PRSA
Driving Change Through Internal Communications Certificate Program
An on-demand program for experienced internal communicators who want to connect communication planning with business priorities and strengthen their advisory role.
- Study
Self-paced
On demand- Duration
Approx. 5–6 hours
6 modules- Fee
$975 / $1,225
Members / nonmembers
A broader role in internal communication
Change is one part of a broader program on the role of internal communication. The six modules cover the function’s contribution to business performance, employee experience, technology and measurement, and the practitioner’s relationships and influence.
PRSA designed it for managers and senior practitioners in internal communication and HR, including communications managers with more than five years of experience.
What you’ll study
PRSA’s stated learning aims include:
- Communication planning: assessing communication systems, setting a measurement baseline and choosing a balance of push and pull channels.
- Employee experience: understanding what employees need from their employer and how to segment employee groups.
- Change: building an employee-centered change impact analysis, understanding behavioral science and influence networks, and exploring leadership communication and ongoing listening.
- Technology and measurement: the role and limits of generative AI, communication technology, and tracking sentiment, attitudes and business outcomes.
- Advisory work: developing a consultant mindset, building relationships beyond the formal hierarchy and creating stakeholder engagement plans.
Study and completion
- Module length Approximately 45–60 minutes each.
- Individual modules $195 for PRSA members; $245 for nonmembers.
- Award Certificate of completion from PRSA.
- APR renewal APR holders earn 0.5 renewal CEUs per completed module, up to 3.0 CEUs for all six.