Chartered CIPD - what is it equivalent to?

See too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Qualifications_Framework

 and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Vocational_Qualification

- an often-confusing picture, but Chartered MCIPD seems to equate to NVQ5 and to UK National and EQF Level 7-ish (lower end thereof, I'd think).

However, NVQs purport to certify achievement of defined standards of actual competence in a real workplace, whereas, arguably, a lot less so in case of MCIPD.

Doctors have always (and quite rightly) needed extensive and demonstrable and thoroughly-certified workplace competence, and I think so do eg Chartered Engineers: I'm not fully familiar these days with the requirements of the latter, but a Masters degree in engineering, followed by a rigorous workplace learning and competence-certification programme is, AFAIK, mandatory: achievement of a taught HE qualification is only the start of, in effect, a professional apprenticeship.

See too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Qualifications_Framework

 and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Vocational_Qualification

- an often-confusing picture, but Chartered MCIPD seems to equate to NVQ5 and to UK National and EQF Level 7-ish (lower end thereof, I'd think).

However, NVQs purport to certify achievement of defined standards of actual competence in a real workplace, whereas, arguably, a lot less so in case of MCIPD.

Doctors have always (and quite rightly) needed extensive and demonstrable and thoroughly-certified workplace competence, and I think so do eg Chartered Engineers: I'm not fully familiar these days with the requirements of the latter, but a Masters degree in engineering, followed by a rigorous workplace learning and competence-certification programme is, AFAIK, mandatory: achievement of a taught HE qualification is only the start of, in effect, a professional apprenticeship.