Pathways to CIPD professional membership
HR, L&D and OD practitioners who prove they meet rigorous CIPD standards are more influential, respected and valued. And since accreditation celebrates your team’s successes and inspires pride in their work, they feel great about it too.
There are pathways to CIPD Professional Membership to suit your people team depending on their level of experience and desire to study.
Non-study routes – based on professional experience
Experience assessment
For experienced people professionals in your team who are not already in membership, CIPD’s Experience Assessment benchmarks an individual’s performance against the global standard.
Upgrading
For those in your team who are already CIPD members (Associate or Chartered Member), upgrading is a short experience-based assessment to advance their credibility and their visibility as people professionals.
Study route – build capability
CIPD Qualifications
CIPD qualifications are built around real workplace challenges and designed for the real world.
There are three levels to choose from:
· Foundation Certificate in People Practice
· Associate Diploma in either People Management or Organisational Learning and Development
· Advanced Diploma in either Strategic People Management or Strategic Learning and Development
Assessed development programmes
A tailored route into professional membership for your team.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are available to people at different stages of their career. And with the right apprenticeship, you can offer a ready-made development path – especially in HR or L&D.
Apprentices receive on-the-job and off-the-job training so they develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be successful people professionals.
Expect more
in '24
Throughout 2024, we'll be announcing a line-up of tools and resources, tailored to support you throughout your membership.
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