Membership Types

There are three different membership types in GovTEAMS OFFICIAL. Each membership type has a different level of access to the service. 

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GovTEAMS OFFICIAL Membership types

Overview of the different membership types in GovTEAMS OFFICIAL
Type Who is it for? Allocated an Office 365 licence
Full Access Member Suitable for APS employees* ✔️
Guest Membership Suitable for external stakeholders working with government who require limited access  ❌
Partner Membership Suitable for external stakeholders working with government who require full access  ✔️

*If you’re a contractor with an Australian Public Service email address you can also register as a full access member.

State government employees can apply for a State Owner Membership, which is similar to a Full Access Membership.

 

Comparing GovTEAMS OFFICIAL membership types

Function

Full Access Members (APS)

 Guest Partner
Self Register for GovTEAMS 

✔️

Must be invited by Full Access Member

 On request only and must satisfy the approval process
Account type identification

No suffix

 (Guest) suffix (Partner) suffix
Create a Private/Hidden Community  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Create and Facilitate a Meeting  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Create a Chat ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Access to Teams Calendar  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Community Owner Role  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
OneDrive  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Post/Reply in a Community  ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Post/Reply in a Chat  ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Upload a file to a Chat  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Upload a file to a Community ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Manage a Chat Membership  ✔️ Limited ✔️
GovTEAMS Dashboard  ✔️ Limited ✔️
GovTEAMS Profile Edit  ✔️ Limited Limited
Co-Edit/Edit a file in a Chat  ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Co-Edit/Edit a file in a Community  ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Add/Manage Channels in a Community  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Add/Manage Private Channels in a Community ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Creately - Create and manage workspaces ✔️ Participate only ✔️
Full SharePoint Access  ✔️ ❌ ✔️
Create Open Communities  ✔️ ❌ By approval
Search in Teams ✔️ Limited ✔️

 

GovTEAMS PROTECTED Membership Types 

GovTEAMS PROTECTED shares the same functions and purpose as GovTEAMS OFFICIAL, except that it's designed for collaborating on projects that have PROTECTED classification. It is a secure environment, designed specifically for hosting sensitive content and supports the sharing of information that has been classified as PROTECTED.

Type Who is it for? Allocated an Office 365 licence
Full Access Member  Suitable for APS employees* collaborating on projects that have PROTECTED classification.  ✔️
External Memberships Suitable for external stakeholders working with government, collaborating on projects that have PROTECTED classification.  ✔️

*If you’re a contractor with an Australian Public Service email address you can also register as a full access member.