The Recruitment and Consulting Services Association Ltd is the voice of the Australian & New Zealand recruitment and on-hire industry and is managed by an elected voluntary Board of Directors with an appointed Chief Executive Officer.

RCSA Corporate and Individual Members are governed by a Code for Professional Practice and supported by a Disciplinary and Dispute Resolution Procedure.

The mission of, “representing and servicing the interests of its Members for the increased profile and professionalism of the industry,” is the foundation of all RCSA activity and is best reflected in the Association’s flagship publication The Recruitment Journal

The RCSA was formed in May 1997 after the merger of the Institute of Personnel Consultants Ltd (IPC) of Australia, the National Association of Personnel Consultants (NAPC) of Australia and the National Association of Personnel Consultancies Ltd (NAPC) of New Zealand and operates as a public company limited by guarantee to ensure the quality of on-hire, permanent and contract services and to promote flexible employment opportunities.

RCSA promotes the interests of the industry through legal and legislative advocacy, public relations, education and the advancement of business and individual standards and professionalism.

Corporate Members can also be accredited with an internationally recognised Service Delivery Standard while Individual Members can become accredited through the completion of a range of learning pathways.

The RCSA now includes other discrete groups including the Australian Association of Medical Recruitment Agents and the Nursing Agencies Association of Australia (NAAA)

Members are now offer an extensive range of services including the core services of permanent, on-hire and contracting as well as out placement, training, HR consulting, assessment and a variety of employment related support services ,for example payroll support

The RCSA Member companies operate more than 2334 offices across Australia and New Zealand and contribute over $12 billion to the Australia New Zealand economies collectively.

RCSA also has over 120 Affiliates who supply services to the industry as well as over 600 Individual Consultant Members and nearly 700 Students progressing to industry accreditation.