Support the development of your IT professionals. Become an ACS partner.
ACS
(Australian
Computer
Society)
is
the
professional
association
for
Australia’s
technology
sector.
With
40,000
members,
ACS
is
dedicated
to
growing
the
nation’s
digital
skills
and
capacity.
ACS
(Australian
Computer
Society)
is
the
professional
association
for
Australia’s
technology
sector.
With
40,000
members,
ACS
is
dedicated
to
growing
the
nation’s
digital
skills
and
capacity.
ACS
members
benefit
from
professional
training
and
skills
certification,
networking
and
events,
liability
insurance
cover
and
access
to
technology
and
innovation
hubs.
In
addition,
ACS
has
developed
a
Professional
Partner
Program
(PPP)
to
enable
Australian
organisations
to
be
more
proactive
in
gaining
the
benefits
of
employees’
ACS
membership.
Partner
organisations
pay
for
ACS
membership
for
appropriate
employees,
at
a
discount
on
the
individual
rate.
Each
partner
is
assigned
an
ACS
account
manager
who
works
closely
with
the
partner
to
help
them
maximise
their
partnership.
PPP
has
more
than
300
member
organisations
across
government,
business,
industry,
research
and
academia.
This
brandpost
will
outline
the
ACS
Professional
Partner
Program,
summarise
the
benefits
to
employees
and
the
specific
advantages
for
partner
organisations.
ACS
membership
benefits
ACS
membership
presents
many
benefits
for
IT
professionals.
In
turn,
this
benefits
the
organisations
that
employ
them.
ACS
members
can
gain
training
and
certification
in
the
skills
they
bring
to
their
roles,
and
valuable
networking
and
knowledge
from
over
600
events
a
year.
ACS
is
also
a
voice
for
Australia’s
IT
professionals.
It
engages
with
policy
makers
and
the
media
on
issues
relevant
to
the
technology
sector.
And
provides
resources
for
educators
and
industry
to
boost
Australia’s
digital
capabilities
and
competitiveness.
Education
ACS
offers
a
wide
range
of
learning
pathways,
qualifications
and
certifications
to
Australia’s
IT
professionals.
The
aim
is
to
create
a
pipeline
of
talent
to
ensure
Australia
has
the
1.2
million
high-skilled
and
diverse
IT
professionals
Australia
needs
by
2027.
ACS’s
Continuing
Professional
Development
(CPD)
program
encourages
members
to
maintain,
improve
and
broaden
their
knowledge,
expertise
and
competence
–
to
advance
their
professional
standing
by
completing
CPD
hours
each
year
as
part
of
their
membership.
In
addition,
ACS’s
workforce
development
team
can
design
customised
learning
solutions
tailored
to
an
organisation’s
strategy,
environment,
challenges,
and
desired
outcomes.
ACS
also
accredits
courses
offered
by
other
institutions
after
evaluating
their
capacity
to
produce
graduates
who
have
the
knowledge
and
skills
required
of
an
IT
professional.
Forty-five
Australian
universities
offer
ACS
accredited
degrees
designed
to
ensure
students
are
tech-ready
when
they
graduate.
Career
development
The
Skills
Framework
for
the
Information
Age
(SFIA)
is
a
skills
development
framework
used
to
benchmark
the
competences
of
IT
professionals
worldwide.
By
meeting
SFIA
standards,
technology
workers
can
demonstrate
their
abilities
to
employers
anywhere
in
the
world.
ACS
members
can
take
advantage
of
advanced
self-assessments
against
competencies
in
SFIA
to
create
a
precise
skills
profile,
and
identify
potential
career
paths
and
the
skills
they
need
to
help
achieve
their
goals.
ACS
membership
can
also
provide
members
with
access
to
mentors
who
can
help
guide
their
careers
and
open-up
career
opportunities.
Certification
ACS
members
can
apply
for
ACS
professional
certifications,
which
recognise
transferable
skills
and
competencies
and,
unlike
vendor
certifications,
are
technology
agnostic.
