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- ACoP appoints Chief FuturistACoP is delighted to welcome Dr Simon Eassom as our inaugural Chief Futurist for the Professions. Since 2017, we have been actively working on being the ‘thought leaders in all things professional’, spanning from creating … Continue reading “ACoP appoints Chief Futurist”
- Forum for Climate Action – Inaugural RoundtableACoP was delighted to host the Australia and New Zealand Forum for Climate Action inaugural virtual Roundtable on Wednesday, 9 March 2022. The Roundtable, facilitated by Forum Convenor and ACoP Board member Simon Hann, explored … Continue reading “Forum for Climate Action – Inaugural Roundtable”
- Professional Bodies’ Collective Agency on Climate ActionAs the coalition of countries committing to net-zero emissions by 2050 is growing and gaining momentum, the United Nations is calling for these commitments to be backed by realistic, credible, and timely action. The Australian … Continue reading “Professional Bodies’ Collective Agency on Climate Action”
- ACoP increases its Government AdvocacyACoP is pleased to announce that Peter Strong has joined the team as our advocate in Canberra. Peter is the immediate past CEO of COSBOA and left that position to have a break. We have … Continue reading “ACoP increases its Government Advocacy”
- Annual General Meeting 2022We are planning to hold our 2022 Annual General Meeting on 26 May 2022.
- 50 Year AnniversaryThe Australian Council of Professions is celebrating 50 Years of thought leadership and advocacy for professional associations and their member professionals. Since the mid-1960s, there had been state-based interest and activities to coordinate and support … Continue reading “50 Year Anniversary”
- ACoP presents at Glasgow COP26 Forum
- Forum for Climate ActionWith our Member Organisations endorsing the global Professional Bodies Climate Action Charter, the Australian Council of Professions is facilitating an initiative to assist other professional organisations exploring ways they too can help secure a sustainable … Continue reading “Forum for Climate Action”
- Professional Organisations support the Climate Charter!With the discourse on “Net Zero by 2050” and similar goals running hot, we have explored the possibilities of professional associations in Australia and New Zealand expressing their support for progressing the goals of the … Continue reading “Professional Organisations support the Climate Charter!”
- University-Industry Collaboration in Teaching and Learning
- ACoP Responds to Proposed New TEQSA Fees and ChargesOur 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. … Continue reading “ACoP Responds to Proposed New TEQSA Fees and Charges”
- International Consultant’s Day: Thursday 3rd June 2021Many 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. … Continue reading “International Consultant’s Day: Thursday 3rd June 2021”
- Annual General Meeting 2021Our 2021 Annual General Meeting was held on 27 May 2021 – online and back to the standard Corporations Act time-frames. In our view, this is another sign how the “new normal” of online/remote working … Continue reading “Annual General Meeting 2021”
- More than a Word – Reconciliation takes ActionThe 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. … Continue reading “More than a Word – Reconciliation takes Action”
- Chief Professionalist Round TableThe last 12 months have seen unprecedented challenges for Australia and a driving question has been “Who can we trust?“. Many professionals have stepped-up to that challenge and shown that science-based, deeply considered expert guidance … Continue reading “Chief Professionalist Round Table”
- ACoP opens Office of the Chief Professionalist
- Plotting the Journey to Professionalism for English TeachersACoP was invited to present at the 2021 Annual Conference of the English Language Teachers organisation NEAS on the profession’s journey to trust and professionalism. Trust in and regard for teachers as professionals is high … Continue reading “Plotting the Journey to Professionalism for English Teachers”
- ACoP appoints Chief ProfessionalistAustralia and its institutions have experienced unprecedented challenges in the last 12 months. A question that many have asked has been “who can we trust?“. The strength of Australia’s professional community stepping up to that … Continue reading “ACoP appoints Chief Professionalist”
- Micro-Credential Round TableThe role of micro credentialing within the education ecosystem is increasing significant, yet there continues to be no commonly agreed standard within professional association accreditation practices. Many of our member organisations are grappling with the … Continue reading “Micro-Credential Round Table”
- Sydney Uni Researches Professional EthicsProfessionals encounter ethical challenges in their work. Sydney University PhD student Anne Quain is seeking to find out what support is accessed by professionals when navigating these situations, and what kind of support is offered … Continue reading “Sydney Uni Researches Professional Ethics”
- Diversity, Culture and Inclusion Advocate joins ACoP
- Professional Organisation Development Expert joins ACoPTo further enhance our capability to support the professionalising of communities of practice, in particular the development of a framework to assist the development of Professional Associations, we have engaged a renowned expert in developing … Continue reading “Professional Organisation Development Expert joins ACoP”
- Financial Planning Professionals join ACoPFinancial Planning Association of Australia (FPA)
- Diversity, Culture and Inclusion? On IWD 2021, let’s start with including Culturally Diverse Women!There are so many facets to diversity. Diversity is a broad-based area that comprises of gender, LGBTIQA+, race, ethnicity, migration status, age and disability to name a few. In the context of International Womens Day … Continue reading “Diversity, Culture and Inclusion? On IWD 2021, let’s start with including Culturally Diverse Women!”
- Public Works Engineering Professionals join ACoPInstitute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA)
- Institute of Internal Auditors joins ACoPInstitute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- ACoP joins Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled MigrationThe Australian federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs The Hon Alex Hawke MP has invited the Australian Council of Professions to serve on his Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration (MACSM). … Continue reading “ACoP joins Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration”
- ACoP delivers Invited Workshop on Ethics in Data AnalyticsIn its Year of the Professions, Professionals and Professionalism, the Australian Council of Professions was invited to deliver a Professionalism and Ethics Workshop at the Health Informatics and Knowledge Management Conference (HIKM 2021) within the … Continue reading “ACoP delivers Invited Workshop on Ethics in Data Analytics”
- ACoP welcomes Return to Fact-Based Policy-MakingThe Australian Council of Professions welcomes the US administration’s return to making policies based on science and evidence-based facts. The commitments made by US President Joe Biden in his inauguration speech raise substantial hope that … Continue reading “ACoP welcomes Return to Fact-Based Policy-Making”
- 2021 – Professions, Professionals and Professionalism2020 saw unprecedented challenges for Australians and their institutions. Faced with an unknown virus pandemic, the public and governments trusted the Chief Medical/Health Officers as professionals providing science-based, ethical and responsible thought-leadership and advice to … Continue reading “2021 – Professions, Professionals and Professionalism”
