Associate Membership (Assoc CIPD)
Elevate your career with Associate Membership (Assoc CIPD). Gain recognition, access trusted resources, and build the credibility to lead with impact.
Elevate your career with Associate Membership (Assoc CIPD). Gain recognition, access trusted resources, and build the credibility to lead with impact.
Associate Membership enables you to strengthen your professional credentials using the Assoc CIPD designation while continuing to hone your expertise using up to date and trusted resources. This level of membership demonstrates your impact, experiences and can help you build credibility and influence in your career.
BENEFITS
Use the Assoc CIPD designation to raise your profile within the people profession.
Use your knowledge to address and influence the approach in your organisation.
Access trusted, up-to-date resources to inform your decisions and actions.
When you are an Associate Member, you can use the designation Assoc CIPD after your name.
The membership levels are aligned with the Profession Map. The membership standards contain the core knowledge and core behaviours of the map, which you need to demonstrate in order to join Associate Membership.
Find out more about the membership standards.
You can become an Associate Member by completing an Associate (Level 5) or Advance Diploma (Level 7).
Find out more about Level 7 Advanced diploma options
If you’re an experienced people professional and can demonstrate how you meet the membership standards, become a member by completing an Experience Assessment.
This experience based, no study route into membership recognises the knowledge you’ve gained, and your impact as a people professional through a written submission and professional discussion with an assessor.
Find out if you are eligible for Experience Assessment
As an apprentice on one of the HR, L&D or People standards, you will be eligible to come into CIPD membership. You can apply for CIPD student membership at any stage of your journey. Once you successfully complete your End Point Assessment (EPA), you will be eligible for a professional grade of membership.
Find out more about membership for apprenticesNote: All membership levels require payment of a one-off joining fee of £40 or €46
which is paid when you first become a member or when you rejoin membership after letting it lapse.
For more information, please visit membership fees.