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The CIPD Profession Map
CIPD have created the Profession Map to ensure their qualifications meet the needs of modern human resource professionals and the businesses they are working in.
Core Knowledge
- People practice
- Culture & behaviour
- Business acumen
- Analytics & creating value
- Digital working
- Change
Core Behaviours
- Ethical practice
- Professional courage & influence
- Valuing people
- Working inclusively
- Commercial driven
- Passion for learning
- Situational decision making
- Insights focused
Specialist Knowledge
- Employee experience
- Employee relations
- Diversity & inclusion
- Learning & Development
- Reward
- Talent management
- Resourcing
- Organisation development & design
- People analytics
Core Knowledge
- People practice
- Culture & behaviour
- Business acumen
- Analytics & creating value
- Digital working
- Change
Core Behaviours
- Ethical practice
- Professional courage & influence
- Valuing people
- Working inclusively
- Commercial driven
- Passion for learning
- Situational decision making
- Insights focused
Specialist Knowledge
- Employee experience
- Employee relations
- Diversity & inclusion
- Learning & Development
- Reward
- Talent management
- Resourcing
- Organisation development & design
- People analytics
Core Knowledge
Core Behaviours
Specialist Knowledge
Core Knowledge
- People practice
- Culture & behaviour
- Business acumen
- Analytics & creating value
- Digital working
- Change
Core Behaviours
- Ethical practice
- Professional courage & influence
- Valuing people
- Working inclusively
- Commercial driven
- Passion for learning
- Situational decision making
- Insights focused
Specialist Knowledge
- Employee experience
- Employee relations
- Diversity & inclusion
- Learning & Development
- Reward
- Talent management
- Resourcing
- Organisation development & design
- People analytics
Alignment to the Profession Map
The table below shows the areas of core knowledge and core behaviours of the Profession Map covered in the four core units of the CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice.
| Core unit | Profession Map areas |
|---|---|
| 3CO01 Business, culture and change in context | • Business acumen • Culture and behaviour • Digital working • Change |
| 3CO02 Principles of analytics | • People practice • Business acumen • Analytics and creating value • Digital working • Ethical practice • Professional courage & influence • Insights focused • Situational decision-making • Commercial drive |
| 3CO03 Core behaviours for people professionals | • People practice • Culture and behaviour • Ethical practice • Professional courage & influence • Valuing people • Working inclusively • Passion for learning • Insights focused |
| 3CO04 Essentials of people practice | • People practice • Culture and behaviour • Ethical practice |