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 three main policy and advocacy areas:
– Education, Accreditation, Micro-Credentials and Employability
– Professionalism and Ethics
– Diversity, Culture and Inclusion
Education, Accreditation, Micro-Credentials and Employability
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:
- Work-Integrated Learning during the Pandemic and Beyond
- Micro-Credential Round Table
- COVID-19 Road to Recovery Education/Training Needs
- ACoP shares Accreditation Experience with Irish Regulator QQI
- Higher-Education Sector Response to COVID-19
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:
- Ethical Concerns on Artificial Intelligence
- International Consultant’s Day: Thursday 3rd June 2021
- Plotting the Journey to Professionalism for English Teachers
- Sydney Uni Researches Professional Ethics
- Professional Organisation Development Expert joins ACoP
Diversity, CUlture And Inclusion
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:
- #BreakTheBias – Enough of the Chat, it’s time to Act!
- Supporting neurodiverse Professionals at Work
- ACoP signs MOU with peak NeuroDiversity Body
- Neurodiversity in the Professions
- NAIDOC Week 2021: How can Professionals help Heal Country?
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:
- Forum for Climate Action – Inaugural Roundtable
- An Election focused on Trust
- ACoP increases its Government Advocacy
- Diversity, Culture and Inclusion Advocate joins ACoP
- ACoP joins Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration
- 2021 – Professions, Professionals and Professionalism
- Professionalism Researcher Strengthens ACoP’s Thought Leadership
- COVID-19 Road to Recovery Education/Training Needs
- COVID-19 Business Recovery Council
- Increased Collaboration of Professionals and Small Businesses
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, subscribe to our newsletter or contact us on 1300 664 587 or CEO@Professions.org.au.