Masters degree apprenticeship under development

A consultation designed to develop a new masters-degree level communications apprenticeship closes soon. The new apprenticeship standard will sit alongside the already approved “level 4” apprenticeship in public relations and communications, approved by the Department for Education earlier in the year. With the Apprenticeship Levy now in force for larger employers, the new apprenticeship is responding …

Lords’ Charity Report a “Turning Point”

The Report of the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry on charities has been hailed as a potential “turning point” for the sector. The Report makes 100 recommendations to government and within these, the Committee has accepted all but one of the recommendations the Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA) gave to the Committee in its …

Comms teams must be vigilant on Link Tax

The European Commission has tabled a new Copyright Directive to be considered in the European Parliament. If passed, publishing giants could be able to levy a charge for linking to their content online, targeting news aggregators such as Google News which provides ‘snippets’ of the article with a link to the original web page. The …

Collective Member stands for industry Council election

Campaign Collective Member Tom York has been named as a candidate in the election for the PR and Communications Council. The Council acts as a steering group and advisory board for the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and provides thought leadership to the profession. Tom York, Member of Campaign Collective, explained that if elected …