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  • FBI-LEEDA Media & Public Relations

    FBI-LEEDA Media & Public Relations

    The FBI-LEEDA Media & Public Relations (MPR) course is a four-and-a-half-day seminar designed for public safety professionals looking to enhance trust in the communities they serve. The Media & Public Relations seminar focuses on promoting a consistent, positive and ethical public image and is suitable for all public safety personnel.

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  • FBI-LEEDA Master PIO

    FBI-LEEDA Master PIO

    Building on the FBI-LEEDA Media & Public Relations course, the Master Public Information Officer (MPO) course is a four-and-a-half-day seminar that elevates participants from tactical to strategic media and brand management. Students will study the business model of media engagement, thoroughly explore brand image cultivation through internal and external communications and learn how to proactively…

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  • Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP®)

    Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP®)

    For highly skilled business communicators practiced in providing strategic communication advice and counseling to an organization’s leadership. The SCMP® is an ANAB-Accredited Personnel Certification Program – Accreditation #1259, proving the value of this certification on an international scale.

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  • Communication Management Professional (CMP®)

    Communication Management Professional (CMP®)

    For generalist, specialist and other business communicators established in their careers as managers and looking to demonstrate their competence. The CMP® is an ANAB-Accredited Personnel Certification Program – Accreditation #1259, proving the prestige and value of this certification on an international scale.

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  • UT Master Public Information Officer Certificate

    UT Master Public Information Officer Certificate

    Public information officers are a vital asset to each public safety department. Join this POST-approved, multi-disciplinary experience to gain the knowledge needed to promote your agency and manage a public crisis. We welcome participants from all public safety disciplines and municipalities.  This certification prepares public information officers to manage communication in routine and crisis situations.

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  • FEMA Advanced Public Information Officer (APIO)

    FEMA Advanced Public Information Officer (APIO)

    The Public Information Officer advanced level course offers PIOs a necessary toolset for use during escalating incidents, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations. The 0388: Advanced Public Information Officer course is open to participants who have a minimum of 2 years of public information experience…

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  • FEMA Executive Public Information Officer (EPIO)

    FEMA Executive Public Information Officer (EPIO)

    The Executive Public Information Officer Program (EPIOP) is the final component of the public information training series. This program consists of a three (3) course series that prepares public information officers for executive-level leadership, strategic decision-making, and trusted advisor roles. The program focuses on the most critical competencies for public information leaders. EPIOP participants work…

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  • TCU Certified Public Communicator®

    TCU Certified Public Communicator®

    The Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU is a post-baccalaureate, graduate-level residential program for two summers (one week each in summer 1 and summer 2), plus a two-day winter session with strategic communication professors from TCU’s Department of Strategic Communication, the Bob Schieffer College of Communication and other experts and professionals.

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  • Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)

    Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)

    As a skilled public relations professional, you know that your success is dependent on staying relevant, resourceful, and inspired. The Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential certifies your drive, professionalism, and principles, setting you apart from your peers and positioning you as a leader and mentor in the competitive public relations field.

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  • CPC-PIO Credential

    CPC-PIO Credential

    Put yourself on a path to advance your career and enhance your credibility and reputation among peers and leadership alike. Credentialing through the Commission on Professional Credentialing® (CPC) provides a road map to personal and professional growth in the fire and emergency service. The CPC professional designation model was developed to recognize career excellence and…

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