A Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program is an important component for statisticians. The Statistical Society of Australia is proud to offer a CPD program for members and non-members in the many different areas of statistics.

A Continuing Professional Development program will:

• enable SSA members to update and enhance their professional skills and knowledge base
• spread statistical ideas and capabilities to non-members as well as members
• improve the quality of statistical practice in Australia.

Continuing Professional Development Committee

The Continuing Professional Development Committee was set up to plan and manage strategic aspects of the SSA CPD activities. The committee is comprised of members from each Branch.

The committee adopted the Royal Statistical Society definition of CPD:

“CPD is the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout the practitioner’s working life”.

Purpose

The SSA committee oversees the CPD activities of the society, being responsible for the following:

1. Reporting strategic activities to the SSA Executive.
2. Develop and promote SSA CPD Policy.
3. Facilitating and maintaining CPD activities in line with the strategic directions of the society.
4. Develop documentation on how SSA workshops and short courses should be conducted.
5. Undertake periodic review of CPD activities (e.g. member surveys) including identification of emerging areas.
6. Assist organisers of the Australian Statistical Conference and Young Statisticians Conference with planning workshops and short course associated with their events.
7. Maintain links with Branches and the wider community.

CPD Committee 2023-24

Tasadduq Imam (Chair) – VIC

Houying Zhu - NSW

Aloke Phatak – WA

Dimitrios Vagenas - QLD

Our CPD policy can be viewed here.

We are always looking for people to present short courses on statistical topics of interest as part of the SSA continuing professional development program. For more information, please click Short Course Submissions here.