Independent Certifying Authority  ·  Established 2020 · Tokyo
IPAA International Protocol Accreditation Association JA
Lecturer Qualification

Standing Among Those Who Teach

What It Means

To take up
the teaching of it

To become an accredited lecturer is to complete one’s own learning and, at the same time, to take up the work of handing that knowledge and experience on to others.

One person who passes becomes, in time, the doorway through which the next enters. It is the standing in which the purpose of this association is most fully embodied.

The Path

How one arrives

First, the examination

Sit the written examination in your chosen discipline. Those who attain the First Grade, 450 marks or above, may proceed.

Then, the practical assessment

Taken on the same day, individually and in a separate room. Written and practical are marked together, out of 1000.

Specialist accreditation

A total of 600 or above earns accreditation as a specialist. Four bands are awarded according to the marks obtained, from Certified Specialist to Elite Specialist.

Registration as a lecturer

Accredited specialists may be registered as lecturers of this association, and are authorised to instruct under our endorsement.

Specialist accreditation is open to members of the association. Membership may be taken up at the time of application. The grades and marking are set out on the Grades page.
What Follows

What the standing opens

I

To instruct

Teach within a company, a university or an institution, under the endorsement of this association.

II

To advise

Advise organisations on protocol at the most senior international level.

III

To establish

Open a practice of one’s own. Support with the work of establishing and running it may be sought through ICPA.

Next Step

Where to begin

Review the grades and marking, then apply for the examination with the practical assessment.

Preparation may be undertaken at ICPA, the International Protocol Academy.