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Private Individual
We are always proud to stand up for you and your industry. The PRCA has a high profile in the trade, national and broadcast media, and promotes members’ interests on industry issues. As the voice of the industry, the PRCA has saved PR practitioners an estimated £100 million through legal battles with the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA).
Why join us?
- Demonstrate your professional credibility
- Grow your own network
- Develop your skills
- Save money
- NearDesk - access to hot desks and meeting rooms nationwide
If you have any further questions about Individual membership, please contact Hasnath Kalam - joinus@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
Freelancer
We are always proud to stand up for you and your industry. The PRCA has a high profile in the trade, national and broadcast media, and promotes members’ interests on industry issues. As the voice of the industry, the PRCA has saved PR practitioners an estimated £100 million through legal battles with the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA).
Why join us?
- Demonstrate your professional credibility.
- Join The Work Crowd’s portal of Independent Consultants.
- Enhance your credibility by undertaking the Freelancer CMS.
- NearDesk - access to hot desks and meeting rooms nationwide.
- Grow your own network.
- Develop your skills.
If you have any further questions about Individual membership, please contact Hasnath Kalam - joinus@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
Student
Student membership is available to students who are not a part of a Partner University, for the duration of their undergraduate or post graduate course. Membership is renewed on a yearly basis, until completion of your degree.
If you are a student at a Partner University, you must register with your university email address and year of expected graduation to qualify for free membership.
Why join us?
- Enhance their credibility by using the designatory letters SPRCA.
- Access to CV and Interview techniques.
- Free attendance to Careers Day, networking events, industry insights and workshops.
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra including NUS Extra.
- Free unlimited access to our online training and online certificate qualification.
If you would like to sign up for Partner Universities Membership, please contact mary.davoudi@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
International Individual
Join the PRCA, and become part of the world’s largest network of public relations and communications professionals.
Operating in 66 countries, and representing more than 30,000 practitioners, the PRCA has offices in the UK, Singapore, and Dubai, and will shortly be establishing itself in Buenos Aires. It also manages ICCO, the umbrella body for 41 PR associations and 3,000 agencies around the world.
We share industry best practice and promote all aspects of public relations and communications work around the globe.
All PRCA members are bound by a professional charter and codes of conduct to demonstrate that they work professionally, efficiently, and to the highest ethical standards.
What PRCA International Individual Membership offers:
Global recognition and credibility
- Become part of the largest professional body in the world for PR and Communications practitioners, raising your profile, enhancing your credibility, and developing your global network
- By joining the PRCA you automatically become a member of ICCO, with access to all of its services.
- Being bound by the PRCA Code of Conduct is the clearest possible demonstration of a commitment to ethical practice.
Resources to grow
- Automatic and free access to both the ICCO and the PRCA thought leadership libraries -the world’s largest resource centres of content and insight for our industry.
- Use of the PRCA London office as a base for meetings whilst visiting the UK.
Outstanding professional development
- Discounted access to the PRCA’s 100 live and interactive webinars, delivered by industry experts; plus access to the PRCA’s online library of courses, downloaded at any point throughout the year.
- Our Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme provides a structured framework for career development at every level.
A global network
- Create a network of contacts and potential customers via ICCO’s 3,000 agency members, and build new partner relationships to maximise the value you can deliver to clients.
Insight to keep you on top of industry trends
- Receive the latest market intelligence and industry data via a twice a month global newsletter
- Access the ICCO resource library to gain global insights and knowledge.
- Develop insights into other PR markets through the PRCA’s Census Reports in the UK, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific in conjunction with PR Week; and via the ICCO World Report in conjunction with the Holmes Report.
Access to an unparalleled range of events around the world
- Take part in the annual PRCA Conferences in London, Dubai, Singapore and Buenos Aires to develop contacts and business relationships.
- Access ICCO’s annual Global Summit and its annual events on each continent.
- Enter the PRCA and ICCO awards programmes, showcasing your best work.
To become a PRCA International Individual Member, please contact henry.redshaw@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
Agency
PRCA Consultancy Membership demonstrates your commitment for your team to best practise, professionalism and ethical behaviour in PR. We provide members with industry benchmarking data, guidance, commercial opportunities, facilitate the sharing of best practise and offer unparalleled networking opportunities. All members’ organisations can use our logo on their website and all staff members can use the designatory letters – MPRCA.
