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GCA Membership - Benefits and How to Join

There are currently three types of GCA membership, which offer different levels of access to our products and services. Follow one of the links below to see which membership type is right for you:

For new members, an initial combined joining fee and annual subscription provides first access to all publications in the GCA range (or selected products if you take out an Associate membership). Ongoing membership, which entails receiving copies of all new and updated publications, is renewed each year on 1 January with the annual subscription payment.

Membership of GCA offers involvement in the activities and direction of this vital organisation which operates at the education/employment nexus, and which has strong links with Government, Higher Education and the commercial sector. Membership also offers a cost-competitive and easy way to secure the growing range of GCA publications.

To help you choose which is appropriate to your particular circumstances as an individual/organisation, here is a full breakdown of the benefits below:

1. Associate Membership

On Joining - Entitles you to:

  • Career Information booklets, including: Careers in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability; Careers for Graduates with Disability; Careers for Engineering Graduates; Careers in the Environment; Careers for Human Resources Graduates; Careers for Information Technology Graduates; Careers for Law Graduates; Careers in Media & the Arts; Careers in Nursing & Midwifery; Enhancing Careers Through Postgraduate Study; Careers for Psychology Graduates; Careers for Science Graduates; Careers in Social Work; Careers for Teaching Graduates
  • Guide to Campus Recruiting
  • Graduate Grapevine, GCA’s quarterly newsletter
  • Selected other titles from the publication series
  • Discounted attendance at selected GCA functions and events

On Renewal – Associate Membership guarantees copies of all new and updated Career Information Booklets, new editions of the Guide to Campus Recruiting, ongoing Graduate Grapevine subscription and selected careers publications as they become available.

2. Professional Membership

On Joining - Entitles you to all GCA publications as per Associate Membership, plus

  • Five annual Australian Graduate Survey reports: Graduate Salaries, Graduate Destinations, Graduate Course Experience, Postgraduate Destinations,  and Postgraduate Research Experience
  • Graduate Opportunities publications
  • Graduate Recruitment Handbook
  • GCA electronic newsletters
  • Voting rights at GCA general meetings
  • Eligibility to apply for membership of the Board of Directors (under some
  • circumstances)
  • Various other publications distributed by GCA may be available at
  • discounted prices

On Renewal – Professional membership guarantees copies of all new and updated GCA publications, including the series of Australian Graduate Survey reports, continuing access to GCA services/events and various discounted publications.

3. Corporate Membership

On Joining - Ensures that you are in a unique position to make your organisation's views known to a body that is strategically placed at the interface of educational institutions, government policy makers and employers. Corporate membersip also entitles you to:

  • All the benefits of Professional Membership
  • Priority (and sometimes discounted) rights to advertise in GCA publications
  • Eligibility to stand for nomination as a Corporate Director on the GCA Board

On Renewal – Corporate Membership ensures first access to new and updated GCA publications as they become available, as well as information about reduced-cost advertising packages. Continuing access to GCA Board nomination, and opportunities to participate in GCA activities, is also guaranteed.

NEW MEMBERS - Cost of Membership*

FULL YEAR: If membership commences between 1 January and 31 March

Type of Membership

Annual Subscription (pre GST)

Joining Fee (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (inc. GST)

Associate

A$75

A$25

A$100

A$110

Professional

A$230

A$120

A$350

A$385

Corporate

A$425

A$125

A$550

A$605

If membership commences between 1 April and 30 June

Type of Membership

Annual Subscription (pre GST)

Joining Fee (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (inc. GST)

Associate

A$55

A$25

A$80

A$88

Professional

A$170

A$120

A$290

A$319

Corporate

A$315

A$125

A$440

A$484

If membership commences between 1 July and 30 September

Type of Membership

Annual Subscription (pre GST)

Joining Fee (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (inc. GST)

Associate

A$35

A$25

A$60

A$66

Professional

A$110

A$120

A$230

A$253

Corporate

A$215

A$125

A$340

A$374

If membership commences between 1 October and 31 December

Type of Membership

Annual Subscription (pre GST)

Joining Fee (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (pre GST)

Total Payable in 1st year (inc. GST)

Associate

A$15

A$25

A$40

A$44

Professional

A$60

A$120

A$180

A$198

Corporate

A$105

A$125

A$230

A$253

CURRENT MEMBERS - Cost of Renewal*

Type of Membership

Annual Sub Renewal

GST

Total

Associate

A$75

A$7.50

A$82.50

Professional

A$230

A$23

A$253

Corporate

A$425

A$42.50

A$467.50

*NB applications for membership outside Australia do not attract a GST component - please take pre-GST figure as total cost

For more information, contact Graduate Careers Australia on +61 3 9605 3700 or info@graduatecareers.com.au  or download the Membership brochure and application form below




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