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OUTSTANDING SEMINAR FOR 2007

  
PRACTITIONER IN ADVERTISING

 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Application forms are treated only after the payment of the prescribed application fee in cash or bank draft to the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria.
    2. Before you fill this form, please acquaint yourself with the registration criteria as set out by the laws establishing the Council - Act. 55 of 1990, as amended by Act. 93 of 1992. Section 2 below provides details of the criteria.

 

  • REGISTRATION Membership of the Profession
    The following are the qualifications acceptable for the registration of advertising practitioners:
    1. The APCON Diploma in Advertising
    2. The CIM or CAM Diploma in Advertising or Marketing
    3. An HND or a Degree in Advertising, Marketing, Mass Communication or Graphic Arts
    4. A recognised Post-Graduate Degree in any of the above disciplines
    5. Any other qualification approved by the Council

     

  • PROFESSIONAL GRADES
    All entrants into the profession are registrable only as Associate Members. Other grades are attainable by upgrading. The following are the professional grades:
    1. Associate Membership
      Registration as an Associate Member of the Profession requires the possession of any of the qualifications listed above and the production of evidence of having those qualifications. The applicant must, in addition, be of good character, above 21 years of age and must have not been convicted for fraud or dishonesty.
    2. Full Membership
      Attainment of this grade of the profession requires having been an Associate Member in continuous active professional practice for not less than five years preceding the date of application for upgrading. In addition, the candidate must have met all his/her financial and other obligations to APCON on a regular basis.
    3. Fellowship
      To become a Fellow, an Applicant must have been in continuous active professional practice for not less than fifteen years immediately preceding the date of application. In addition, he or she must have made significant contributions to the advertising profession and must have met all financial obligations to APCON on a regular basis.