NEXT GENERATION HR - CIPD

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A SIGNIFICANT HISTORY
Chartered Institute of Personnel and
Development: approaching 100 years in
business
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is leading the global
standards for best practice in HR. Our aim is to drive sustained organisation performance
through HR, shaping thinking, leading practice and building HR capability. We have
over 135,000 members, including over 50,000 who are Chartered, representing the
most influential senior HR leaders from the world’s leading organisations and the next
generation of HR professionals.
Founded in 1913 as the Welfare Workers’ Association (WWA), we went through several name
changes and successful mergers as the nature of the profession changed. As a result, our
membership and standing in the profession continued to grow exponentially, establishing us
as the largest body of personnel and development specialists in the world. On 1 July 2000 we
were granted the Royal Charter recognising our pre-eminence, stability and permanence in the
profession – we became the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
The CIPD is the only HR professional institution in the world with ‘Chartered Members’.
Being recognised as a Chartered Member of the CIPD means an HR professional has met the
gold standards we set for the profession, representing the very best in HR. Our membership
continues to grow in significance, with representation across 120 countries, signalling the
importance of professional recognition and showcasing individuals impacting change in
organisations through HR.
Bridge: over 20 years in leadership and
strategic change
Bridge has an excellent reputation, being recognised for the quality and innovation of its
work, and for fostering change through the latest leadership thinking. Its core capability
and continued aim is to provide world-class leadership and organisation transformation
programmes that challenge and stimulate lasting change within many of the world’s most
influential and complex organisations, including Pepsi Co, Tesco, Kraft/Cadburys Fonterra,
and The Climate Group.
In 2009, Bridge was acquired by the CIPD and is our senior leadership and strategic change
specialist. Bridge continues to breathe new life into organisations through its understanding
of strategy, change and business insights and leads the CIPD’s work on the flagship ‘Next
Generation HR’ research programme in the UK and Asia.
Bridge has regional offices in London, Singapore and Sydney, with a network of consultants
located throughout Europe, Asia and the Pacific. In addition to English, Bridge has multilingual
consultants speaking: French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Japanese, Bahasa,
Mandarin and Cantonese.
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