Kickstart Your Journey: CIPD Student Induction & Success Pathway

About this event

Introduction to the HR profession, CIPD branches and overview of member benefits as a student.

The event will provide you with an opportunity to meet fellow students and CIPD members, learn more about the benefits of membership, and discover how to make the most of your qualifications and membership.

This event is your opportunity to network with like-minded students and professionals, gain insights from industry experts, and kick-start your journey with CIPD.

Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of a global community of people professionals.

Register today and step confidently into your future with CIPD.

Meet the facilitators:

Martina Witter

Martina Witter is a director of award winning Rapha Therapy & Training Services, BABCP accredited cognitive behaviour therapist, keynote speaker, sonfidence coach, health and wellbeing consultant, author, podcast host (Rivers to Resilience), blogger, resilience expert , founder of Black Mental Wealth and cofounder of Black Women in Business and Professionals Network. Martina is a vice co-chair of Greater Manchester Combined Authority Race Equality Panel, the CIPD Branch in Manchester committee member (Student Lead ) and co-chair of Pro-Manchester Wellbeing Champions committee.

Martina has over 20 years experience working within the wellbeing and mental health field empowering diverse Individuals and organisations to leverage resilience, develop sustainable strong mindsets that allows them to turn bottlenecks into breakthroughs, increase performance and productivity in organizations. Due to her contributions to the field, she has been featured in HuffPost, Thrive Global ,Metro, The Voice, Financial Times and BBC Radio Manchester and worked with Global Brands including AMEX, JD Group and Oliver Wyman.

Martina delivers transformational, dynamic and experiential training whilst also having a passion to see Individuals thrive holistically in life through being revived, restored and refocused . Martina delivers coaching and psychological therapy in innovative and accessible ways. Martina draws upon her life experiences including bereavements (traumatic unexpected loss of her mother whilst in the final year of university), divorce , rejection, depression and stress to connect with, empathise and empower her audience and clients whilst sharing how she has successfully navigated adversity and utilised this for transformation and growth .

Martina has a passion for business, inclusivity and collaboration which is evident through Black Mental Wealth, a platform for black and mixed heritage individuals which challenges the mental health stigma and raises awareness of mental health along with culturally appropriate solutions. Black Women in Business and Professionals Network (BWIBP) which improves opportunities for career and business growth through expanding networks and creating access to black female role models. BWIBP runs quarterly networking events in Manchester hosting stellar business leaders and professionals as speakers whilst also creating a community for Black Women to grow and raise awareness of local and national resources and events that can facilitate this.

Louise Leage

Louise is responsible for engagement and connecting with CIPD members and organisations in the North West of England.

Before joining the CIPD, Louise worked in the digital and tech industry managing the northwest community for the British Interactive Media Association, looking after engagement and memberships.

She has qualified as a level 5 HR practitioner and has worked in in-house HR and as an HR Consultant. With previous experience in engagement and working as an HR practitioner she is well placed to support and build the established CIPD communities in the northwest.

Please note:

1. Webinar joining instructions will be sent to you again 1 day before the event, with a further reminder, 20 minutes prior to the event starting.
2. The session may be recorded and shared with people afterwards. Please bear this in mind and have your camera off if you do not wish for your image to be shared.
3. The chat function will be used for participants to engage with the webinar, so just be mindful of the login name you use and ensure you are happy for other people to see this.
4. For security reasons, it is requested that participants join the live session 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and with the same name as registered on Eventbrite as not doing so may cause a delay or non-admittance to the event.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. Please note that refunds for CIPD Non-Member tickets will only be available until 7 days prior to the event, any cancelled tickets after this will not receive a refund.
7. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.