A recent poll of the ethics and honesty of 30 occupations supports the high standing of professions who have professional standards, ethical behaviour and on-going professional development at heart. The annual Roy Morgan telephone survey on the Image of Professions conducted last week (4-5 May) asked 655 Australian men and women aged 14 and over […]
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Engineers Australia welcomes the Joint Statement of Principles for Professional Accreditation developed in cooperation with Universities Australia and Professions Australia.“Engineers Australia accredits all University undergraduate engineering courses, supporting the integrity of the profession,” said Ron Watts, Executive General Manager, Professional Standards & Practice at Engineers Australia. “The Engineers Australia accreditation process is based on competency
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Professions Australia and Universities Australia, the national peak body of the 39 public universities, have signed the Joint Statement of Principles for Higher-Education Course Accreditation by Professional Organisations, a landmark agreement that will deliver greater clarity on the respective roles of universities and professional accreditation bodies to ensure graduates are best qualified for the professions
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As a sponsor of the prestigious AFR Client Choice Awards since their inception in 2004, our President Michael Catchpole presented the 2016 ‘Best Professional’ Award in front of an audience of more than 300 professional services attendees. The award category winners were:– Martin Jones (Ferrier Hodgson)– Quentin Digby (Herbert Smith Freehills) For more information on
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Today we attended the UNSW “Modern Professional Practice and its Future” Conference hosted by Allens in Sydney which was an outstanding program. It was great to see many of our ACoP members there. Professor Richard Susskind, via video-link from London, outlined the arguments of his co-authored book “The Future of the Professions”. He contends that
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Professions Australia members and their guests met in Sydney on 4 November to explore and discuss the Future of the Professions and Professionalism in the Age of Digitisation – a compelling and crucial topic for the professions. Mr Alex Malley delivered the keynote address on the Future of the Professions and Professions Australia President, Mr
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Professions Australia announces that Dr Kate Amos is our 2015 Young Professional of the Year. Dr Amos was nominated by the Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch). At an awards ceremony in Coffs Harbour she was presented her award by the Federal Member for Cowper and Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP.
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Professions Australia hosted a member forum on 1 April 2015 to progress work on the Universities Australia and Professions Australia draft Joint Statement of Principles for Professional Accreditation. Chaired by former Professions Australia Board Member, Mr Rupert Grayston, the forum saw constructive and robust dialogue between the universities’ and professions’ representatives. However, the open and
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Following its AGM, Professions Australia today announced the composition of its newly elected Board. Mr Don Larkin, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, has been elected as the new President taking over from Mr Frank Payne who steps down after two years in the position and will serve as Immediate-Past President. The AGM also elected
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The Federal Court of Australia has produced Guidelines for Expert Witnesses in Proceedings. These are available at www.fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-library/judges-speeches/justice-middleton/Middleton-J-200710.rtf. The guidelines are not intended to address all aspects of an expert witness’s duties, but are intended to facilitate the admission of opinion evidence, and to assist experts to understand in general terms what the Court expects
