About Us
The Home Economics Institute of Australia (WA Division) is a dynamic organisation drawn from members across the state and the profession. The WA Division is conduit to the National Institute which was established to:
- provide a national focus for home economics and home economists
- promote public recognition of the role of home economists
- set professional standards for the practice of home economics and promote the professional standing of home economists
- encourage and assist home economists with continuing education and professional development
- encourage, initiate and coordinate research into areas related to home economics
- cooperate and affiliate with bodies at a state, national and international level,
- concerned with the education and advocacy for families and households in their everyday living.
Becoming a member of HEIA is a membership to both the national and state bodies. Your membership enables you to access support and activities in WA as well as national benefits. You can download a membership form here.