Career Support Series
These specialised workshops assist early-career actuaries to strengthen key professional competencies, actively shape their career direction, and respond to shifting market demands while uncovering exciting possibilities.
Advance your professional journey
Become a member and join our targeted workshops, events and connect with resources to help shape your career. Develop essential soft skills, navigate evolving professional landscapes, and discover new opportunities in the field while connecting with our professional community.
Our Career Support Series events in 2026 include topics:
- Beyond the Actuarial Box - Thursday 26 February 2026 - register now
- Your Career Roadmap in the World of AI - Thursday 14 May 2026
- Challenges and Opportunities: Working with Stakeholders and Wider Teams - Thursday 23 July 2026
- Executive Presence: Where and How to Position Yourself for Growth - Thursday 29 October 2026.
These events are hosted at our Sydney Event Space at Australia Square. You can attend in-person, or virtually. We also run Watch Parties in major cities across Australia to bring member together to collaborate and view these events.
Skills and networking
The Promotion Playbook: Strategies That Work
Three experienced professionals share what it really takes to advance in today's market. How to build a promotion case that gets results, discover how to position your skills as competitive advantages when moving between roles or companies and more.
Learn new skills
Coffee Bot – Connecting Young Actuaries
Coffee Bot automatically pairs members with young actuarial peers for in-person or virtual 30-minute conversations every 1-3 months, helping you expand your professional circle across different companies, practice areas, and career stages. With young actuaries making up nearly half the Institute's membership, there's a vibrant community ready to share experiences and insights
Learn new skills
Getting your voice heard
At the recent Young Actuaries Program Career Series session “Getting Your Voice Heard,” experienced actuarial leaders Ryan Boyd (Finance Director, Allianz Partners) and Jessica Chen (GM Financial Performance, QBE) shared their hard-won tactics for ensuring your ideas don’t simply drift into the chat log.
Event video
AI & Chill improve your productivity - Work Smarter, Not Harder
At this session we share the capabilities, limitations and best practices for using Large Language Models (LLMs) in a range of professional contexts.
Networking opportunities
Women Actuaries Connect+ network
With women making up about 40% of our membership, many under 35, we're focused on nurturing tomorrow's leaders through meaningful networking and mentorship.
