The CIPD Trust
Tackling barriers to work and creating inclusive workplaces through the power of the people profession.
Get in touchImpact Report 2022-23
We’re proud to publish our first Impact report for 2022 –23.
Learn more about the expansion and delivery of our programmes, as well as a fresh approach to assessing our impact. The report also features some of the inspirational people we’ve supported over the year and the organisations we’ve worked with, bringing real, tangible benefits.
When you put people first, everyone stands to gain
When we tackle the barriers to work and create inclusive workplaces, we give more people the power to learn, contribute and progress. We equip them to unleash growth, talent and productivity in their organisations, and we create the conditions for a more prosperous society.
People professionals are uniquely placed to make this happen. With roles covering Human Resources, Learning and Development, and Organisational Design, they are the experts in people, work and change. That’s why the CIPD – their professional body – has championed better work and working lives for over 100 years.
We harness the power of the people profession – its expertise in recruiting and mentoring, developing and people strategy. Our work gives CIPD members and professionals across our 160,000-strong community the opportunity to do much more with their experience; to reach out to those who need support getting into and navigating the workplace, and to give back by driving greater diversity at all levels in the people profession.
We’re here to connect people professionals, leaders, organisations and partners to make a difference for those facing the biggest barriers to good, fair, inclusive work.
Opportunities to volunteer your expertise
Discover how you can use your skills to tackle barriers to work
Coach a young jobseeker
Use your knowledge of recruitment to support a young person start their career.
Find out moreMentor a parent returning to the workforce
Boost the confidence of a parent and help them find the right job to return to.
Find out moreSupport a woman in prison back to work
Use your expertise in employee development and recruitment to help someone to re-enter the workplace and thrive.
Find out moreMentor a refugee to succeed in work
Use your unique skills to support refugees to re-enter the workplace in the UK and develop in existing roles.
Find out moreHow we help
Many of our programmes help people get into work, return to work, and make their contribution in work that’s right for them. Others support people from all backgrounds to develop in the people profession. With the experience of our community of people professionals, we focus on those who face greater challenges in the workplace.
Supporting refugees to succeed in work
I didn't know what an employer expected. I'd listed skills, but Samantha explained that I needed to show what I'd learnt from my experience and that's what I had to get across. My CV was really improved by working with my mentor. I went over it with a fine-toothed comb.
– Luke, graduate jobseeker
The difference we make
Discover the difference we make and the insights we share
New funding to support women leaving prison into work
CIPD Trust, HMP Styal and the HMP Styal Employment Advisory Board secures funding from City & Guilds Foundation’s Big Ideas Fund.
Find out moreMind the gap: Explaining gaps in your CV
Worried about what employers will think about gaps in your CV? Our free webinar will help you turn an employment gap into an opportunity.
Watch the webinar here