Crystal News
News Release
10th December 2009
Public Relations Diploma Awarded to Jersey PR Consultant
Channel Islands public relations practitioner, Adam Riddell, has been awarded a Diploma in public relations from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations following the completion of an intensive, one year online course.
Adam, an account manager at Crystal PR, is one of only 20 people in the British Isles to obtain a Distinction out of more than 250 who initially registered for the course and of the 134 who completed it during this academic year.
Educated at Victoria College and a graduate of the University of Warwick, Adam, currently training and education officer for the CIPR Channel Islands Group, entered the PR profession in Jersey four years ago when joining Crystal PR.
CIPR President, Kevin Taylor, said:
‘Undertaking a CIPR professional qualification demonstrates a commitment to professionalism and to raising the standards of the PR Industry. Passing the course is a tremendous achievement and shows that Adam is a strategic thinker and skilled PR practitioner – an asset to any employer of client.’
Crystal PR, which has previously obtained national recognition from the CIPR for the developing of young talent in the Industry, funded Adam’s course costs. Managing Director Mike Sunier added:
‘Adam is one of only a small number of public relations professionals working in Jersey to have this qualification, which requires a considerable commitment in study time. It’s a tough and intensive assessment programme which includes the writing of three substantial dissertations during the year, so to achieve a Distinction overall is an outstanding result.’
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