Professional Award & Recognition Framework

The Centre’s professional accreditation system

In July 2018 the Centre launched a professional accreditation system for all practitioners who complete or are involved with our professional development modules.

The accreditation system is tiered, and the framework entitles eligible practitioners to use the Centre’s certified post-nominals.  Credit points for accreditation will be backdated for Centre modules completed since 2015.  

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Foundation – MCCPA

Public affairs practitioners in a Centre Member company are eligible to use the MCCPA accreditation - Member Centre for Corporate Public Affairs. The MCCPA post-nominal can only be used with the authorisation of the Centre while a practitioner is working in an entity that is a Centre member.

Advanced – GCCPA : 40 credit points

Practitioners in Member entities who have achieved the requisite 40 credits in any three years will be accredited as a Graduate of the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs (GCCPA). Credit points for the Centre’s executive education modules/offerings are as below.

Residential Institute (Australia and Asia) (30 credit points), Leadership in the 21st Century Residential program (20 credit points), One/two-day modules (between 5 and 15 credit points depending on the level of content), Online module (between 5 and 15 credit points depending on the level of content), Annual Head of Function and Senior Practitioner Roundtable (15 credit points), Centre webinar (2 credit points) & Annual Oration (3 credit points).

Leadership – FCCPA

A Fellow of the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs (FCCPA) is an accreditation available for leaders in the function who:

  • Participate in the Centre’s International Best Practice Study Tour, and within any 36 months participate in the Centre’s Annual Head of Function and Senior Practitioner Roundtable; or
  • Have in any two years been a Guest Faculty Member in a Centre executive education module, and participated in the Centre’s Annual Head of Function and Senior Practitioner Roundtable; or
  • Have participated in the Centre’s International Best Practice Study Tour and in any 24 months been a Guest Faculty member in a Centre executive education module.

Eminent – SFCCPA

The Senior Fellow of the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs (SFCCPA) is awarded by the Centre for outstanding and sustained innovation, leadership and performance in professional development in corporate public affairs. The Fellow need not be employed by an entity that is a Member of the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs.

The SFCCPA may not necessarily be awarded annually. When it is awarded, it is done so at the Centre’s Annual Oration.