They
are
based
on
the
Skills
Framework
for
the
Information
Age
(SFIA)
and
offer
the
following
certifications:
•
ACS
Certified
Professional
•
ACS
Certified
Technologist
•
ACS
Certified
Cyber
Security
Professional
•
ACS
Certified
Cyber
Security
Technologist
•
ACS
Certified
Safety
Critical
Systems
Professional
Networking
ACS
hosts
over
600
events
and
attracts
some
48,000
attendees
each
year,
providing
an
opportunity
for
ACS
members
to
come
together,
learn
and
network.
Two
hundred
of
these
events
are
designed
to
help
members
upskill
and
stay
relevant.
ACS
also
supports
several
boards
and
special
interest
groups
that
help
to
educate
and
inform.
Members
also
get
opportunities
to
engage
with
state
and
federal
politicians
at
political
engagements
held
around
the
country.
In
addition:
•
ACS
members
gain
access
to
a
digital
library
with
more
than
44,000
digital
assets,
including
exclusive
training
videos,
recorded
webinars
and
insights
from
technology
leaders.
•
The
ACS
Career
Platform
offers
career
advice,
job
seeking
content,
profiles
of
working
with
specific
organisations
and
details
of
available
opportunities.
•
ACS
limited
liability
insurance
offers
professional
indemnity
coverage
for
members
that
invoice
less
than
$100,000pa
for
IT
services.
•
All
ACS
members
can
access
and
use
ACS
Technology
Hub
facilities
in
Sydney,
Melbourne
and
Brisbane.
ACS
Professional
Partnership
Program
By
becoming
an
ACS
Professional
Partner
your
organisation
can
offer,
and
pay
for,
ACS
membership
for
IT
staff
at
a
discount
of
20
percent.
Membership
gives
employees
access
to
all
membership
benefits
listed
above.
In
addition,
15
percent
of
the
total
membership
fee
paid
is
available
to
individual
members
for
use
on
professional
development
courses
or
other
ACS
initiatives.
(This
needs
some
explanation
as
to
how
it
works:
do
employees
get
courses
free
until
the
pool
is
exhausted,
or
a
discount?
Is
it
automatic
or
at
the
discretion
of
the
partner
company?)
Partnerships
are
annual
and
your
organisation
will
be
assigned
an
ACS
account
manager
who
will
work
closely
with
your
nominated
representative,
conducting
regular
meetings
to
help
you
make
the
most
of
their
partnership
agreement.
Partnership
also
brings
other
benefits.
ACS
offers
a
range
of
partnership
development
opportunities
to
help
you
keep
up
to
date
with
industry
trends.
These
provide
opportunities
to
display
your
organisation
and
its
IT
talent.
Also,
the
growth
opportunities
available
to
individual
staff
members
through
their
ACS
membership
contribute
to
job
satisfaction
and
help
with
retention.
Members
of
the
ACS
Partnership
Program
include
all
Australian
State
Governments,
the
Federal
Government
and
leading
companies
such
as
Coca
Cola
and
Woolworths.
About
ACS
ACS
champions
the
technologies,
people
and
skills
critical
to
powering
Australia’s
future
growth,
diversity
and
security.
ACS
is
Australia’s
largest
community
of
technology
professionals
from
all
sectors
of
industry,
government
and
academia.
It
is
a
platform
for
industry,
government
and
academia
to
connect,
collaborate
and
shape
policies.
ACS
takes
an
evidence-based
approach
to
the
development
of
standards
and
skills
for
all
technologies,
ensuring
Australia
stays
secure
and
future-proof.
And
delivers
programs
and
pathways
to
develop
a
diverse,
high-skilled
pipeline
of
trusted
technology
professionals,
to
meet
Australia’s
technology
needs
now
and
in
the
future.
Next
steps
Contact
ACS
today
for
more
information
on
the
benefits
of
the
ACS
Professional
Partnership
Program,
and
how
tailoring
the
program
to
your
specific
requirements
can
benefit
your
organisation.
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