Below you will find information on PARN research, publications, events and membership in Australia.
Research
International Benchmarking Survey - 2009
The 2009 IBS gathered information from professional bodies in Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada and Singapore. The IBS is a comprehensive triennial survey of professional bodies, covering the areas of regulation, governance, membership, operations, CPD, ethics and external relations.
View the summary of the survey findings:
Social networking - 2009
PARN’s Member Networks research gathered information from professional body members on their opinions on virtual and face to face networks – your branches, groups and social networking tools such as Facebook and LinkedIn. The survey was run with 26 participants, including CPA Australia.
Check out the publication based on this research:
Publications
To see PARN's full range of publications, click here.
Events
Output Measurement in CPD - PARN seminar in 2009
This seminar took place at the offices of the Institute of Actuaries in Sydney. The seminar included a PARN presentation on research undertaken for the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) on output measurements in continuing professional development (CPD), as well as a case study – “CPD auditing: measuring success” – presented by Anne Peters, Director of Governance and Regulation at the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
PARN Members can access the event presentations here:
Professional Bodies: Online CPD and Social Networking - PARN event in 2009
This event was held 29 May at CPA Australia in Melbourne. The seminar included a presentation of PARN research into online CPD and social networking by Professor Friedman, and a case study presented by CPA Australia on social networking and knowledge exchange.
PARN members can access event presentations here:
Governance & Volunteers: New directions in roles and responsibilities - PARN seminar in 2009
The final 2009 seminar on 2 June was held at the offices of Engineers Australia in Canberra. It included a PARN presentation on managing volunteers in professional bodies, in addition to two case study contributions on volunteer management presented by the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Engineers Australia.
PARN members can access the event presentations here:
Membership
Are you a professional association or regulatory body is Australia? Find out about the benefits of becoming a PARN Member or see the membership fees for Australia.
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