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Guidance for those who’ve just finished studying a qualification.
Guidance for those who’ve just finished studying a qualification.
This applies whether you’re studying a CIPD qualification or a CIPD accredited university programme. When you’ve submitted your final assignment, log into My Profile on the CIPD website. Make sure your contact details (postal and email address) are up to date. It's important you do this so we send your certificate to the right place.
Once we've received confirmation from your study centre that you’ve passed your course, we'll upgrade your membership to either Foundation or Associate Member, depending on your qualification, and we'll send you a new membership certificate.
If you studied a CIPD qualification, we'll also post your qualification certificate and email you a PDF copy. If you studied a university programme, you'll receive your qualification certificate from the university you studied with.
Not received your CIPD qualification certificate? Check the timeline below to find out when you can expect to receive it. Click here to view a larger version of the timeline.
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CIPD policies relating to qualifications.