PARN is a member-led organisation providing a research enriched network for professional bodies. We have around 135 members in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and Kenya, and offer specialist knowledge-based services and events on subjects such as governance, CPD, ethics and standards and member relations.
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Member Enquiries
Contribute your response to PARN’s current Member Enquiries:
Expenses and Fees
Diversity, Equality and Fitness to Practice
Email D'Yon Peoples for the link to the above enquiries.
PARN members will need their username and password to access the enquiries; please email Stine Bang for these details.
The Member Enquiries system is a free service whereby PARN members can circulate specific questions to our member network. We currently have over 150 past enquiries that members can access via the Members Area.
TotalProfessions.com
Join with other professional bodies ranging from the Chartered Insurance Institute to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to the Association of University Administrators in supporting the professional bodies collective response to the 'Unleashing Aspiration' report.
A portal for the professions, TotalProfessions.com, is being launched by PARN and Ashridge Communications. Professional bodies can now book their entry in the portal at http://www.totalprofessions.com/booking.
“Anything which helps to demystify the professions and provide a one-stop-shop for the widest possible range of new talent must be a good thing – I warmly welcome this initiative.” Louis Armstrong, Chief Executive, RICS
PARN's Member Networks Fast Facts report, "Professionals 2.0: Are professionals using new social networking technologies?", presents a selection of our findings from data collected on...
PARN has been invited to exhibit at the eighteenth Charities and Associations Exhibition, taking place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 on 23 -24 February.
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PARN has published the latest research by Stan Lester, author of Routes and Requirements for becoming professionally qualified (2008). "Professional Bodies' Advanced Designations...
PARN welcomes the Government’s response to The Final Report from the Panel on Fair Access, published today on the BIS website, and which has prompted comment and debate across the media.*...
Following from PARN’s recent research into professional standards for the Financial Services Authority (FSA), PARN will be offering consultancy workshops to organisations interested in le...
On 26 January 2010, PARN and EP (Equally Professional) will host 'How to get started? Sexual orientation and religion and beliefs'. This free Diversity SIG workshop will be held at the ICAEW of...
PARN’s latest publication, Extent of CPD: The lifelong learning of millions, attempts to begin a general conversation about the importance of CPD by providing an indication of how widespr...
PARN’s research on professional standards has informed a Financial Services Authority (FSA) consultation paper, ‘Delivering the Retail Distribution Review: Professionalism; Corporat...
The new Member Enquiry section is up and running, providing PARN members with access to over 150 past enquiry summaries on topics from membership subscriptions to examinations to governing body...
Following our 18 November meetings in London, proposals for PARN's 2010 Member Consortium Projects, "Why Join" and "Compulsory CPD", have been amended based on input from ou...
