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To renew as Associate... or not?

Gosia

Hello all

Recently, I noticed that more and more experienced HR professionals decide not to renew their CIPD membership and simply put ‘HR qualified professional’ on their CVs and LinkedIn. After all, the qualification stays with us for life whether we remain within the circle of CIPD members or not.

I’m due to renew mine in few months time but I was wondering if there’s any point?!

What are everyone’s honest thoughts on this?

Will you be renewing your membership or not? Why?

Thank you

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  • Hi Gosia

    A personal qualification might stay with someone for life but membership of the CIPD most certainly doesn't and whether Fellow Chartered Member or Associate denotes that someone has fully met CIPD's standards at whatever level. Someone who years ago went on a short HR course and got some kind of certificate primarily for paying the course fee might describe themselves a 'qualified HR professional' but personally I'd be smelling a rat and thinking it probably means 'can't  qualify for CIPD membership'

    Of course it's not just the designation / letters after your name that people derive from membership - you derive the benefit of interacting with everyone on Communities for just one of many possible examples but one that many members regard as in itself worth the subscription - for example saving them or their employers hundreds if not thousands of pounds in paid-for advice and guidance.

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  • Hi Gosia

    A personal qualification might stay with someone for life but membership of the CIPD most certainly doesn't and whether Fellow Chartered Member or Associate denotes that someone has fully met CIPD's standards at whatever level. Someone who years ago went on a short HR course and got some kind of certificate primarily for paying the course fee might describe themselves a 'qualified HR professional' but personally I'd be smelling a rat and thinking it probably means 'can't  qualify for CIPD membership'

    Of course it's not just the designation / letters after your name that people derive from membership - you derive the benefit of interacting with everyone on Communities for just one of many possible examples but one that many members regard as in itself worth the subscription - for example saving them or their employers hundreds if not thousands of pounds in paid-for advice and guidance.

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  • in reply to David

    "...you derive the benefit of interacting with everyone on Communities for just one of many possible examples but one that many members regard as in itself worth the subscription - for example saving them or their employers hundreds if not thousands of pounds in paid-for advice and guidance."

    Couldn't agree more, David... but then I would say that, wouldn't I? I do have a treasure-trove of awesome quotes, too... of people saying exactly that.