Professionals Australia
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia | |
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| Founded | 1917 |
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| Headquarters | South Melbourne, Victoria (National Office) with branches in all Australian states and territories |
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| Members | 20,000[1] |
Key people | Andrew Russack, National Board President; Jill McCabe, CEO |
| Affiliations | Australian Council of Trade Unions |
| Website | www |
Professionals Australia, formerly the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA), is an Australian trade union registered under state and federal industrial relations acts. It is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
Its membership is drawn from diverse professions, including such as engineers, managers, architects, IT professionals, pharmacists, and collieries staff, and is organised along occupational lines.
History
Professionals Australia offer assessment in the areas of Civil, Electrical, Information, Technology and Telecommunications, Management, Mechanical and Structural Engineering.[2]
Description and functions
Professionals Australia organises workers across a broad range of workplaces and industries. It also performs many of the functions of a professional association as providing registration services for professional Engineers.[3] Professionals Australia is not affiliated to either major political party.[citation needed]
Divisions
A new division for video game developers, under Game Workers Unite Australia, will be added in 2022.[4]
References
- ^ "Professionals Australia homepage".
- ^ "Board of Professional Engineers Queensland".
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- ^ Plunkett, Luke (6 December 2021). "Australian Video Games Industry Is Getting Its Own Union". Kotaku. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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