To this end, the Society strives to create conditions in which Industrial and Organisational Psychologists will be able to deliver efficient and effective services to the benefit of all in South Africa.

Our Objectives

• understand the needs of I/O Psychologists
• enhance the credibility of the discipline and promote public awareness
• encourage research related to the science, practice and teaching of I/O psychology
• provide bursaries
• promote excellence in training and development
• foster close contact with the consumers of professional services
• promote available, accessible and affordable professional services
• provide good practice guidelines
• define, monitor, promote and adhere to the statutory regulations and ethical guidelines of the profession
• liaise with national and international bodies

Legal Status

The Society is one not for gain, acting in its own right in legal proceedings, with the power to acquire, use and dispose of property, to acquire and control funds, to make payments in the form of salaries, honoraria, awards and donations, and to perform all such acts as are consistent with its objectives and are derived from the promotion thereof. The Society exists in all respects as a legal persona in its own right.