One application. Three credentials. Transparent pricing.
Choose the credential that matches where you are in your career, see the full regional fee across Tier 1, 2 and 3 markets, and start your application below.
ARO
Associate Resilience Officer
Foundation credential — awarded on demonstrated capability.
Competency-based assessment + workplace evidence portfolio. No taught course required, no examination route.
Credential assessment fee (AUD)
Tier 1$1,499
Tier 2$1,049
Tier 3$749
Annual recertification
T1 $99·T2 $69·T3 $49
20 hours CPD/year. Recertification fee keeps both credential and membership active.
Intake review and assessment scheduling
Live scenario-based competency assessment against the PRI seven-domain framework
Review of a seven-item workplace evidence portfolio (one artefact or structured essay per competency domain)
Independent assessor review and moderation
Digital ARO credential & post-nominal on award; complimentary PRI membership while certified
All PRI fees are quoted and billed in AUD by Pacific Resilience Institute (Australia). Country-of-residence tiers are applied as discounts so the same credential remains accessible from Sydney to Mumbai. Tier 2 carries a 30% reduction; Tier 3 a 50% reduction. Pricing is indicative and confirmed by the registrar at enrolment.
Tier 1 · High income
Australia · New Zealand · Singapore · Hong Kong · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan
Tier 2 · Upper-middle
Malaysia · Thailand · China · Fiji
Tier 3 · Lower-middle hubs
India · Philippines · Indonesia · Vietnam
Member discount
Associate members receive 15% off any program at enrolment; Standard members (credential holders) receive 20%.
Employer-sponsored groups
Single-employer groups of 12 or more enrol at the lowest applicable tier. Closed assessment cohorts (ARO/CRO) and closed course cohorts can be scoped to your service taxonomy.
Resit policy
One discounted resit per credential within 12 months at 50% of the original tier fee.
Start your application
Tell the registrar where you're headed.
The registrar replies within two business days to acknowledge your application and send the full application pack for ARO, CRO or SCRO — candidate handbook, evidence portfolio template (including the APAC landscape thought-leadership brief), referee forms and the regional fee schedule for your tier. No payment is taken at application: the assessment fee is invoiced when you submit your completed evidence portfolio, and the assessment is scheduled once payment is received. There is no waiting list for the credentials — assessments are scheduled as evidence packs are ready. (Waiting lists apply only to the PRI Operational Resilience Course, which is a separate offering.)
Applicants register as a PRI Candidate, not as a student. The terms student and pending certification are not used. The credential is awarded only after assessment, evidence and review against the PRI competency framework.
What happens next
1. Registrar acknowledges your application and sends the application pack — handbook, evidence template, APAC thought-leadership brief, referee forms and fee schedule for your tier.
2. You return the completed evidence portfolio (including the ~1,500-word APAC landscape thought-leadership piece); the assessment fee is invoiced in AUD on submission.
3. On receipt of payment the registrar schedules your competency assessment (ARO/CRO) or Board panel (SCRO).
Not sure where to start?
Speak to the registrar first.
If you'd like a recommendation on ARO vs CRO — or whether your record supports a direct SCRO application — a 20-minute call with the registrar usually settles it.
