What level of qualification?

Hi Charlotte,

There is a structured progression through CIPD membership. 

An Associate can have achived a Level 5 (as you have)... or a Level 7 qualification.

The next stage would be to progress to Chartered Membership. To upgrade, you must hold a Level 7 Advanced Diploma (or equivalent), and have demonstarted at least one year of strategic/operational experience at that level within the last five years.

To upgrade to Chartered Fellow requires a Level 7 qualification (or equivalent), and very importantly... significant senior strategic experience and the ability to demonstrate leadership and strategic impact.

Hi Steve

Thank you. If I were to obtain Chartered Fellow through an experience assessment though (which through experience I do qualify) does that then mean a Level 7 qualification too?

Sorry if I'm not making sense.

Best get in touch with memupgrading@cipd.co.uk

www.cipd.org/.../

Hi Charlotte

Someone with a L5 qualification but awarded FCIPD by experience assessment has been awarded that level of professional-body membership and not a L7 'qualification' strictly-speaking. Their qualification remains a L5 one but CIPD will have assessed that they are in their opinion fully capable of working at L7 - type tasks and therefore that they possess the necessary 'underpinning knowledge' to do so, as would normally be evidenced by an appropriate actual L7 qualification.
(as I understand it - may be wrong, but can't think so)

That's great and makes perfect sense. Thanks David!