Becoming an Accredited Business Communicator

Accreditation is an IABC professional development program. It offers communicators a way of demonstrating to employers, fellow communicators and themselves their ability to successfully manage and perform those tasks essential to effective organizational communication. Candidates meeting all requirements of the program earn the designation Accredited Business Communicator (ABC).

If you are a professional communicator, IABC's accreditation program is a means by which you can gauge your career progress. The ABC following your name tells your peers, current and prospective employers, and, perhaps most importantly, you, that you have successfully completed this challenging program.

Although most of the large Southern Region chapters have accreditation programs, many small to the mid-size chapters do not. If you are interested in accreditation, check your chapter's leadership listing to see if there is an Accreditation chair/contact person. If not, please contact your chapter president or Crystal Thompson, ABC, Southern Region Accreditation Chair, or 623-869-2138. You can also learn more about the program at http://www.iabc.com/abc.