Consultancy membership is available to all consultancies no matter of size or area of expertise.
Why join us?
- Demonstrate your professional credibility
- Grow your professional network and increase your industry knowledge
- Develop the skills of your staff
- Save your consultancy money
- Increase business opportunities
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra
The benefits of PRCA Consultancy Membership brochure can be downloaded here.
If you would like to sign up for Consultancy membership, please contact Henry.Redshaw@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
In-House
PRCA In-House Membership demonstrates your commitment for your team to best practise, professionalism and ethical behaviour in PR. We provide members with industry benchmarking data, guidance, commercial opportunities, facilitate the sharing of best practise and offer unparalleled networking opportunities. All members’ organisations can use our logo on their website and all staff members can use the designatory letters – MPRCA.
In-house membership is available to all organisations no matter of size or area of expertise.
Why join us?
- Demonstrate your professional credibility
- Grow your professional network and increase your industry knowledge
- Develop the skills of your staff
- Save your communications team money
- Find the perfect consultancy for your business through FAPRA
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra
The benefits of PRCA In-House Membership brochure can be downloaded here.
If you would like to sign up for Public Sector In-House membership, please contact Henry.Redshaw@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
Public Sector – GCS
The PRCA remain fiercely committed to supporting and improving communications standards of those working in the Public Sector. As such, Public Sector members receive the same benefits as in-house members, with the additional bonus of free and unlimited online training.
Public Sector membership is available to all public sector bodies and membership price is determined by the size of your organisation.
Why join us?
- Free, unlimited online training.
- Discounted rates on classroom training.
- Discounted rates on our industry recognised qualifications.
- Free attendance at events, masterclasses and expert briefings.
- Free access to industry data and benchmarking.
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra.
- Grow your professional network and increase your industry knowledge.
The benefits of PRCA In-House Membership brochure can be downloaded here.
If you would like to sign up for Public Sector In-House Membership, please contact Henry.Redshaw@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
Partner University
The Partner University membership is available to all university bodies. This entitles students to full PRCA membership for the duration of their undergraduate or postgraduate course. Membership is renewed by the university on a yearly basis. To access all the membership benefits, students must register with the PRCA website, using their university email address.
Your students are entitled to:
- Enhance their credibility by using the designatory letters SPRCA.
- Access to CV and Interview techniques.
- Free attendance to Careers Day, networking events, industry insights and workshops.
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra including NUS Extra.
- Free unlimited access to our online training and online certificate qualification.
If you would like to sign up for Partner Universities Membership, please contact mary.davoudi@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
International Agency
For over 45 years, the PRCA in the UK has played a leading role in shaping the global practice of PR and communications. The UK PR market is the most mature in Europe, and second in size only to that of the United States. London is a natural base for those organisations with international aspirations and intentions to develop a global footprint with the UK at its centre.
PRCA International Membership is designed provide consultancies, in-house teams and individuals based outside of the UK with the following opportunities:
- Enhanced international credibility
- Access to market intelligence
- World-class training and supplier services
- Enhanced personal and corporate profile
If you would like to sign up for International membership, please contact henry.redshaw@prca.org.uk or call our Membership team on 020 7233 6026.
Friends of PRCA
Friends of PRCA Membership is designed for media intelligence firms, media monitoring forms, and communications research and data insights companies which provide media evaluation and communication research to the PR and Communications industry. It allows media intelligence and insights professionals in evaluation companies to work with over 800 PR & Communications consultancies and in-house teams throughout the world.
As the PRCA is also a leading member of ICCO, it also provides access to ICCO’s 3,000 agencies, operating in 66 countries. PRCA Membership allows you to demonstrate your commitment to best practice, professionalism and ethical behaviour in PR and communications.We provide industry benchmarking data and guidance; facilitate the sharing of best practice; and offer unparalleled networking opportunities. Friends of PRCA Membership is a collaboration with AMEC - the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication. Annual fees are £1,500+VAT, discounted to £750+VAT for AMEC members.
