Becoming an ACAA Associate or Accredited member

ACCREDITED MEMBERSHIP

The Association requires evidence of relevant qualifications and significant experience, continuing professional development training, and skills and knowledge pertaining to access to premises, before accepting an Applicant for accredited membership.

Applicants for this class are required to have spent three years as an associate member of ACAA and be able to demonstrate active participation in the association’s CPD program prior to applying for accredited membership. A full Accreditation Checklist is available from our website.

Only in extraordinary circumstances will consideration be given to an Applicant who is not already an ACAA Associate member.

Accredited membership applicants must:

• Have both a Proposer and Seconder (each of whom must hold ACAA Accredited membership)

• Have a minimum of three Referees (A referee is a person who can substantiate the applicants work experience in access and vouch for their good character and proficiency.

• Participate in Continuing Professional

Development throughout the associate membership period

Demonstrated by attaining a minimum of 30 CPD points per year for the (minimum) three years that the person holds associate membership. (In order to maintain ongoing accredited membership class, 20 CPD points per year is required).

• Provide evidence that they have been an

ACAA Associate member for at least 3 years

• Successfully complete an Accreditation

Membership Test

• Provide a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) that demonstrates the applicants experience in delivering access consulting services. • Provide three samples of Access Reports

The reports must demonstrate a variety of projects, report styles and technical skills at different stages of the design process. • Applicants may be required to attend a panel interview (via Zoom or other virtual platform – likely 15-30 minutes) with representatives or nominated representatives of the ACAA Membership Committee.

Associate membership Applicants must:

• Be able to demonstrate that they are engaged in some way in access consulting

• Have successfully completed the nationally recognised qualification of Certificate IV or Diploma in Access Consulting.

• Have a qualification in a related field – for example architecture, building design, interior design, landscape design, occupational therapy, construction management, town planning, building surveying or the like (If the applicant does not have the required qualification in a related field or are relying on lived experience, they may apply for affiliate membership and participate in the ACAA mentoring program for a minimum period of two (2) years in lieu of a qualification prior to applying for ACAA Associate level membership)

• Provide a minimum of three Referees. (A referee is a person who can substantiate the applicants work experience in access and vouch for their good character and proficiency).

• Provide a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) that outlines experience in access consulting.

• Provide two samples of access reports to demonstrate your work experience undertaken in Australia over the last 1-2 years. Preferably, the report shall be prepared under the supervision of an ACAA accredited member.

More information about becoming an Accredited or Associate member of ACAA is available from our website. There are also other membership classes that can be applied for including Affiliate and Student categories. Membership with ACAA gives you access to a range of features including member discounts, access to our mentoring program and our social networking events.