Resources
APEC Professional Services Mutual Recognition Agreements
Here you can access a suite of resources designed to improve understanding, share insights and provide guidance on professional services MRAs
Research & Analysis
MRA Experiences, Impediments and Opportunities Study
Mutual Recognition Agreements for Professional Qualifications and Licensure in APEC: Experiences, Impediments and Opportunities.
This study explores the broad trends that have characterized the development of mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) for professional qualifications, licensure, and registration in APEC economies. It involves the first systematic analysis of data in the APEC Inventory of Mutual Recognition Agreements for Professional Qualifications and Licensure. In addition, detailed investigation is undertaken in relation to four professions – engineers, architects, nurses, and dental practitioners – in order to better understand the different experience of MRA development in business services and healthcare services and to support future work across APEC on professional recognition.
MRA Inventory
A shareable brochure briefly outlining the uses of the inventory as well as how stakeholders and users can contribute to keeping the inventory up to date. Please feel free to download and share this brochure within your networks.
MRA Toolkit
APEC has developed a new resource – the Mutual Recognition Agreements Toolkit – to provide practical guidance on the key issues and steps involved in developing mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) of professional qualifications across the APEC region.
The Toolkit forms part of a broader APEC initiative of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, supported by The Australian APEC Study Centre, to facilitate the mobility of professionals by increasing the knowledge and utilisation of MRAs across APEC economies.
Designed for the benefit of practitioners and officials working towards mutual recognition, the Toolkit provides best practical examples of how to create and implement MRAs, how opportunities for mutual recognition have been realised and how barriers have been overcome to help make MRA-making and implementation in APEC more efficient and effective.
Digital Developments
We are developing an increasing understanding of how the digital environment can be and is being used to support mutual recognition, particularly around the implementation of recognition processes. The resources we’ve shared here explore how this is happening, including case studies. The resources include:
- two presentations given during a webinar series exploring the potential for and use of digital credentials to support mutual recognition
- a demonstration example of an end-to-end digital system that has been developed and deployed by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia to support the recognition of foreign architects in Australia
What's New
See recent news, materials and developments related to professional services MRAs in the APEC region.
Resources
Access a suite of resources designed to improve understanding, share insights and provide guidance on professional services MRAs.
