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Aspiring governance professionals now have the ability to obtain membership with Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA). As the leader in governance and risk management, CSA membership assures you of having a relationship that not only enhances and expands your knowledge, but also fully supports your aspirations to become a senior governance professional.
Please note: Certificated Members are not Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), may not use its logo or postnominals and are not entitled to call themselves a Chartered Secretary. They are, however, entitled to use the nationally recognised CSA postnominal of CSA(Cert).
Benefits of Certificated membership
Being a Certificated Member of CSA gives you access to a broad range of services, support and information.
Some of the key benefits are:
- knowing that you are a Member of the peak professional body providing independent and expert commentary on issues affecting governance and legislation in Australia
- access to a widely respected influencer of thinking on governance and risk management, as well as the preferred provider of lifelong learning in this field — CSA is the centre of excellence in the provision of relevant and up-to-date public training and tailored in-house learning
- access to the industry’s leading professional development programs — relevant, practical and presented by expert industry practitioners, these training programs ensure Members are at the forefront of issues affecting governance, administration and risk management
- unique networking opportunities that provide a forum for sharing experiences and ideas, both informally and via professional development events
- professional credibility associated with the nationally recognised postnominals of CSA(Cert)
- CSA's monthly journal — Keeping good companies. This publication draws on the expertise of highly respected writers and governance professionals to give Members deep insights into a broad range of issues. These include corporations, employment, environmental, competition, consumer, insurance, superannuation and taxation law, as well as accounting and administration issues, company secretarial practice, general management issues, and governance and risk management trends
- access to significant discounts for CSA's professional development courses and conferences, which include annual Corporate Updates and CSA's annual National Conference, which is the preeminent national event for governance and risk management professionals
- access to technical resources via the Member-only sections of www.CSAust.com (such as the Useful Practitioner Document service) — an invaluable, first-point-of-call for any aspiring governance professional who wishes to keep up to date on the latest developments in best practice governance and risk management
- access to products and services through the Member benefits program.
Qualifying for Certificated membership
1 Educational
You need to have:
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- successfully completed six (6) single subjects from the Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance or successfully completed five (5) single subjects of the Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice but do not hold permanent residency of Australia
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For those who have completed the Graduate Diploma course or individual subjects that comprise the course, and who do have permanent residency for Australia, you are eligible to apply to Become a Chartered Secretary.
2 Character and good standing
Members are required to be of good character and agree to abide by the CSA Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.
How to apply for Certificated membership
For those who have yet to meet the educational criteria for Certificated membership, you will need to complete a CSA Certificate course before applying.
If you would like to talk to someone about CSA's Certificate courses, please contact your local CSA state office or call 1800 251 849.
If you have successfully met the educational criteria for Certificated membership and would like to apply, you can download and complete the Application for Certificated membership. Please note, by completing and signing the application form, you will be agreeing to abide by the CSA Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.
If you have any questions regarding Certificated membership, please contact our Membership Marketing Coordinator on 1800 251 849 (toll-free) or (02) 9223 5744 or email CertMember@CSAust.com.
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