Title: Simon Kwan
1Simon Kwan National Marketing Manager Australian
Computer Society
2Australian Computer Society
- formed in 1966
- 8 branches throughout Australia
- chapters in various large urban areas
- 16,000 members
- recognised as the society of IT professionals
- members of Australian Council of Professions
(ACP), IFIP, SEARCC...
3ACS Objectives
- encourage the study/application of IT
- promote organisational and individual competence
- formulate effective policies on IT
- promote IT in the society at large
- maintain and promote code of ethics
- promote the benefits of organisations employing
members
4ACSs Contribution
- Core Body of Knowledge
- Code of Ethics, Professional Conduct and Practice
- Roles in IT community
- Contributions in business and community at large
- Professional development, training, education and
certification - Serving its members
5Code of Ethics
- Hallmark of any profession is a commitment to a
high standard of professional conduct - Code of ethics
- enhances personal stature as IT professional
- helps maintain credibility
- secures the continuing acknowledgement of
professional merits by the community
6IT Professional
- Special knowledge and skills
- Qualification, education, certification, body of
knowledge, etc. - Working experience, competency, recognised prior
learning, etc. - Code of ethics, professional conduct,
professional practice, behaviours, continuing
development, etc.
7Membership Admission Criteria
- Membership Board
- Member with body of knowledge required for an IT
professional - Member with relevant professional experience (4
years) - Membership Processing Centre
8Membership Services
- Keeping knowledge up to date
- Gaining practical new skills
- Exploring ideas and concepts
- Professional networking
- Other value added benefits
9Keeping Knowledge Up to Date
- Information Age
- Regular Branch Newsletter
- JRPIT
- Website
- Handbooks, video, books, etc.
10Gaining Practical New Skills
- Certification program
- Professional development courses
- Practicing computer professional scheme
11Professional Development
- Certification Program
- distance education completed over a two-year
period - two core subjects and two elective subjects
- credit towards several MBA and Graduate Diploma
course
12Exploring Ideas and Concepts
- Special Interest Groups
- Seminar and workshops
13Professional Networking
- Regular Meeting
- Conferences
14Other Value Added Benefits
- Amex Gold Credit Card
- Reduction in home loan interest rate
- Professional indemnity and public liability
insurance discount - Email redirection
- Member Advantage
- Training/certification discount
15Membership Fees
- Student
- 55 (inc GST)
- Others
- 110 application fee
- 275 annual subscription
- (inc GST)
16Professional Development
- Practising Computer Professional
- recognises members who have completed 30 hours of
approved professional development in any one year - extends your knowledge and skills in a variety of
disciplines
17Professional Development
- Conference
- Seminar
- Workshop
- Branch Forum
- SIG meeting
- others
18New Initiatives
- ICT Alliance
- Houghton Reports
- Education Across the Nation
- International Computer Driving Licence
- ACS Foundation
- Attention of the Politicians
- Examining possibility to becoming Examination
Institute
19Why organisations prefer ACS members
- Assurance that they are technically qualified
- Assurance that they are obliged to Code of Ethics
and Code of Professional Conduct and Practice - Assurance that they are committed to ongoing
professional development
20Professional Recognition Program
- Listing ACS Membership Preferred in the
criteria for relevant IT positions and in related
recruitment advertisements, and/or - Funding all or part of the ACS Membership
subscription for relevant IT employees, as a
standard employment benefit
21Professional Recognition Program
- Benefits to organisation by ACS
- ACS Certification
- Discounts on professional development events
- Invitation to attend ACS events
- Web site linkage
- ACS media coverage and internal publications
22Some PRP Organisations
- Australia Post
- AWB Ltd.
- Cap Gemini Ernst Young
- CSC Australia
- Daimler Chrysler
- Drake
- HCF
- IBM Australia
- Icon
- IT Manpower
- Job-serve
- Macquarie Bank
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- Mincom
- National
- Nestle
- Spherion
- Suncorp-Metway
- Tabcorp
- Tower Software
- Wyeth
- Xerox
23Australian Computer Society Level 3, 160 Clarence
Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel (02) 9299 3666 Fax
(02) 9299 3997 Email info_at_acs.org.au
www.acs.org.au