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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
 
Professional membership
 

About Chartered Member (Chartered MCIPD)

 
 
“Having a CIPD qualification and membership brings credibility to you as an individual and to your CV – it opens doors. It also encourages you to maintain your own CPD.”
Kate Stranks, Chartered MCIPD
Learning and Development Consultant,
Severn Trent Water
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

About Chartered Member

A Chartered Member demonstrates the expertise needed to plan and manage generalist or specialist HR operations. Combining their HR professional knowledge, skill and insights with an understanding of an organisation's context and structure, they create and deliver integrated HR services and solutions that help drive their organisation in any of the following capacity:

  • running most or all of the HR function in a small organisation
  • leading or supporting a team in a larger concern
  • delivering consultancy services
  • working as a generalist HR professional
  • specialising in one or more areas of HR, such as learning and development
  • handling HR for organisations in a UK or international context. 

Chartered Membership positively acknowledges professionalism and capability, signifying:

  • someone who has been assessed against stringent professional membership criteria
  • someone who has demonstrated that they have already applied their skill, knowledge and understanding to manage HR activities successfully
  • someone who is enhancing their professionalism through planned continuing professional development (CPD).

The new criteria for Chartered Member can be found below.


Benefits of Chartered Membership

  • Raise your professional profile

    Chartered membership confirms to peers and employers that you've delivered against the activities, knowledge and behaviours set for the Chartered Member criteria.

  • Enhance your career prospects

    Chartered Members are better placed to command higher salaries.

  • Professional designation 

    As Chartered Member you're able to use the professional designation Chartered MCIPD after your name.

  • A more active role within the CIPD

    You'll be eligible to vote on constitutional matters and you can apply to be a Branch Officer. Chartered members also receive a free copy of Impact, the CIPD's quarterly update on research and policy.

How do I become a Chartered Member?

Achieving Chartered Membership is dependent on demonstrating that you have met the activities, knowledge and behaviours set out in the criteria you can do this in the following ways:

Chartered Member criteria - March 2011

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Date  March 2011
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New criteria Chartered Membership


The attached document details the new criteria for the Chartered Member professional level of membership.

For information on the other CIPD professional levels of membership please click on the links below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

New CIPD membership

 

Any questions?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CIPD HR Profession Map

 
The Map sets out a clear framework for what you need to know, what you need to do and how you need to do it at all levels in your HR career.