Continuing education

GR Practitioners are expected to increase and refine their practice knowledge and skills throughout their professional careers through self-study, review of practice outcomes, ongoing education, supervision and/or consultation as appropriate. It is GR Practitioners’ personal responsibility to determine the content and course of Continuing Education (CE). It is a threefold responsibility to clients, to self, and to the profession. This responsibility can be demonstrated by

At its best, lobbying provides critical services to organizations and clients and critical client information to public office holders.

There are three ways to acquire knowledge in the field of Government Relations: College, On-the-Job and through Continuing Education. Keys areas of the GR practice include: Direct Lobbying, Grassroots, Fundraising and Effective Money Management, Communications, Issue Management, Resource Management and Relationship Building (Legislative, Regulatory and Coalitions). Each area of the GR practice considers the following aspects: A. Legal/Regulatory/Ethical Aspects, B. Advocacy/Communication/Persuasion Aspects, C. Process/Trade Craft/Research Aspects and D.

AALEP aims to advance the profession of government relations by the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of government relations professionals through high standards of ethics, conduct, education, and achievement; by the establishment and maintenance of the highest standards of professional ethics and conduct of the members of the Association; by the increase and diffusion of government relations knowledge through meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers, discussions, and publications.