1. CIPD Profession Map refresh Overview of changes to the Profession Map 2013

2. The Profession Map The Profession Map is at the heart of the CIPD vision. It sets out the CIPD’s professional standards. Internally, our qualifications and professional membership entry criteria are based on the map. A wide range of organisations and HR & L&D professionals are now using the CIPD and the Profession Map.

3. Why refresh? A key feature of the map is that it is ‘current’ and ‘live’. A refresh ensures that the content reflects and drives the latest thinking and latest practice & policy for organisations and HR professionals.

4. CIPD Profession Map With the refresh we: Stayed true to the original concept and meaning and much of the content Used workshop feedback to make changes to the language and to clarify and or alter the descriptor and refine some of the statements

5. CIPD Profession Map refresh Name changed to CIPD Profession Map and reduced use of the term HR This is to ensure that is it immediately resonates with specialist in areas such as L&D or Reward Tidied up and edited clusters For clarity Removed cluster headings from knowledge areas For clarity simplified and de-duplicated wherever possible

6. CIPD Profession Map refresh Added more statements and sections on diversity in each professional area. Research showed it need to be clearer Moved project management to the Core (ISS) and removed from other professional areas. To avoid repetition between core and specialist areas. Removed references to team management etc, especially at band one and two, where possible Not necessarily relevant at band one or two.

7. CIPD Profession Map refresh No more blanks or N/A, statements Standardised grammar and language across the Map*, including removal of etc and e.g * example replaced the use of the word staff with employees. Ensure Language is relevant to those working in SME’s. Also created a guide for SME’s

8. CIPD Profession Map refresh What's next? We are now about to enter the next Map refresh. If you have any feedback or comments please let us know.

9. If you have any questions please contact Sarah Koppen s.koppen@cipd.co.uk