Professional Organizations
The following list reflects some of the professional associations that a student may want to consult for career advice, work search assistance and labour market information. There might also be volunteer and/or conference opportunities, either locally or distance, available for students.
Directories are databases or collections of links to companies and professional organizations that operate in a specific industry or sector. Directories can help you identify organizations that operate in your area of study and directories may be found on professional association pages that include member companies or sponsors.
- Alberta Genealogical Society
- Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)
- Alberta Museums Association
- American Classical League
- Association for Critical Heritage Studies
- Canadian-American Theological Association
- Canadian Archaeological Association
- Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC)
- Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
- Canadian Authors Association
- Canadian Council of Archives
- Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Canadian Historical Association
- Canadian Museums Association
- Canadian Society for the Study of Religion
- Canadian Theological Society
- Classical Association of Canada
- Culture Works Canada
- Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Historical Society of Alberta
- National Trust for Canada
- Provincial Archives of Alberta
- Society for Classical Studies
- Society for the History of Technology (US)
Depending on the time and effort that the professional association has put into developing its career information, an association’s website can include the following information::
- How to join the professional association, especially as a student member
- Information about certification and licensing
- Access to professional events
- Contact information to find a mentor, or a graduate advisor, or to set up an information interview
- Niche job boards that are relevant to the profession - job boards that are password protected cannot be scraped by Indeed or LinkedIn.