Public Sector HR Podcast

Jackie Orme became Chief Executive of the CIPD just over a year ago and I chat with her to find out what she has been up to since taking on this role and to hear more about her future plans for the organisation.

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Jackie feels her biggest achievement so far, has been to tighten up the relevance of the CIPD qualification and membership criteria, aligning it to what employers need in the workplace. 

She tells us about the HR Profession map, which has been developed by HR Practitioners to enable the CIPD to look at the world of HR at it’s best today and then use that picture, to underpin how their qualifications and membership criteria will be defined in the future. The map is written to ensure that HR professionals understand the needs of external customers and their role in involving employee attitudes to reflect these needs.

CIPD members will be able to match both their own skills and knowledge and those of their team against the map, by using a new diagnostic tool which will be launched soon.

Also in the interview, Jackie discusses:

• The changes to the CIPD membership structure which are due to be implemented next year

• The main challenges facing HR over the next 12 months

• The best way for HR Professionals to deal with the changes ahead

• The long-term effects of this recession on HR

Information about the new HR Profession map can be found on the CIPD website. 

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