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4. CPA Australia
+ 125 year old membership body for Finance and Accounting Professionals
+ 139,000 members in 110 countries
• 30,000 candidates sitting exams – 5 years work and study to qualify
• 30% live and work outside of Australia
• 60% new members are women
• Over 3,000 face to face events worldwide each year
+ Demographics
• Under 30 : 20%
• 30-39 : 35%
• 40-49 : 22%
• 50-59 : 17%
• 65+ : 6%
5. CPAs working around the world
Countries where CPAs live or work
Major cities where CPAs live or work
7. Top Four Reasons For Joining CPA Australia
+ Develop my career / Improve my job prospects
+ Support my development of knowledge and skills
+ Keep up to date with development and issues
+ Obtain credentials
– Annual Business & Professions Study : Beaton Consulting 2008
8. What are employers looking for in our members?
+ Communication skills + Problem solving skills +Teamwork skills
+ Client Facing skills + Project management skills +Management skills
+ Analytical skills + Business Development skills +Technological skills
Leaders who can add value to the business
22. + Career planning tool
+ Based on learning outcomes we know
employers want
+ Enables direct link to online content
that is tailored to the user’s career
aspirations
23. CPA Congress & Professional Development Events
+ Over 1,000 face to face events globally per year
+ Congress 10,000+ attendees
+ A suite of initiatives to innovate
CPA Congress:
• Blog
• Community / Virtual Q&A
• Video recordings
• Virtual world event
25. Good Practice Guide transformed into wiki
What it is…
practical: analytical tools, case studies, template policies & procedures
peer-reviewed contributions: top 20 corporations, regulators, individual members
collaborative: members provide feedback on what to include and update
Where it’s going…
Wiki of member-generated
content
Collaborative ‘know-how’ that
members can access worldwide
29. Community+ Guidelines
+ Respect the community
+ Content fairness – it‟s a two way street
with acknowledgment
+ Security – „if in doubt, keep it out‟
+ Non-commercial
+ Not professional advice
+ The host rules: we reserve the
right to have the final say