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Upgrading from Chartered to Fellow in an SME

Emma

Hi everyone

Today I received an email from CIPD suggesting that I could consider upgrading to Fellow, no doubt because of my updated profile following membership renewal back in June together with 8 years of Chartered membership status.

In looking at the requirements my biggest concern that as I work as standalone in HR in an SME with offices internationally, whilst there are elements of strategy and the long-term,  I also have to cover operational work too so not sure I will ever meet this requirement below:

To achieve Chartered Fellow status, you’ll need to demonstrate at least three years’ current experience working consistently at a senior level. The scope of your role will be strategic in nature, with an impact across many functions; you’ll rarely work operationally.

One of my ambitions in the next three years is to achieve Fellow status, but my concern is that the CIPD assessment may not allow for the fact I have to wear a few hats.

Does anyone else have any experience or suggestions at all please? Or is this perhaps more of a pipedream that may remain elusive in the meantime?

Thanks in advance

Emma

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  • I recently (like, last week) participated in a meeting with the CIPD in which I raised this as a specific issue. I'm in a similar situation and raised with the CIPD that the professional development pathway assumes that the move into larger organizations at a higher level of responsibility is the default trajectory, but that the CIPD was missing a trick.

    I didn't get to expand on it hugely at the time, but it seems to me that many high-quality HR practitioners may prefer to remain in SME roles for reasons of life balance, family obligations or other interests, but deserve to be recognized as dealing with many of the same challenges as their peers at larger organizations.
  • in reply to Robey
    Thanks for sharing Robey and great to hear that you raised this at a CIPD event too, as I realise that the SME path may not get the celebration that it deserves.
    I feel incredibly lucky to work in an SME and agree that it offers great opportunities. Sadly not the multi-million pound budgets but challenges, demands and the chance to influence working lives for the better.
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  • in reply to Robey
    Thanks for sharing Robey and great to hear that you raised this at a CIPD event too, as I realise that the SME path may not get the celebration that it deserves.
    I feel incredibly lucky to work in an SME and agree that it offers great opportunities. Sadly not the multi-million pound budgets but challenges, demands and the chance to influence working lives for the better.
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