Peter Young has provided the following links to find more information about the distinctions that he discussed in his talk in May 2019:
PAGB
http://www.thepagb.org.uk/awards/apm-awards/
RPS
http://rps.org/distinctions
WPF
http://thewpf.co.uk/?page_id=4
BPE
http://www.britishphotographicexhibitions.org.uk/index.php/awards
FIAP
http://www.thepagb.org.uk/fiap/fiap-distinctions/
GPU
https://www.gpuphoto.com/distinctions
PSA
https://psa-photo.org/index.php?stars-and-ropa and
https://psa-photo.org/index.php?star-galaxy-diamond-acceptance-requirements
There is a lot to be said for making the attainment of one or more of these a photographic project. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the journey.
Bess twitches
Peter