Successful professional examination of PR specialists - but without graduation ceremony
The Swiss professional examination for PR specialists was successfully administered despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.
After the written exam on September 23, 2020, 59 candidates took the oral exam on October 19 and 20, 2020. Prior to this, there were some withdrawals due to positive Covid-19 test results or personal circumstances. 41 graduates obtained the federal certificate, which corresponds to a success rate of 69.49 percent.
More candidates from French-speaking Switzerland
In fall 2020, the PR Suisse examination board conducted the professional examination for PR specialists for the second time in accordance with the new examination regulations. The new examination design is even more in line with the requirements for contemporary practical experience in the field of communication and corresponds to an NQF VPET 5 level defined by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Once again this year, more candidates from French-speaking Switzerland took the exam: Of the 59 graduates, 34 came from French-speaking Switzerland and 25 from German-speaking Switzerland. According to the press release, the gender distribution was no surprise with 43 women and 16 men.
No special recognition for the best
Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the PR Suisse examination board had to forego the invitation to the traditional graduation ceremony at Thun Castle. For this reason, the outstanding achievements of the four best graduates cannot be specially recognized this year. The highest overall grades were achieved by:
Fabienne Bula, Basel with 5.0, Isabelle Michaud, Jongny (VD) with 5.1, Miana Westermann, Frauenfeld (TG) with 5.1 and Andreas Batliner, Schaan (FL) with 5.3. The names of the new PR specialists are published on Pr-ex.ch (examination year 2020).
