’s Startling Impact on Architectural Professional Practice
- ACoP and Deakin University join forces to move professional education forward
- Professionalisation of the English Language Teaching (ELT) Profession
- Ethical Concerns on Artificial Intelligence
Diversity, Culture and Inclusion (DCI)
This main policy and advocacy area covers broad-based Diversity (gender, LGBTI, race, ethnicity, migration status, age, disability, etc.) and is managed by our Diversity, Culture and Inclusion Portfolio Committee.
Major recent portfolio activities have been:
- ACoP ‘Voice to Parliament’ Statement
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Justine Romanis
- NAIDOC Week 2023: How can Professionals celebrate and respect our Elders?
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Hayley Angell
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Jeanene Williams
Climate Action
This main policy and advocacy area covers activities supporting the transition to a net-zero society and is managed by our Climate Action Portfolio Committee.
Major recent portfolio activities have been:
- Climate Action pre-COP27 Roundtable Report
- Forum for Climate Action – Inaugural Roundtable
- Professional Bodies’ Collective Agency on Climate Action
- Forum for Climate Action
- Professional Organisations support the Climate Charter!
Advocacy
In addition to the above three policy focus areas, we do advocacy activities when and where beneficial and/or asked for by our Member Organisations.
Major recent advocacy initiatives and activities have been:
- ACoP ‘Voice to Parliament’ Statement
- The Future of Working – Interview with Klaus Veil
- The Future of Working – Interview with Simon Eassom
- NAIDOC Week 2023: How can Professionals celebrate and respect our Elders?
- The Professional Fight against Conspiracy Theories
- NAIDOC Week 2022 – How can Professionals Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
- ACoP appoints Chief Futurist
- Forum for Climate Action – Inaugural Roundtable
- An Election focused on Trust
- ACoP increases its Government Advocacy
Partnerships
To be effective in our policy areas and our advocacy, we maintain reciprocal relationships with organisations relevant to the professional domain, including:
– Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
– Universities Australia (UA)
– Department of Education, Skills and Employability (DESE)
– Council of Small Business Organisations (COSBOA)
– Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations (APFAO)
– Associations Forum
If you would like more information on our activities, contact us on 1300 664 587 or CEO@Professions.org.au.