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Sunday 18 November
The Research Colloquium at this year’s World PR Forum was a great success with 100 people turning out to hear the newest ideas and research in public relations in the beautiful surrounds of the Melbourne Convention &...
World PR Forum delegates found out that with the rapid development of the PR industry over the last few decades, an assumption that most practitioners have ‘done their time’ in a newsroom is far from safe.
The public relations industry tou...
How do you top the first day of a World PR Forum that ends with dinner for 500 people? Particularly when dinner is at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Grounds with a spectacular sunset.
The answer is a program bursting with content and i...
About PRIA
The
Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) is the national industry body for public relations and communication professionals in Australia. PRIA represents and provides professional support and recognition to over 3,000 individual practitioners and more than 175 consultancies nationwide.Since 1949, it's been PRIA's role to promote and enhance the profession and its status to the broader community. PRIA enforces the highest standards of ethical practice and represent public relations practitioners in the best interests of the profession.
Membership
PRIA members are drawn from in-house and agency practice across all sectors of the industry, from corporate to government to community. Individuals are required to meet specific criteria for full professional membership.
These include a PRIA accredited tertiary qualification plus a minimum of three years full time practice, or a minimum of five years full time experience.
Valuable professional support
PRIA provides members with privileged access to a range of resources, tools and professional support to help them develop their skills for the current role or their next.
PRIA conducts hundreds of networking events and training courses each year to help improve members' professional skills, networks and opportunities.
PRIA also provides members with professional recognition through our annual awards programme.