- The CIPR Advanced Certificate in Public Relations;
- OR The CIPR Internal Communication Certificate plus one year's full-time employment in PR*
- OR a post-graduate professional qualification in a related discipline (e.g. CIM diploma), plus one year's full-time employment (or equivalent part-time employment) in public relations*;
- OR a degree in business/marketing/management/communication studies, plus one year's full-time employment in PR;
- OR any other UK degree plus two years full time employment in PR*;
- OR NCTJ Diploma plus either five years' journalism experience or three years' full time employment in PR*;
- OR two years' full-time employment in public relations*, and the CAM Advanced Diploma in Marketing Communication;
- OR LCCIEB 5 3rd Level subjects, including PR, Marketing, Advertising, Principles & Practice of Management, plus two years' experience in PR;
- OR four years' full-time employment in public relations* and five GCSE passes, one of which must be in English Language.
Please Note: If you are currently studying full time or working whilst studying part time towards another course either within the CIPR or externally your application may not be accepted.
Plus: those whose first language is not English must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the language - spoken and written - to an International Language Testing System (IELTS) band score of 7.0 or above or equivalent.
* Eligibility of PR employment will be determined by the qualifications department and will need to be deemed to be of a sufficiently senior level.
If you are unsure about your eligibility, please email the CIPR professional development team.
