Who we are
Find out about our purpose and vision, meet our team and learn how we're governed
About us
Find out what being the professional body for experts in people at work entails
Championing better work and working lives
We're the professional body for experts in people at work. For more than 100 years, we've been championing better work and working lives by setting professional standards for HR and people development, as well as driving positive change in the world of work.
With hubs in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia, we're the career partner of choice for almost 160,000 members around the world. We're the only body in the world that can award Chartered status to individual HR and L&D professionals, and our independent research and insights make us trusted advisers to governments and employers.
To find out more about who we are and what we do, watch this short video and explore the pages highlighted below.
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What we do
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Code of Professional Conduct
Understanding the CIPD's Code of Professional Conduct procedures and investigations