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Roles of the DIA

Serving your profession

The DIA serves the Australian design professions in many ways :

• It acts as networking support for the design communities in each state and nationally
• It acts as a training ground for design champions for the betterment of the professions
• It acts as a corporate contact point between the design professions, government and industry to facilitate industry wide initiatives
• It maintains and delivers information about the industry to the general community
• It develops and delivers information about the industry to its members to improve their professional practice
• It provides a pool of organised volunteers for design industry events and for the support of government initiatives
• It acts as a formal contact point between the Australian design professions and the international design organisations
• It maintains a documented standard of professional practice and ethics to enhance designers' status as professionals in the community.

In short, the DIA maintains the design profession’s responsibilities to Australian society, fosters a healthy professional environment and delivers a range of tangible services and rewards to members.