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- Annual General Meeting 2020
- ACoP Appoints new Director
We are pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed Dr Julie Strous as a Director of the Australian Council of Professions. A veterinarian and executive director of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council, … Continue reading “ACoP Appoints new Director” - ‘Guiding for Professionalism’ Project….
- COVID-19 Road to Recovery Education/Training Needs
- Accreditation Expert joins ACoP Leadership
We are delighted that a further well-regarded leader of a professional accreditation body has joined us in taking our organisation forward in a time when higher education and the accreditation of professional courses is facing … Continue reading “Accreditation Expert joins ACoP Leadership” - COVID-19 Business Recovery CouncilIn May 2020, the Australian Council of Professions joined with the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA) to form a thought-leading group for the COVID-19 “Road to Recovery”. The main focus for the … Continue reading “COVID-19 Business Recovery Council”
- Higher-Education Sector Response to COVID-19The Australian higher education sector has agreed to take a joint approach to effectively and successfully manage the coronavirus pandemic. In a Joint Statement published today, the sector’s peak bodies outline the principles they believe … Continue reading “Higher-Education Sector Response to COVID-19”
- May 2020 Strategic Review and Refresh
- Increased Collaboration of Professionals and Small Businesses
The Australian Council of Professions and the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia are pleased and excited to announce the creation of a formal partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding. The two organisations between … Continue reading “Increased Collaboration of Professionals and Small Businesses” - What are “Incidental Professions”?
- Expanding our Leadership
We are delighted that three well-regarded leaders of professional and educational organisations have joined us in taking our organisation forward to be even more widely recognised and influential as the Unifying Alliance of Professional Associations … Continue reading “Expanding our Leadership” - COVID-19 StatementThe Australian Council of Professions has been carefully monitoring and assessing the corona virus (COVID-19) situation since early February. In these unprecedented and difficult times, our thoughts are with professional associations and their professionals in … Continue reading “COVID-19 Statement”
- We are now Professions.org.auOur migration from professions.com.au to the Professions.org.au domain is now completed. Implementing the decision at our 2017 Strategic Review and Planning Day we undertook a ‘soft’ and staged migration that commenced with email addresses, then … Continue reading “We are now Professions.org.au”
- International Womens Day 2020
As in previous years, the Australian Council of Professions celebrates the International Day of Women by acknowledging, promoting and celebrating the vital position and contribution of female professionals in the professions and professionalism. We believe … Continue reading “International Womens Day 2020” - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) held a crisis meeting in Canberra two days ago to discuss a response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to inform small businesses and consultancies on the issues facing … Continue reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19)” - Education & Employability
This initiative seeks to explore the future of learning and employability to support a fair, equitable, socially cohesive and prosperous Australia. Led by the Australian Council of Professions, it brings together educators, the professions and … Continue reading “Education & Employability” - Leading Higher Education Independent joins ACoPLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, navitas consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea … Continue reading “Leading Higher Education Independent joins ACoP”
- Micro-Credentials PrinciplesThe Australian Council of Professions continues to progress the creation of a Principles of Micro-Credentials document with broad-based input from the Professions and other stakeholders. Our activities so far have been: The Inaugural National Summit … Continue reading “Micro-Credentials Principles”
- Micro-Credential Experts join Council of Professions
The Australian Council of Professions (ACoP) is pleased to welcome DeakinCo, the commercial arm of Deakin University, as a Member of the Australian Council of Professions. DeakinCo’s membership represents a valuable joining of forces to … Continue reading “Micro-Credential Experts join Council of Professions” - Celebrating 100 Years of Engineering
Celebrating the centenary of representing their profession, our member association Engineers Australia co-hosted the World Engineers Convention 2019 with the World Federation of Engineering Organisations in Melbourne last week. The World Federation of Engineering Organisations … Continue reading “Celebrating 100 Years of Engineering”