Professionals Australia

Australia

Members

18,098 (as at 31 December 2022)^[1]

Key people

Katie Havelberg, National Board President;^[2] Paul Inglis, Interim CEOAffiliationsAustralian Council of Trade UnionsWebsitewww.professionalsaustralia.org.au

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).

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] Unlike most Australian unions, Professionals Australia is not affiliated to a political party.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[4]

A new division for video game developers, under Game Workers Unite Australia, will be added in 2022.^[5]

Industrial coverage

Professionals Australia has industrial coverage over:^[6]

Engineers
Pharmacists
Scientists
Collieries’ staff and officials
Veterinarians
Translators and interpreters
Australian Government and Defence
Information Technology (IT workers)
Video game workers
Software Developers
Ambulance managers & professionals (Victoria)
University students
Local government engineers (New South Wales)
Architects
Managers and other professionals

References

^ "Membership size of registered organisations – 2023" (PDF). Fair Work Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Professionals Australia Appoints First Female National President". Professionals Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ "Home".
^ "Board of Professional Engineers Queensland". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ Plunkett, Luke (6 December 2021). "Australian Video Games Industry Is Getting Its Own Union". Kotaku. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "Divisions". Professionals Australia Divisions. Retrieved 2 May 2023.