The Professional Body Benchmarking Survey (PBBS)
Find out more about our major triennial project
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Since 2003, we've been conducting Professional Body Benchmarking Surveys (PBBS) every three years. The PBBS tracks the progress of the professional body sector over an extensive period of time, giving you a detailed picture of how professional bodies are developing and how your organisation matches up in several key areas.
We're preparing to launch the 2018 edition of the PBBS! Surveys will be available to complete throughout the year and respondents will receive benchmarking reports of each survey.
Launch dates for our 2018 PBBS are as follows:
- Internal Operations and Governance - 6 February
- Member Value and Member Relations - 10 April
- Professional Standards, Education & CPD - 12 June
CPD, Education and Professional Standards survey now open!
The third and final survey of the 2018 PBBS is now open! To receive your free personalised benchmarking report, just complete the survey on behalf of your organisation.
This survey covers topics including:
- Regulation
- Entry standards
- Accreditation
- Supports for ethical behaviour
- CPD policy, measurement and audit
- Competency frameworks
- Complaints and discipline
Who should complete this survey?
This survey is suitable for CEOs or other roles with responsibility for CPD, initial professional qualifications, professional standards/regulation, ethics or accreditation.
Please note that we only require one person per organisation to fill out this survey.
How does it work?
You'll receive a survey invitation as we launch each section of the PBBS. As the PBBS covers a wide range of professional body relevant subjects, you might have to consult your colleagues to answer some of the questions. Luckily, you can save your progress and return to it whenever you're ready.
Once you've submitted the survey, we'll work hard behind the scenes to produce a personalised benchmarking report for your organisation, allowing you to monitor your progress against similar professional bodies and build an understanding of the sector as a whole.
If your organisation completes all three surveys, you'll be entered into our competition to win a year of free PARN membership.
Keep an eye on our website and newsletter for your chance to participate.
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