American Institute of Parliamentarians
Certified Professional Parliamentarian 


A candidate for the Certified Professional Parliamentarian credential must be a Certified Parliamentarian, must obtain a minimum score of 90% on an oral examination, and must earn an additional 30 service points in areas such as parliamentary education, service to AIP, and parliamentary services.

The examination will be conducted in the presence of an audience of AIP members by three examiners who are themselves Certified Professional Parliamentarians.

The examination will consist of two parts. One part will test parliamentary theory and the ability of the candidate to explain concepts and procedures to an assembly. The other part will be a presiding demonstration.

More information: [https://aipparl.org/certified-professional-parliamentarian/]

National Association of Parliamentarians
Professional Registered Parliamentarian

To obtain the Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP) credential, a parliamentarian must have already achieved the Registered Parliamentarian credential and complete a Professional Qualifying Course. This credential is based exclusively on mastery of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.

More information: [https://www.parliamentarians.org/credentialing/prp]