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What is
a profession?What differentiates professions from other experts? We offer insights into the various ways of defining professions and professionals. -
Professional
Standards SchemesFind out what Professional Standards Schemes are, how they work, whether your professional association is eligible for one, and how to apply. -
advice for scheme
associationsInformation to help associations recognised with a Professional Standards Scheme and their members meet their legislative obligations and improve their professional standards. -
Research Library
Modern ProfessionalismFind out the range of evidence-based resources on modern professionalism that are available to assist your association to improve professional standards. -
news and
publicationsNotifications of new Professional Standards Schemes, annual reports and the latest news from the Professional Standards Council and our agency. -
Consumer
informationFind out what Professional Standards Schemes are, how they work, and how they protect you – the consumer – when you use professional services.
Protecting consumers by improving professional standards.
Scheme Notifications We publish a notification of a scheme whenever an association applies for a new Professional Standards Scheme, or asks to amend its existing one. This would also occur in the unusual event that revocation of a scheme is proposed.
Members of the public then have up to four weeks to submit comments to the Professional Standards Councils. Any comments received are considered by the Councils before they decide whether to approve, amend, or revoke the scheme.
Current public notifications
There are no Professional Standards Schemes open for submission or comment at this time.
Expired public notifications
The following notifications are no longer open for comment. The documents are listed here for reference only. Please note that the final scheme instrument approved by the Council(s) and published in the Government Gazette by the Minister(s) may not be identical to the scheme that was publicly notified and listed on this page.
Click on the relevant links in the Notification column below to download a zip file of all relevant scheme documents and notices for that date.