Develop your local network
Get involved with your local or regional branch
Become a CIPD volunteer
Use your experience as a HR or L&D professional to make an impact to our community and wider society by volunteering for one of the exciting programmes supported by the CIPD
Every year thousands of volunteers help us to champion better work and working lives. Through activities ranging from organising local branch events, to supporting jobseekers transition from education to meaningful employment, to governing the organisation.
This is your chance to make a positive difference whilst developing skills that will help with your own career journey.
Volunteering can be a short-term, one-off activity such as delivering a talk in a school, or a regular, longer-term activity that fits around your working life, such as mentoring a jobseeker.
Develop your communication skills
Inspiring the Future connects business professionals to schools and is perfect for anyone seeking a low-commitment volunteering experience
Develop your mentoring skills
Support the development of others by getting involved in one of our popular mentoring schemes
Develop senior level experience
Explore opportunities to make a big impact, give back to the profession and develop key leadership skills by supporting schools
Speaking to schools about HR
We've prepared a series of materials and presentations for anyone who wishes to visit their local school or college to talk about HR and L&D careers
Develop your professional skills
Use your HR skills to support smaller charities and gain experience
The value of CIPD membership
Find out what else CIPD membership has to offer