Gloucestershire Branch

Branch Events

Events are at the core of engaging with our membership ‘face-to-face’. The Branch holds a series of events throughout the year, ranging from focused one-hour sessions on Employment Law ‘hot topics’ to practical skills development for training practitioners. We aim to offer a programme that appeals to the broad range of interests across HR and L&D throughout Gloucestershire. Events are held at a variety of venues throughout the county, at varying times of the day to cater for the needs of the membership.

Details of all events are listed in the newsletter and on our events page.

Branch newsletter and emails

We provide an e-newsletter for all our members four times a year. If you are not receiving your copy of the Gloucestershire e-newsletter, please ensure that your email details are up-to-date on your Profile.

We also send regular emails about upcoming events.

Membership and CPD

The Branch actively supports members through the upgrading process, running regular Upgrading events as well as offering advice on the process through our Membership Advisers.

The Alan Murgatroyd Memorial fund was set up to commemorate the life of a very active CIPD member who was a key driver in developing the Gloucestershire Branch. Alan also taught on CIPD programmes and his major interest was that of students, their progression, their successes and their involvement in their professional body. In this respect the fund aims to continue the support that Alan personally provided to students during his life.

All students registered at a CIPD-approved centre in Gloucestershire were entered into a draw and three students had their membership fee for 2015 reimbursed by the Alan Murgatroyd Memorial Fund. The draw was made at the Branch Annual Meeting on 5 May 2016 and the winners were notified so that they could receive their cheque at a CIPD event of their choice. The winners were asked to help out at a CIPD event, for example by helping at the registration desk or writing an event review for the newsletter.

There are three Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within the Gloucestershire Branch.

HR forum

The HR forum is designed for people who work at a strategic level within the HR field. This includes HR Directors, HR Consultants and professionals in other disciplines who are decision makers influencing their organisation’s senior management team on HR strategic issues.

Membership of the HR forum is open to both CIPD members and non-members who operate at this level.

The HR forum typically meets four times during the year and has an active email discussion group.

Topics for discussion are typically generated from within the group and are of current or strategic interest.

Meetings and venues are usually arranged a month prior to a meeting in order to be topical and relevant and are hosted by HR forum members at venues around the county.

For more information about the HR forum or to request membership, please contact us.

Independents' group

The Independents' group is a forum for CIPD members and others who are working independently or are planning to, delivering HR and related service.

The group allows members to share their experiences, identify common issues and develop links.

There are no set criteria for membership other than the name so please feel free to come along.

For more information about the Independents' group, please contact us.

Gloucestershire Learning & Development (GL&D)

GL&D is for those interested in Training, Learning and Development. It is for practitioners working within organisations or for those running their own L&D businesses.

Through the themes of 'Learn, Share and Discover' the events throughout the year will aim to introduce new L&D topics, to exchange thoughts and views on activities and resources, and to unlock new creative approaches to learning.

Meetings are arranged on a quarterly basis.

For more information & to receive email alerts about future GL&D events please contact us.

We want to see the Branch continue to stretch the standard for people management in Gloucestershire.

As a branch, we are committed to creating more opportunities for membership involvement, engaging with employers and other professional institutes locally on the back of national CIPD initiatives, giving you the events that you want and ensuring value for money.

We also represent local issues and interests in response to CIPD planning and government consultations, thus giving Gloucestershire members a direct influence on both how our institute develops and on wider public policy.

This means listening to your needs and responding to them. After all, this is YOUR branch, and our single focus is to serve you.