Professional associations
Professional associations and industry bodies represent their industries by raising their profile and gaining public awareness of the roles of the people they represent. They take different forms:
- some simply provide services to members for a fee
- others oversee professional certification of members' qualifications
Students are eligible to join most associations and take part in activities. In some fields, membership may be a legal requirement to be able to practice the profession. Membership may help you:
- meet people in the industry
- make contacts and show an employer that you are serious about your chosen career or area of study
- keep up with developments and new technologies within the industry
- update your skills and knowledge, thereby enhancing your career prospects.
Activities may include:
- conferences
- networking evenings
- workshops or advice about pay and conditions
- publishing newsletters or journals
A
Accountancy
- Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Australian Bankers' Association
- CPA Australia
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
- National Institute of Accountants
Actuarial
Agriculture
- Australian Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology
- The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Anthropology
Aquaculture
Archaeology
Architecture
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Master Builders Association Australia
- The Australian Council of Built Environment Design Professions
- The Australian Institute of Architects
- The Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV)
B
Biology
- Australian Institute of Biology
- Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Australia's Biotechnology Organisation
- Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists
Building
- Australian Constructors Association
- Australian Institute of Building
- Master Builders Association Australia
Business
C
Cartography
Chemistry
Communication
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian Press Council
- Australian Society for Technical Communication
- Australian Society of Authors
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
- Media, Entertainment, and Arts Alliance
- The Communications Council
- Victorian Writers Centre
Computing
Criminology
D
Dentistry
Design
Dietetics
Drama and Dance
- The Victorian Association of Drama in Education
- Drama Australia: The National Association for Drama Education
- Australian Dance Council
E
Economics
Education
- Adult Learning Australia
- Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- Australian Dance Council
- Australian Education Union
- Australian Institute of Training and Development
- Australian Science Teachers Association
- Career Development Association of Australia
- Career Education Association Victoria
- Home Economics Institute of Australia
- Victorian Institute of Teaching
Engineering
- Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia
- Australian Geomechanics Society
- Australian Institute of Project Management
- Consult Australia
- Engineers Australia
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies
- Technology Industry Association
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Environmental Science
- Australian Association for Environmental Education
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Australian Green Development Forum
- Australian Rainforest Conservation Society
- Australian Society of Soil Science
- Australian Water Association
- Australian Wind Engineering Society
- Clean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand
- Conservation Volunteers Australia
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Ecological Society of Australia
- Environment Institute of Australia and NZ
- Environment Victoria
- Fisheries Victoria
- Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria
- Plant Science Australia
- Society for Conservation Biology
Exercise and Sport
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Victorian Institute of Sport
- Fitness Australia
- Australian Womensport and Recreation Association
F
Film and Video
Finance
- Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA)
- Financial Planning Association of Australia
- Financial Services Institute of Australasia
- Finance Sector Union
Forensic Science
G
Geology
Graphic Design
H
Health
- Aged and Community Services Australia
- Australian Institute of Environmental Health
- Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
- Australian Health Promotion Association
- Australian Institute of Environmental Health
- Australian Physiotherapy Association
- Health Services Union
- Nutrition Australia
- Public Health Association of Australia
- The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
History
- Royal Australian Historical Society
- National Trust of Australia
- Australian Council of Professional Historians Associations
- History Teachers' Association of Victoria
- The Australian Historical Association
- Oral History Association of Australia
- Australian Society of Archivists
Horticulture
Hospitality
Human Resources
- Australian Association of Graduate Employers
- Australian Human Resources Institute
- Australian Institute of Training and Development
- Career Development Association of Australia
- Career Industry Council of Australia
- Recruitment and Consulting Services Association
I
Information
Information Technology
- Association of Professional Engineers,Scientists & Managers, Australia (APESMA)
- Australasian Association for Information Systems
- Australian Computer Society
Interactive Media
- Game Developers' Association of Australia
- International Games Developers Association
- Australian Interactive Media Industry Association
International Business and Trade
International Development Studies
International Relations
International Studies
L
Literature
Languages
Law
- Australasian Law Students' Association (ALSA)
- Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society
- Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association
- Australian Corporate Lawyers Association
- Australian Lawyers Alliance
- Commercial Law Association
- Communications and Media Law Association
- Corporate Law Teachers Association (Australia-New Zealand)
- Criminal Bar Association
- Institute of Legal Executives
- International Law Association
- Law Council of Australia
- Law Institute of Victoria
- National Environmental Law Association
- The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
- The Victorian Bar
M
Management
- Australian Institute of Management
- Australian Institute of Project Management
- Institute of Management Consultants
- Institute of Public Administration Australia
Marketing
- Australasian Promotional Marketing Association
- Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA)
- Australian Marketing Institute
- Australian Market and Social Research Society
- Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC)
Mathematics
- The Australian Mathematical Society Inc
- The Mathematical Association of Victoria
- Statistical Society of Australia
Medical
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
- Australian Medical Association
- Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA)
- Australian Traditional-Medicine Society
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Royal Australian College of Physicians
- Royal Australian College of Surgeons
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australia
- Rural Doctors Association of Australia
- Sports Medicine Australia
Mining
Music
N
Nursing
- Australian College of Midwives
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- Royal College of Nursing, Australia
O
Occupational Therapists
P
Pharmacy
Political Studies
Property and Real Estate
- Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
- Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia
- Planning Institute Australia
- Real Estate Buyers Agents Association of Australia
- Real Estate Institute of Australia
- Real Estate Institute of Victoria
- The Australia Property Institute
Psychology
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
- Australian Psychological Society
- Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
Public Relations
Publishing
S
Science
- Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Institute of Physics
- Australian Science Communicators
- The Australian Society of Microbiology
- The Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Social Work
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies/Centre for Community Welfare Training
- Australian Community Workers Association
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
Sociology
Speech Pathology
Surveying
T
Tourism
U
Urban and Regional Planning
V
Veterinary
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3rd October 2011