Australian Council of Professions

The unifying alliance of Professional Associations that represents close to 1 million Australian professionals including engineers, healthcare and computing professionals, veterinarians and accountants.

We are acknowledged by the community, industry and government as the Thought Leaders advocating for the Professions, Professionals and Professionalism since 1971.

Our members are professional associations and supporting organisations who share our mission of advocating for community confidence in all professionals and their evidence-based advice in difficult times. Our thought leadership supports the Professions in the areas of

Education, Accreditation, Micro-Credentials & Employability – Professionalism & Ethics – Diversity, Culture & Inclusion

ACoP News

• Work-Integrated Learning during the Pandemic and Beyond22 October 2021
  Despite the ongoing disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to ensure graduates entering the Professions in the future are work ready. While many innovative ways of providing WIL have been developed, more efforts are required to achieve best practices in student placements. At the same time, the National Priorities and Industry Linkage Fund (NPILF), … Continue reading “Work-Integrated Learning during the Pandemic and Beyond”
• Professional Organisations supporting a Climate Charter?20 October 2021
  With the discourse on “Net Zero by 2050” and similar goals running hot, we are exploring the possibilities of professional associations in Australia and New Zealand expressing their support for progressing the goals of the Paris Agreement. To explore the possibilities of joint activity within the context of the Glasgow COP 26 meeting in early … Continue reading “Professional Organisations supporting a Climate Charter?”
• Neurodiversity in the Professions16 September 2021
  “Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will prove best at any given moment?” wrote Harvey Blume in The Atlantic in 1998. Over 20 years later, have we progressed much in leveraging neurologically diverse talent to increase … Continue reading “Neurodiversity in the Professions”
• Ethical Concerns on Artificial Intelligence15 September 2021
  The game-changing promises of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to do things more efficiently, faster and at a lower cost have recently been tempered by concerns. Can these complex, opaque AI systems do more societal harm than economic good? Artificial Intelligence systems that neglect humans as a core design principle have the potential to challenge ethical decision-making … Continue reading “Ethical Concerns on Artificial Intelligence”
• Less Blame Shifting – More Listening21 July 2021
  In response to the increasingly concerning trend in public statements that appear to undermine the confidence in Australia’s leading vaccination and health advice, ACoP has publicly called for a reset in the current tone of debate. In a Media Statement distributed widely last week, our Chief Professionalist Prof Deen Sanders OAM expressed concerns that the … Continue reading “Less Blame Shifting – More Listening”
• NAIDOC Week 2021: How can Professionals help Heal Country?4 July 2021
  Each July, NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme for 2021 is a call to ‘Heal Country, Heal our Nation!’ As the unifying alliance for Australian professions, ACoP calls on all professionals to acknowledge the significance of indigenous culture in our national heritage and consider … Continue reading “NAIDOC Week 2021: How can Professionals help Heal Country?”
• ACoP Responds to Proposed New TEQSA Fees and Charges7 June 2021
  Our submission to the TEQSA ‘Fees and Charges Proposal Consultation Paper’ is based on aggregated responses from our Member Organisations regarding the impacts of cost recovery on their ability to continue delivering quality higher education. While we support the current regulatory environment that evaluates and recognises best practices in the higher education sector, concerns were … Continue reading “ACoP Responds to Proposed New TEQSA Fees and Charges”
• International Consultant’s Day: Thursday 3rd June 20213 June 2021
  Many of our Member Organisations have special events where they promote their profession to the public. ACoP is delighted to join our Member Organisation Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) in celebrating International Consultants Day 2021. International Consultant’s Day is celebrated on the first Thursday of June each year – in 2021 this is Thursday, June … Continue reading “International Consultant’s Day: Thursday 3rd June 2021”
• Empowering Diversity through Consultancy3 June 2021
  The Australian Council of Professions (ACoP) supports broad-based diversity and inclusion as one of its key policy and advocacy areas and is delighted that one of our member organisations, the Institute of Management Consultants, is leading the charge with a Women in Consulting webinar. As the unifying alliance of Professional Associations, we raise the awareness … Continue reading “Empowering Diversity through Consultancy”
• More than a Word – Reconciliation takes Action27 May 2021
  The Australian Council of Professions supports the reconciliation process with First Nations Peoples and in National Reconciliation Week 2021 calls on its member organisations and their professionals to be exemplars of truth-telling, accountability and responsibility.  In its 50th year as the unifying alliance of Professional Associations and celebrating 2021 as the “Year of the Professions, … Continue reading “More than a Word – Reconciliation takes Action”

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