Make your experience count
Our direct route into professional membership, Experience Assessment, is a straightforward way for you to use your experience to achieve recognition for your HR achievements. Experience Assessment is for HR generalists and specialists across all levels. It caters specifically for those who don't hold the required CIPD qualification and want their HR credentials recognised against the industry standard.
The benefits of professional membership
Professional membership of the CIPD is a must if you want to...
- raise your profile and open doors to new career opportunities
- increase your earning potential
- access resources that support your development and allow you to have greater impact in your role
- connect with the very best in the profession
- access and influence the latest thinking on the future of HR.
Being a professional member allows you to use designatory letters after your name. These are a 'must have' to signal your professionalism amongst peers and employers.
Are you ready for professional membership?
As a HR generalist or specialist you're...
Leading the development of strategic HR plans that drive sustained business performance.
Managing, developing and implementing HR policies that support organisational objectives.
Providing professional advice to managers across the business and supporting the HR function.
Is Experience Assessment the right route for you?
If you've gained significant experience working in HR as a generalist or specialist and can meet the membership criteria, then Experience Assessment is for you.
Can existing CIPD members apply?
If you're an existing member wanting to enhance your current level of membership, please call us on
+44 (0)20 8612 6208 to discuss your options.
Step-by-step guide to Experience Assessment
Eligibility
Start by establishing whether you can meet the criteria for a level of professional membership and if you can demonstrate this by providing work-based evidence from the last three years.
Pre-Assessment Discussion
Call us on +44 (0)20 8612 6208 if you're confident that you meet the criteria. We'll then ask you for an up-to-date CV and book you a pre-assessment discussion (formerly diagnostic), if appropriate. This is a telephone interview which will establish if you're eligible for the full assessment and if so, at what level.
Full
Assessment
You'll need to complete a full assessment to show how your experience meets the membership criteria. This involves a number of online assessment activities - a Case Study, a Self-assessment Questionnaire, feedback from colleagues and an Impact Report detailing examples from your work. Following the online assessment, you'll meet one of our assessors for a face to face Professional Discussion.
Outcome
Following your assessment you'll receive a detailed feedback report, which will support your professional development. If successful, you'll be awarded the relevant level of professional membership.
It'll take you approximately four months to achieve professional membership via Experience Assessment.
Fees
| Associate or Chartered Member |
£1,956 |
| Chartered Fellow |
£2,256 |
GET NOTICED WITH EXPERIENCE ASSESSMENT BY CALLING US ON +44 (0)20 8612 6208.
Other ways to become a member
If Experience Assessment isn't for you, we have a number of other ways for you to join and benefit from CIPD membership. You can work towards professional membership by studying a CIPD qualification or you can join us as an Affiliate member, which will give you immediate access to all our member services.