PRISA Support and EvaluationIn order to uphold industry standards, PRISA will monitor the progress of every practitioners signed up to PRogressions to ensure that, upon completion, hey have met a required set of criteria (see ‘Success Criteria and Evidence’).

Before upgrading to the next level of practice, PRISA’s Quality Management Unit (QMU) must be satisfied that a practitioner has provided sufficient quantitative and qualitative evidence of having gained a minimum of 30 points on PRogressions in a year (and 100 points over three years). 

The PRogressions Process

• Once you receive your PRogressions pack, you have 28 days to complete and return your first Development Plan.  If within this time you require assistance, contact the CPD administrator at PRISA’s QMU and we will help you with any concerns or difficulties.  You are welcome to submit a draft plan for discussion if you think it may help.
• We will contact you three months after your 28-day deadline to check on progress and to discuss any concerns you may have.
• We will contact you again after seven months from the beginning of your Plan and then after 11 months to remind you that your Development Record must be submitted within 28 days.
• Once your Development Record has been submitted, you will be supplied with a new 12-month Development Plan for the next year, to be completed within 28 days, and so on.
• After each year, your Development Record for the previous year will be assessed by a panel at PRISA’s QMU and you will be credited accordingly

Success Criteria and Evidence

Your Development Record should reflect how far you have been able to meet the targets you set our in your plan.  Where possible, we ask that you supply evidence of meeting your success criteria.  For example, if you have led a seminar or discussion at an event or meeting for public relations and communication practitioners, it would be appropriate to supply an abstract of your talk, or a summary of your slides.

PRISA is here to support you throughout your plan, so if you have any queries or concerns, please contact us.

Professional Practice

Professional practice is any activity that involves making a positive contribution to the public relations and communication profession or upholding industry standards.  It can also include undertaking new challenges at work to develop skills required outside your existing role.The activities listed below are examples only.  You can do things that are not on the list but will help you to achieve your aims, provided you supply evidence of success on your Development Record.

Examples of activities

• PRISA /PRCC Codes of Conduct – from understanding to implementation
• Investors in People – from understanding to developing a strategy
• Understanding the legal framework of the public relations and communication profession
• Understanding an designing quality controls
• Staff recruitment, eg interview techniques
• Staff training
• Making a presentation at your place of work
• Industry-related event planning and organisation
• Attending regional and vocational group activities
• Mentoring students on PRISA/SETA recognised courses
• Service on PRISA/SETA regional committees and other structures
• Service on PRISA/SETA working groups
• Assessing/moderating on PRISA/SETA recognised courses
• Lecturing on PRISA/SETA recognised courses (part-time)
• Authoring public relations and communication related books / articles
• Presentation of papers at PRISA/SETA recognised conferences or events
• Entering awards and growing the profession’s body of knowledge