APEC Professional Services and Mutual Recognition Community of Practice

Please register to attend the online community of practice sessions in 2024. The next session is on April 10 at 11am AEST (Canberra Time). If you are already registered, you will receive the meeting invitation one week before the event date. A folder containing the materials and a session summary of the seventh session of the community of practice can be found here.

The Community of Practice has been established to support those within APEC economies who are working on the development and implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) for professional services. The Community of Practice is an informal, non-decision making forum within which the practical opportunities and challenges arising from the development and implementation of MRAs can be shared and discussed amongst peers. Please click here for more information about the Community of Practice.

The Community of Practice builds further momentum around work including the ‘APEC Inventory of Mutual Recognition Agreements for Professional Qualifications and Licensing’ (the Inventory), and the APEC Digital Credential and Mutual Recognition of Professional Services Online Course. The online training course is permanently open for registrations and can be completed at your own pace. For more information and to sign up, please click here.

​There are four to five online sessions per year, and these are designed to maximise discussion and interaction between participants. The date for the next online session is April 10th at 11am AEST, please register below to receive the Teams Invitation.

Participating in the Community of Practice provides a range of benefits including:

• A deeper understanding of how MRAs work in practice and how best to support their use, including in the context of increasing trade in services via the digital economy
• The sharing of knowledge and experience of MRA practices, supporting capability and capacity building amongst peers
• Peer to peer support around problem solving to meet specific opportunities and challenges
• Networking amongst practitioners and accelerating the state of practice

Membership is extended to officials, agencies and others who are:

• From an APEC economy; and

• Representatives of the following: government, professional and skilled services regulator, accreditation bodies or related professional peak bodies.

​If you meet these requirements, we invite you to join the community of practice.

Privacy Statement

The Centre values the privacy of its partners seriously. The information you provide will only be used by the Australian APEC Study Centre to alert you to matters relating to the Community of Practice (eg documents, courses, meetings) and your details will not be provided to any other organisation.

If you have any questions regarding this registration, please contact Kevin Nguyen at kevin@apec.org.au