Hi all

I work for an SME with 20 employees.   I've been with the company since it started 10 years ago and there were only 3 of us -  there was minimal HR required at that time as it was just the 2 founders plus me and I had worked with them previously.  As the company grew and took on more people I picked up the HR element.  I've always been proactive in terms of trying to keep up to date with HR practice/employment law - attended HR briefings/signed up to access resources such as CIPD/ACAS etc and am really motivated to develop a culture whereby we develop HR systems/processes which are proactive rather than reactive.  I've  seen / experienced other companies who often view HR as being something which is just a troubleshooting function to deal with a problem when it arises rather than trying to prevent the problems happening in the first place!  I've recently been awarded a promotion to Director and have discussed with my boss about underpinning the promotion with a formal HR qualification.  However, I'm not really sure what would be the most appropriate qualification to do so I'd really appreciate some advice/guidance on this - given the size of the company it's very much an HR generalist role.

I look forward to hearing any thoughts on the best starting point.