Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS)
The mark of trust, expertise and excellence in soil science.
Membership
Become a Soil Science Australia member today to build your network, advance your career and further the field of soil science.
Support Soil Science Australia to make a difference to the environment.
Welcome to Soil Science Australia
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Events
We have a wide range of events coming up across Australia.
Awards
The National Soil Science Awards celebrate and recognise excellence in soil science.
2025 Award Submissions now open!
Certified Professional Soil Scientist
The Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS) seal is the mark of trust, expertise and excellence in soil science.
Become accredited to advance your career and standing in the field of soil science.
Engage a Certified Professional Soil Scientist – reduce risk, increase certainty and achieve better soil and land management outcomes by engaging Certified Professional Soil Scientists.
Registered Soil Practitioner
The Registered Soil Practitioner is a new national accreditation for soil professionals that standardises several critical areas of soil science expertise across Australia.
Developed in collaboration with soil scientists, industry, government, land and natural resource managers and the wider community, this accreditation is an assurance of a high level of competence in the area covered by that Registered Soil Practitioner accreditation.
The Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated (Soil Science Australia) is a not-for-profit, professional association for soil scientists and people interested in the responsible management of Australia’s soil resources.
Soil Science Australia supports soil scientists and promotes the importance of soil as a finite resource.
Some members are students, some are at the start of their careers while others are highly regarded experts in Australia and internationally.
Learn more about Soil Science Australia and what we do.
Registered Soil Practitioner
Certified Professional Soil Scientist
The Certified Professional Soil Scientist accreditation is the mark of a professional soil scientist, providing certainty to industry, government and researchers that they are working with a highly qualified and experience soil scientist. Learn more about the Certified Professional Soil Scientist program.
Smart Farms Smart Soils
Soil Science Australia has established a Smart Farms Smart Soils Community of Practice bringing together the Drought and Innovation Hubs from across Australia, soil scientists, researchers and government to collaborate, network, learn and share knowledge. This work is supported by the Australian Government’s Smart Farms Program.
Read the July Smart Farms Smart Soils Update
Upcoming Events
Soil Science Australia hosts and supports a wide range of events.
Check out:
- Our Events page for key dates, events and meetings
- Past webinars
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