CIPD - Thames Valley

Thames Valley

Welcome to Thames Valley Branch!
Our Branch covers the whole of Oxfordshire and Berkshire as well as North Hampshire and with a membership around 4,300 is one of the largest branches in the country.

Keep up to date with what's happening in and around the Branch!
Members can find out about forthcoming events, local news and information through our quarterly e-newsletter. Future issues will be distributed on or around the following dates:

- Spring: 19 April 2013

We also send out a monthly email about forthcoming events. To receive these please register here. It is free to register, you do not have to be a CIPD member and you can register with more than one Branch.

Please remember to update your email address by visiting the “My Profile” section of the main CIPD homepage using the link below. If you would like to submit an article for the e-newsletter, please do so at least 14 days before the distribution date by contacting our Branch Administrator.

Click here to launch the website and select “My Profile” from the sitemap drop down menu.

View upcoming events

This home page shows only the next meeting, but as there are sometimes more than one event in the same week, it is worth checking out the list of other upcoming events.

We aim to support, inform and inspire everyone who has an interest in people management in the Thames Valley area.

What can we offer?

- An integrated programme of events throughout the year designed to meet the needs of our members, from students to senior practitioners, and support continuing professional development

- Membership upgrading advice and guidance

- Specialist events and conferences focusing on specific groups of members and/or key HR and Development topics

- A quarterly e-newsletter (usually in April, July, September and January) with news about events in the Thames Valley, information about the CIPD and articles on current HR thinking both locally and nationally

- A Thames Valley CIPD "LinkedIn" Group to share ideas, practice and experiences

- Two Special Interest Groups (SIG): Our Independent Consultants' SIG which focuses on the needs of the increasing number of our members who are self employed or running small businesses as independent consultants and trainers. Our Coaching and Mentoring SIG looks at this area in more detail, and provides members with an opportunity to share good practice and experiences.

Members and their guests are welcome to attend any of our events runs by our four local geographical groups and SIGs:

Basingstoke
Bracknell
Oxford
Reading & Newbury
Independent's Special Interest Group

Please use the "Book event" link on the event details page to register your interest in attending.

If you would like more details of our activities, please see our annual reports:
AGM 2011/12 Report
AGM 2010/11 Report
AGM 2009/10 Report

Next event

Special Interest Group for Independent Consultants - How to get new clients

29 May 13 18:45 for 19:30 start

Thames Valley Branch

Venue: The Bull, 41 High Street, Theale, RG7 5AH

Speaker(s): Barbara Watkinson

Email Branch contact Michelle Grasty

Do you enjoy our events?

Our branch is one of the largest in the country. Our teams of volunteers organise over 35 events each year to support the continuing professional development of our HR colleagues.

If you can offer some of your time and expertise to help as a volunteer, we would love to hear from you.

The time commitment is flexible and the rewards can be tremendous!
Contact a member of the Branch or Group committee for an informal discussion.

Employers Supporting Working Carers event 22 May

Employers Supporting Working Carers in Oxfordshire is a new free membership scheme for employers (large and small) across Oxfordshire. The scheme is a partnership between Oxfordshire County Council and Employers for Carers (part of Carers UK) and they are holding a breakfast launch event on May 22nd to which you are invited. Find out more.

Centenary celebration invite

As part of the CIPD's Centenary celebrations our colleagues on the Lincolnshire branch are holding a one-day Coaching Conference on 14th May in the delightful surroundings of Stoke Rochford Hall, near Grantham, Lincs (on the East Coast main line). The conference is open to all. For more details on the event, please visit their website.

Event attendance

We all know that things come up at the last minute and plans change, but please could you ensure that you let us know as soon as possible if you have booked a place at an event and are no longer able to attend.

This will ensure places can be offered to others who want to attend and help the Branch to ensure we make best use of Branch funds.

2012-13 Programme of events

Our events for the coming year are available as a one page pdf calendar.

Click here to download your copy.