# CIPD (CIPD)

> UK-based chartered professional body for HR and people development, offering membership, qualifications, research and chartered status to people professionals.

## Facts
- **Website:** https://cipd.org
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Founded:** 1913
- **Categories:** Career

## Overview
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is the professional body for HR and people development, reporting more than 160,000 members globally. Through its Royal Charter it awards chartered status to people professionals. It began in 1913 as the Welfare Workers' Association and became the CIPD in 2000 when granted its Royal Charter.

## Sources
- [CIPD — official website](https://www.cipd.org/contentassets/3592aca49d0841aabbd86a60e63c985f/cipd-logo.svg) — official
- [DHRmap 2026 map verification](https://www.cipd.org/en/about/) — official
- [DHRmap 2026 map verification](https://www.cipd.org/uk/about/our-history/) — official
- [DHRmap 2026 map verification](https://www.cipd.org/uk/about/our-history/) — official
- [DHRmap 2026 map verification](https://www.cipd.org/uk/about/our-history/) — official

## FAQ
**What does CIPD do?**

UK-based chartered professional body for HR and people development, offering membership, qualifications, research and chartered status to people professionals.

**Where is CIPD based?**

CIPD is based in United Kingdom.

**When was CIPD founded?**

CIPD was founded in 1913.

**What kind of HR technology is CIPD?**

CIPD is categorized under Career on DHRMap.

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