The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
 
CIPD HR Profession Map
 

 
 
'The people who wrote this know what they’re talking about and I’d have no hesitation in putting all our HR professionals into this new professional development framework'.
 
Rick Brown
VP, HR Functional Excellence, Shell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The CIPD HR Profession Map is a comprehensive view of how HR adds the greatest sustained value to the organisations it operates in, now and in the future. It combines the highest standards of professional competence with the closest alignment to your organisational goals, to deliver sustained performance.

It captures what HR people do and deliver across every aspect and specialism of the profession and it looks at the underpinning skills, behaviour and knowledge that they need to be most successful. It also creates a clear and flexible framework for career progression, recognising both that HR roles and career progression vary.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Frequently asked questions

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Developed with the best in the profession

The map was developed following an extensive review of the global HR profession and an in-depth investigation involving detailed interviews with HR practitioners and many more.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

New online tool for CIPD members only

 
 
Launching in early 2010 the new online tool will help you navigate the main headlines of the map, guiding you to develop your career plans and personal development objectives.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Road testing the map

 
 
Find out how the map measured up in three very demanding business environments at Shell, Tesco and the Cabinet Office.