CIPR

At its May meeting, the CIPR Council, following discussion, approved an amendment to our Charter and Regulations, setting out the guidelines for achieving chartered or accredited practitioner status.

New regulation - regulation 16 - states:

(1) Institute members who are participating in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme, with no less than ten years' public relations practitioner experience; or eight years on completion of the CIPR Diploma or CIPR approved postgraduate qualification; or nine years on completion of the CIPR Advanced Certificate or CIPR approved undergraduate qualification, may apply to the Institute to be granted the right to describe themselves as chartered public relations practitioners, subject to further qualifying criteria on the basis of assessment and interview. Grant of the use of this right shall be withdrawn by the Institute at such time as the individual's participation in the CPD scheme is discontinued.

(2) Institute members who have completed three years in the CPD scheme with the requisite number of development plans and development records and appropriate supporting evidence and who are continuing to participate in the CPD scheme will be granted the right to describe themselves as accredited public relations practitioners. Grant of the use of this right shall be withdrawn at such time as the individual's participation in the CPD scheme is discontinued.

The amended regulation - regulation 16 - follows the approval by the Privy Council in August 2008 of a new by-law (by-law 13) allowing CIPR to award chartered practitioner to members. The outline terms of the amendment were agreed by CIPR Council in October 2008.