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CIPD equivalency?

Posted by Michelle Batty on March 24, 2014 at 12:59pm in Talent & Resourcing

I am currently recruiting for a HR Manager and we have asked for them to be CIPD qualified. An applicant has stated that he has IPM Levels 1 and 2 which he states is equivalent to CIPD.

I have been unable to find out what Levels 1 and 2 are, can anyone please assist with this means?

Thank you.

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Jason Fox May 12, 2014 at 12:36pm

The IPM used to be the Institute of Personnel Management I think, forerunner to CIPD before it rebranded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartered_Institute_of_Personnel_and_D...

1946 to 1994: Institute of Personnel Management (IPM)

Hope this helps, but I suspect your need for the answer is long gone, just stumbled across the thread (maybe help for others....who knows)
- Michelle Batty > Jason Fox May 13, 2014 at 9:10am
  
  Thanks Jason, much appreciated.
  - Jason Fox > Michelle Batty May 13, 2014 at 9:31am
    
    No problem Michelle. The challenge came for me in a similar situation where someone then wanted to know the equivalency of the CIPD Chartered qualification academically.... upgrading to Chartered level you have to go through an upgrading process and so end up out of any qualifications frameworks currently being used it seems.
Jo Styles March 27, 2014 at 10:41pm

Hi Michelle

If you are still searching for an answer I happened to stumble across a mention of this qualification on another forum group about CIPD qualifications in a comment.
It suggested it was an older graduate CIPD qualification which was then known as IPM.

Hope you find the answer
Jo
- Michelle Batty > Jo Styles March 28, 2014 at 8:33am
  
  Thanks Jo
Phil Willcox March 24, 2014 at 9:39pm

Hi,

So my guess is that it is either the Institute of Personnel Management or the Institute of People Management. Both seem to be present in Sri Lanka & Africa respectively (links below)

http://www.ipmlk.org/

http://www.ipm.co.za/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Hope that helps.

Phil
- Michelle Batty > Phil Willcox March 25, 2014 at 8:50am
  
  Thanks Phil, much appreciated.
Jodi Wilkinson March 24, 2014 at 4:44pm

Oh that's interesting. Well I guess more from the candiate info needed. I did google IPM level 1 and 2 and not sure Integrated Pest Management could be classed as a CIPD equivalent qualification!

Good luck in finding out.

Cheers

Jodi
- Michelle Batty > Jodi Wilkinson March 24, 2014 at 4:45pm
  
  Ha, ha I got exactly the same thing when I googled! Thanks for your help,
  
  Michelle
Jodi Wilkinson March 24, 2014 at 3:22pm

Hi, I would suggest you speak with CIPD direct and ask them whether this would be an acceptable equivalent qualification. I have never heard of it so they may be your best bet as the authority.

Enquiries about membership and studying CIPD qualifications +44 (0)20 8612 6208

Hope this helps.
Regards
Jodi