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What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is an IABC professional development program offering
communicators a way of demonstrating to employers, fellow communicators
and themselves their ability to successfully manage and perform
those tasks essential to effective organizational communication.
Candidates meeting all requirements of the program earn the designation
Accredited Business Communicator (ABC).
Why should you become accredited?
If you are a professional communicator, IABC's accreditation program
is a means by which you can gauge your career progress. The ABC
following your name tells your peers, current and prospective employers
and, perhaps most importantly, you, that you have successfully completed
this challenging program. It's interesting to note that IABC's biennial
survey of the profession, Profile, shows that accredited members'
average salary is significantly higher than that of the non accredited
member.
What are the requirements?
You must have a minimum of five years' experience in the communication
profession and a bachelor's degree, or a total of nine years of
experience and/or post-secondary education to qualify for accreditation.
What does becoming accredited involve?
The accreditation process involves three separate steps. First,
you must submit your application and a check for half of the accreditation
fee. After your application has been approved, you submit your portfolio
of work samples demonstrating the range of communication projects
you've been responsible for and showing how well you understand
communication planning. Finally, there's an examination consisting
of four hours of written testing and thirty minutes of oral.
To learn more about accreditation, click
here to go to the IABC International Website.
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