Institute of Internal Communication

More people are signing up all the time in a bid to gain a professional qualification in internal communication.

Places on the next IoIC foundation level accreditation programme cohort, which launches on October 1, are filling up fast.

“We are still two months ahead of the start date but already five of the ten places have gone,” said IoIC accreditation programme co-director Steve Knight. “If anyone wants to join the programme they will need to contact me fairly quickly because places are strictly limited and we work on a first-come-first-served basis.”

The October cohort is scheduled to be the last foundation level group for 2010. “We are also launching our advanced programme this autumn, so there will be a break at foundation level while we concentrate on the next level up,” explained Knight.

For information about either the foundation, or the advanced level programme, see the professional development section - IoIC qualifications section

If you’re someone who still thinks social media – the likes of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn etc – has no place in the adult business world, this Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) seminar is for you.

What may look like so much random ‘noise’ online is – like it or not – a powerful communication tool, and one that we ignore at our own peril.

But exactly what is social media, how does it work and what’s it got to do with me? More importantly, how can I best use it to communicate effectively at every level in my organisation? Does it mean tearing up other forms of communication in this virtual world?

What: The FEIEA Academy

Where: House of Industry, Schwarzenbergplatz 4, 1031 Vienna

When: 9am-5.30pm, Friday 15 October 2010

There is still an opportunity to apply for this year’s intake of the Post Graduate Diploma in Internal Communication Management accredited by Kingston University. The course equips internal communication professionals to operate at a senior level, providing a depth of understanding about communication and change, as well as the knowledge and tools to develop, implement and evaluate communication strategies that make a lasting difference.

IoIC North Region has four great events coming up for you to attend.

The pass rate for people taking the Institute of Internal Communication foundation diploma is currently running at a little more than 60 per cent.

The figure was revealed as the diploma, part of the accreditation programme designed to raise standards within the internal communication profession, reached the midway point of its second year of operation.

IoIC members and guests from the North region met up at the offices of the HSBC in York in July. Part of a new drive to increase networking opportunities in the region, delegates enjoyed an interesting presentation from change management expert, Barbara Paterson, an associate of Cicada Communications in Harrogate.

The Institute of Internal Communication has awarded four new fellowships. These were presented by IoIC President Alan Peaford to Jos Harrison, John Davies, Mark McDermott and Rani King.

The 14th of July: Bastille Day - out with the old, in with the new. The Association is no more - welcome to the Institute. Come and meet old friends and new colleagues. Never shy of controversy, we have asked Majestic Wine to let us taste some of France's classic wines and the ones that topple them! It's all in an evening's work.