Welcome to our branch
Thank you for visiting our branch page and for your interest in being part of a vibrant local community of people professionals. We have almost 2,000 members in the region, spread across a wide geographical area of Fife, Forth Valley and Tayside.
Our committee volunteers work to deliver a range of engaging events to champion better work and working lives. Members are at the heart of everything we do in the branch and we aim to listen, deliver and connect with our members to provide content and resources that benefit you.
Whether you’re currently studying, working in the people profession or a manager or leader, we believe you can benefit most from your membership by actively participating in the branch activities. This may be through attending events, contributing to our newsletters, participating in our online discussions, partnering and supporting our activities.
We are keen to share local stories and if you have one to share we'd love to hear from you. We learn from others, through engaging in discussions, sharing insight and ideas and building connections and as a branch that's where we believe we can provide value in supporting those connections across the region.
If you would like to learn more about the branch or share any feedback or ideas we would love to hear from you.
Emma Louden, Chartered FCIPD
Branch Chair
Get involved
We deliver for our members based on feedback from our local branch survey; we are currently focused on delivering across five cluster topic areas:
- Employee Relations
- Change
- Culture
- Skills & Capability
- Strategic HR
Our events are a mix of practical, inspiring and community focused. If you have ideas for improving what we have to offer or if you think we can help you with any aspect of your career or your continuing development, please contact us.
We have a core of dedicated volunteers who help organise branch activities and help our members to develop and learn as people professionals. We're always looking for more volunteer members so, should you want to get involved, please get in touch.
Agile volunteering
Our branch wants to involve as many members as possible with helping to improve how our branch listens and delivers for members. We've introduced an agile volunteering approach that gives members the opportunity to volunteer to take part in agile sprints to deliver specific improvement projects using agile working approaches - a great way for members to get involved with the branch, learn new skills AND help us improve.
Local speakers
We love to hear from our local members to speak at our events, sharing best practice, successes and learning journeys. If you have a story you could share we would love to hear from you.
Member listening
Our members are at the heart of everything we do. Our annual members feedback survey helps drive our plan for the following year in terms of topics, locations and the format for you to engage with the branch.
Networking and learning
With workshops, round tables, panel discussions and expert speakers, our thought-provoking events cover everything our community needs. Network, learn and stay up to date.
Volunteering
Keen to get involved, give back or raise your profile? Whatever your skills and interests, learn more about branch volunteering.
Support for student members
Just starting out on your career? Want to meet experienced people professionals and keep up to date with all the topics you cover in your studies? We’re here for you as you study for your CIPD qualification.
Member-to-member mentoring
We connect members who want to develop new skills and progress their careers with members who have expertise in coaching and mentoring.
Want to get involved? Got an idea for an event? We want to hear from you!
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