CIPD Courses

About CIPD

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development provides courses for HR professionals and learning and development (L&D) professionals in order to improve people development and people management as a way of improving working lives. They are a legally recognised charity and have received a royal charter.

Even if people haven’t completed a CIPD qualification they may choose to register with them anyway, as CIPD membership provides a variety of benefits, including:

• Access to information that will significantly boost your career
• Specific services like the CIPD Career hub or the HR and learning hub
• Tools and services that can help you get ahead in your current careers like policy reports and factsheets
• Online communities with other human resource or learning and development professionals
• Give you mentoring skills learned through your own experiences being mentored

They promote professionals standards and contribute to employment law throughout the world of work, and not just in London or Manchester, but the entire United Kingdom and beyond.

Why Study a CIPD Course?

The fact is, CIPD enterprises are more highly regarded than many others. Having a professional qualification with the CIPD is helpful regardless of who you are.

If you’re already working in learning and development or human resources, the benefits that come with membership of the CIPD are significant and can help you with promotions and organisation development within your workplace, or be a real boost to you in the future.

If two people are equally qualified, but one has an L&D qualification from the CIPD, they’re probably going to get the promotion to L&D manager. And if you’re looking at improving your own workplace, having an understanding of the CIPD profession map and CIPD research can help you.  With three different levels of training programmes, a CIPD course is the perfect professional development.

If you’re not already working in the area, CIPD training shows employers that your serious about the future of work as well as providing you with all of the benefits of a CIPD membership like discussion forums and a new profession map. If you’re at all interested in working in human resource management or learning and development, becoming a student member while studying CIPD courses is one of the best options.

How to Get Started With the CIPD

Courses are available all over the country, some via Avado or other online learning portals, with many also being available to complete full-time or part-time.

To start studying a CIPD course in England or beyond, take a look at our list of our recognised training providers that can provide you with a CIPD course. This will give you all of the skills you need to get started in all areas of HR or learning and development, and could give you a career ending as an HR director or other equally as exciting a role!

Click here for our guide on becoming CIPD certified.