Membership
Membership Renewals – Use the personalised membership link sent to you by email.
Note: membership is formally confirmed at ACCYPN Board meetings on the 4th Thursday of the month. Applications for membership to the College that are received one week prior to the next Board Meeting will be considered by the Board for acceptance into the College. Once your membership is confirmed you will have access to the ‘members only’ area of this site.
- Corporate Membership Application (contact us info@accypn.org.au)
- Industry Supporters – not eligible for membership. Can register to keep informed of the College’s activities on the about us page
Membership Benefits
Professional Development
- Webinars (free of charge to Members)
- ACCYPN Webinar Portal – Access to recordings of past webinars (free of charge to Members)
- Member Discount to Events
- Access to the speciality Standards relating to children and young people’s nursing
- Access to Credentialing for Nurses¹,² (c4n) www.c4n.com.au
- Access to Member only funding opportunities¹
- Journal of Children & Young People’s Health
Professional Leadership Opportunities
- Membership of an organisation that advocates for the needs of children, young people and their families within the broad health context
- Opportunity to nominate for National Executive¹
- Opportunity to participate in Committees and contribute to the development of policies
College Information
- Quarterly newsletters (available in members only section of website) view the current edition
- Access to the ACCYPN website containing the activities of the organisation
¹Ordinary Members Only
² Registered Nurses Only
Additional Benefits – ACN Bronze Affiliate
ACCYPN is now affiliated with the Australian College of Nurses and benefits include:
5% Discount on all ACN CPD Course
20% Discount on affiliate membership
Networking Opportunities
Developing academic profiles through representation opportunities
Membership Classes
Membership of ACCYPN consists of the following classes:
Ordinary Membership (voting)
Ordinary Members shall include any registered/enrolled nurse actively engaged in the provision of care for children and young people. A nurse will be actively engaged in the provision of care for children and young people and can include but not limited to:
- Deliver and/or influence direct nursing care to children and young people 0 – 18 and their families
- Manage, direct and/or supervise health/nursing care of children 0 – 18 and their families
- Provide education related to children & young peoples’ nursing
- Research areas of clinical, educational and/or management of children and young people’s health care
Associate Membership (non-voting)
Associate members shall include:
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
- Any registered/enrolled nurses not actively engaged in the health care of children and young people but who value the objects of the College
- Any persons working with children and young people
- No access to scholarships
Overseas Membership (non-voting)
Overseas members shall include:
- Any registered/enrolled nurses actively engaged in the health care of children and young people in their country of practice
- Any persons working with children and young people
- No access to scholarships
- Not eligible for executive positions
Student Membership (non-voting)
Associate members shall include:
- Undergraduate Student in Nursing
- Maximum 3 years
- No access to scholarships
Life Membership
Life Members shall include Ordinary Members past or present who have given outstanding service to children and young people’s health nursing.
Honorary Membership
Honorary Members shall include persons who have given outstanding service to children and young people’s health.
Affiliate Membership
Affiliate Membership is available to Associations that support the objectives of ACCYPN. For more information click here.
Corporate Membership
Corporate Membership is available to health service organisations, academic institutions and associations that support the objectives of ACCYPN. For more information click here.
*NEW MEMBER SPECIAL 2023 – ACCYPN New Member Special is available from 20 March 2023.*