The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is a professional body for those involved in personnel, training and development. It is located in Wimbledon, UK. In 2006 there were 311 employees, and 130,000 members, including 4000 international members in over 120 countries

Previous names and history

• 1913 to 1917: Welfare Workers' Association (WWA)
• 1917 to 1924: Central Association of Welfare Workers (CAWW), Central Association of Welfare Workers (Industrial), Welfare Workers' Institute (WWI)
• 1924 to 1931: Institute of Industrial Welfare Workers (IIWW)
• 1931 to 1946: Institute of Labour Management (ILM)
• 1946 to 1994: Institute of Personnel Management (IPM)
• 1994 to 2000: Institute of Personnel and Development (IPD)- an amalgamation of the IPM and Institute of Training and Development (ITD) - (formerly Institute of Training Officers)
• 2000 to present

CIPD membership

• CIPD professional qualifications
• Professional Assessment of Competence (PAC)
• Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL)
• Affiliate membership

Levels of CIPD membership

• Affiliate: a basic level of membership, not assessed against professional standards.
• Associate: awarded on completion of a support level certificate or relevant NVQ Level 3 and 4.
• Licentiate: awarded on completion of at least one of the first three fields of the Practitioner-level professional standards, and also on completion of relevant MBAs and NVQs (Level 5).
• Graduate: awarded on completion of all fields of the Practitioner-level professional standards, but where no significant HR experience is held.

Chartered grades of membership

• Chartered Member (Chartered MCIPD)

Awarded on request to graduate members with have three years' relevant managerial experience. Or a non-graduate member assessed against the professional standards after five years' relevant experience.

• Chartered Fellow (Chartered FCIPD)

An upgrade from Chartered MCIPD, applicants must have at least 10 years relevant experience.

• Chartered Companion (Chartered CCIPD)

By invitation only, awarded in recognition of contributions to the profession or the Institute.

Professional qualifications

The CIPD's Professional Standards govern entry to CIPD membership and form the basis of all their qualifications. Most CIPD qualifications lead to a professional grade of membership. A network of education centres offers a range of full-time, part-time and flexible learning courses.

Research

The CIPD’s research covers all aspects of working life, from recruitment to employment law, and work-life balance to productivity. The CIPD's current research projects include: coaching, cross-boundary working, employer branding, helping people learn, improving health through HRM, information and consultation, the relationship between HR and recruitment agencies, reward and smart working.

Public policy

The CIPD, in partnership with its members, has a duty to represent the public policy interests of the HR community. The CIPD uses its research and the professional experience of its members to develop pragmatic, rather than political responses to public policy.

Branches

CIPD branches are run by volunteers who work to provide learning and networking opportunities, events, information services, and membership and upgrading help for their members. =: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

International Activities

The CIPD runs a training programme for international HR practitioners and has links with European and World Federations of HR. The CIPD hosted the 2008 WFPMA World HR Congress.

Based in Dublin, CIPD Ireland has over 6,000 members spread across 7 regional branches.

Digital services

The CIPD website provides podcasts, an RSS news feed, blogs and a professional discussion forum.

Commercial services

CIPD Enterprises Limited is the wholly owned subsidiary of the CIPD. Commercial services supplied by CIPD Enterprises include:

• CIPD Publishing
• CIPD Training
• CIPD Events.

External links

• The CIPD website