Become a Member & Benefit!

We are a community for individuals and organisations wanting to shape a better world for working animals. As a member, you will have access to industry-led continuing professional development opportunities, education on industry benefit from best practice and recognised standards, and access to collaboration and connection opportunities across Australia with other likeminded individuals.

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Our Membership Benefits

  • Access to our gold-standard accreditation
  • Complete our introductory short course in assistance animals to make use of the association logo to build business creditability
  • Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
  • Regular newsletter
  • Access to industry-led support, experience and resources in the areas of animal training and behaviour, disability, mental health, legislation, case law, policy and procedure and many more.
  • Access to CPD opportunities, and ability to run your own accredited CPD workshops
  • Listing on our national database of professionals
  • Use of our nationally recognisable symbol and post-nominals
  • Moderated social media and website areas for collaboration, research and education
  • Have your voice heard and help direct national projects, including Australia's first nationally accredited post-graudate courses for Assistance and Therapy Animal professionals
  • Access to our Knowledge Center which provides education, research and advice to key stakeholders including government and non-government bodies and industry personnel.

Our Members

We offer a range of membership types to accommodate people from all parts of the Working Animals community. You may be a current or prospective Assistance Animal handler, a student or professional animal trainer or allied health or other industry professional. We also offer membership to researchers, government and non-government bodies, and a variety of community stakeholders and interested parties.

 

Community and business members are encouraged to complete our free, accredited unit of study on Assistance Animal Public Access Rights leading to accreditation as an ‘Assistance Animal – Knowledge Assessed’ business premises. However, ‘Assistance Animal Friendly’ accreditation is available to all members for display on their website their physical premises.

We currently offer two different types of formal membership and one free introductory membership:

Introductory WAFA

Membership

Free / Annual
The perfect starting point for...
  • People wanting to learn about animal Access Rights
  • Individuals wanting to learn more about working animals
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How to become a member?

Signing up as a member
with us is very simple Step’s

  • 1. Click on the relevant membership (above), click sign up today
  • 2. Fill in the sign up form,Pay your Membership fee
  • 3.Welcome to the Working Animals Federation family!
  • 4. Once your registered we will invite you to complete a member profile and you'll gain access to our members portal.

Agree to the following terms and conditions

  • Our standards
  • Consider undertaking accreditation that aligns with my membership
  • Ther general terms & conditions and privacy policy of the working animal Federation of Australia
Got Questions? Contact us today.





    NEW Benefits, the Working Animal
    Federation of Australia aims to introduce:

    National free training on Assistance Animal public access rights

    Education and research across the industry

    Discounts on working animal courses, accreditations and products