Benefits of Friends of PRCA Membership
- PRCA’s acclaimed Census Reports produced in association with PRWeek, in the UK and internationally, will include special questions formulated with AMEC on the importance of evaluation.
- PRCA will expand its existing UK Evaluation Group into an International Evaluation Group, which will meet by conference call quarterly, allowing international members the opportunity to collaborate and shape the future of evaluation. This Group will also determine the content of the PRCA’s annual Evaluation Conference.
- Opportunities for senior personnel to enhance their personal and organisational profiles via leadership panels, masterclass delivery and our awards programmes in the UK; Middle East and North Africa; and Southeast Asia. As the world’s biggest public relations professional association, the PRCA footprint is constantly being enlarged to new geographies.
- Tools to demonstrate the value of PR and communications activities to the business, and access to the latest market intelligence through our quarterly trends barometer and our annual Benchmarking Survey. This survey enables : against similar organisations' activities, such as regarding delivery, income generation, cost of staff and events. Useful for planning and demonstrating to other businesses what your company is delivering. The Benchmarking Survey will be extended to included detailed evaluation data, and will be available only to members.
- Download reports, case studies, white papers, standard contracts and job descriptions.
- Commitment to best practice through our Codes of Conduct.
- Free networking events for all levels of staff. We host regular events so that leaders in the industry can get together, share ideas and best practice, and make connections in the UK; Middle East and North Africa; and Southeast Asia.
- Discounts on the PRCA’s large training online and face-to-face training and qualifications programme.
- Special discounts to enter the 13 PRCA Awards.
- Discounted access to PRCA and ICCO events, including the PRCA’s 12 annual Conferences; and ICCO’s annual Global Summit and 5 Continental Conferences.
Interested in joining as a Friends of PRCA Member?
Our membership fees are £1,500+VAT discounted to £750+VAT for AMEC members. If you would like to have a conversation or require further information, please contact Henry Redshaw on 020 7233 6026 or henry.redshaw@prca.org.uk
Agency Individual
Welcome to the PRCA, as a consultancy member you are entitled to the following benefits –
1 – Access to our training both face to face and online.
2 – Our extensive networking and events portfolio.
3 – Discounts available on a range of products and services through PRCAXtra.
4 – Best practise guides covering a range of subjects.
5 – You can now use the designatory letters MPRCA.
If you have any questions or need further information please contact Renna.Markson@prca.org.uk or call Renna on 020 7233 6026.
In-House Individual
Welcome to the PRCA, as an In-House member you are entitled to the following benefits –
1 – Access to our training both face to face and online.
2 – Our extensive networking and events portfolio.
3 – Discounts available on a range of products and services PRCAXtra.
4 – Best practise guides covering a range of subjects.
5 – You can now use the designatory letters MPRCA.
If you have any questions or need further information please contact Renna.Markson@prca.org.uk or call Renna on 020 7233 6026.
Public Sector Employee
Welcome to the PRCA, as an Public Sector member you are entitled to the following benefits –
- Free, unlimited online training.
- Discounted rates on classroom training and qualifications.
- Free attendance at events, masterclasses and expert briefings.
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra.
- Grow your professional network and increase your industry knowledge.
If you have any questions or need further information please contact Harry.Bristow@prca.org.uk or call Harry on 020 7233 6026.
Associated Student/Staff
Welcome to the PRCA, as Partner University student/staff you are entitled to the following benefits –
- Enhance their credibility by using the designatory letters SPRCA.
- Access to CV and Interview techniques.
- Free attendance to Careers Day, networking events, industry insights and workshops.
- Unlimited access to a range of personal benefits via PRCAXtra including NUSExtra.
- Free unlimited access to our online training and online certificate qualification.
If you have any questions or need further information please contact mary.davoudi@prca.org.uk or call Mary on 020 7233 6026.
International Agency Individual
Welcome to the PRCA, as an In-House member you are entitled to the following benefits:
- A global network to grow your business
- Outstanding professional development resources, including discounts on over 50 webinars
- A range of events around the world
- Best practice guides covering a variety of subjects
- You can now use the designatory letters MPRCA
If you have any questions of need further information please contact Renna.Marksonprca.org.uk or call Renna on +44 2207 233 6026