CIPD Chartered Fellow (Level 7)

Leading the people profession

Chartered Fellow is a clear sign of your proven strategic abilities, people expertise and business impact. It shows you are committed to inspiring and shaping the future of the people profession.

You are recognised as a thought leader, influencer and expert change agent in today’s evolving workplace. You are advancing people strategy as a positive force for good, and proving its value in the world of work..

Being a Chartered Fellow also gives you a respected platform to influence change, shape policy, and deepen your engagement with the people profession.

Even though I have been in this profession for over 30 years, the learning never stops. Without wishing to sound cheesy, CIPD membership has enabled me to do that.

Kathy Hampden - Chartered FCIPD

This grade could be for you if…

You have experience working at Chartered Fellow level for a minimum of one year within the last five years. This is a minimum requirement, and it’s likely that you will need more than a year.
You are an experienced people professional who is working strategically with high levels of complexity.
Your work will usually be entirely strategic in thinking and/or delivery
You’ll lead the thinking on people function across the organisation.
Your work changes mindsets and attitudes, transforming the way organisations think about and value their people.
Your evidence-based thinking is driving complex people programmes which have a significant impact on the organisation, its sector and in the wider profession.
Your expertise influences at senior levels and is shaping the future of the people profession.
You’re a role-model for the people profession, making ethical decisions backed by professional integrity.

When you’re a Chartered Fellow, you can use the designation Chartered FCIPD after your name.

The Chartered Fellow grade is aligned with the corresponding level in the Profession Map. If you are interested in becoming a Chartered Fellow via Experience Assessment or upgrading. Use our membership standards to determine if this is the right membership grade for you.

What does it mean to be a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD?

Debbie Alder, Chartered FCIPD and DWP HR Director General, explains what being a Chartered Fellow means for her as a senior HR professional.

Transcript

HR was always something that I have been passionate about. I'm passionate about the difference that people make to organizational performance. That's what
makes me tick, and at the moment, I feel privileged because I work for an
organization that really makes a difference; and so I get to combine what I love in an organization that actually does something very worthwhile.

I think one of the ways that the CIPD membership really is effective is it first of all
it gives you kind of confidence in your professional ability. Professional membership, professional learning, professional accreditation, peer-to-peer interaction are ways in which you not only learn - but I think equips you to be a really strong HR professional.

This is our Chartered Institute. This is our kind of quality assurance, if you like. So, there's something about it, actually; kind of - gives you the first foot in the door, when you're saying, 'you should employ me' or even within an organization, 'give me this role I'm interested in, I can make a difference here'.

For me, the best thing about being a fellow CIPD is actually what it enables me to access, on behalf of my broader HR team. So, I continue to focus on my own development; but the biggest thing for me these days is, actually how I utilise that to develop and encouge the development of the team, that I that I work with; colleagues, that I'm building my successors in the pipeline.

Three options to become a Chartered Fellow:

1. Study a qualification

When you successfully complete a CIPD Advanced Diploma, you’ll be awarded Associate membership at the end of your studies. You can then apply to upgrade to Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow, depending on your professional experience.

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2. Complete experience assessment

Our non-study route into membership allows you to use your current experience when applying for membership.

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3. Upgrade your membership

If you're an existing Associate Member and hold a CIPD Advanced Diploma, you may be eligible to upgrade to Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow, depending on your professional experience.

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To recognise exceptional leaders, we have a Chartered Companion grade which is the highest level of recognition awarded by the CIPD. Following a nomination process, the CIPD Board selects individuals to enter this grade.

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Chartered Fellow

Leading the people profession

This grade could be for you if…

What does it mean to be a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD?

Three options to become a Chartered Fellow:

1. Study a qualification

2. Complete experience assessment

3. Upgrade your membership

Not sure if Chartered fellowship is right for you?

Student Member

Foundation Member

Associate Member

Chartered Member

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