APR Boot Camp
Final Preparation for Your Readiness Review and APR Examination
Wednesday, Oct. 10–Saturday, Oct. 13
Room: Pacific B (Floor 4)
Note: Prior registration required.
In conjunction with the PRSA San Francisco Chapter, PRSA presents “APR Boot Camp,” a four-day intensive for candidates to prepare to be Advanced through the Readiness Review and take the computer-based Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) or the Accreditation in Public Relations + Military Communication (APR+M). This boot camp is designed to provide a setting that will meet the needs of busy professionals whose schedules do not permit extensive preparation time.
Candidate prerequisites:
- For APR, candidate must be a member of PRSA and/or a Universal Accreditation participating organization.
- For APR+M, candidates must be either (1) military personnel (active or reserve) or Department of Defense civilian employee whose primary responsibilities lie in military communication-related fields or (2) Department of Defense military contractor, who is a member of a Universal Accreditation participating organization and whose primary responsibilities lie in military communication-related fields.
- Approved APR application (or APR+M application) and the Examination fee of $385, received by PRSA National by Sept. 7, 2012.
- Seminar registration form and applicable registration fee received by Sept. 7, 2012 (one month in advance required to clear Prometric authorization).
- Download and complete the APR Readiness Review questionnaire (or APR+M Readiness Review questionnaire). Email your answers to accred@prsa.org.
- Your questionnaire will be provided to the Readiness Review panelists for familiarization of your background and expertise in the public relations profession. Note: There will be no opportunities to change this questionnaire once it is submitted.
- Must have portfolio items assembled but not necessarily finalized.
- Must bring own laptop.
Instructors
Elisabeth H. Handler, APR, president and COO, PRx Communication Strategists facilitates Readiness Review preparation (Day 1).
Jason Seth Kirsch, APR, vice president and director of marketing and public relations, Metro Bank, facilitates the computer-based Examination preparation (Days 2 and 3).
Josette M. Myers, APR, vice president of marketing, development and community relations, Memorial Hospital, also facilitates the computer-based Examination preparation (Days 2 and 3).