Developing Professional Practice
1. Briefly explain how the CIPD HR Profession Map defines the HR profession, including the professional areas, the bands and the behaviours.
The HR profession Map captures what successful and effective HR people do and deliver across every aspect and specialism of the profession, and sets out the required activities, behaviour and knowledge.
It covers 10 professional areas and 8 behaviours, set out in 4 bands of competence. The Map covers every level of the HR profession: Band 1 being the start of your HR career through to Band 4 for the most senior leaders.
The bands set out what you need to do and what you need to know for each area of the HR profession.
As per the CIPD Website, the bands cover the following areas:
Band 1: Supports colleagues with administration and processes. Effectively manages information and date and is customer orientated.
Band 2: Advises on and/or manages HR related issues relating to an individual or at team. Has a clear understanding of the evaluation process and the solutions available.
Band 3: Leads a professional area acting as a consultant or partner, addresses key HR challenges at an organisational level for the medium and long term.
Band 4: Leads and manages a professional area(s) and/or the organisation. Responsible for developing and delivering organisational and HR strategy.
The two professional areas, Insight, Strategy and Solutions and Leading HR sit at the heart of the profession and are applicable to all HR professionals, regardless of role, location or stage of their HR career.
There are 8 behaviours that identify in detail how professionals need to carry out their activities and make a contribution to organisational success.
The behaviours are:
• Curious • Decisive thinker • Skilled influencer • Personally credible • Collaborative • Driven to deliver • Courage to challenge • Role Model
CIPD website refers to the HR Map as:
“This is a
The HR profession Map captures what successful and effective HR people do and deliver across every aspect and specialism of the profession, and sets out the required activities, behaviour and knowledge.
It covers 10 professional areas and 8 behaviours, set out in 4 bands of competence. The Map covers every level of the HR profession: Band 1 being the start of your HR career through to Band 4 for the most senior leaders.
The bands set out what you need to do and what you need to know for each area of the HR profession.
As per the CIPD Website, the bands cover the following areas:
Band 1: Supports colleagues with administration and processes. Effectively manages information and date and is customer orientated.
Band 2: Advises on and/or manages HR related issues relating to an individual or at team. Has a clear understanding of the evaluation process and the solutions available.
Band 3: Leads a professional area acting as a consultant or partner, addresses key HR challenges at an organisational level for the medium and long term.
Band 4: Leads and manages a professional area(s) and/or the organisation. Responsible for developing and delivering organisational and HR strategy.
The two professional areas, Insight, Strategy and Solutions and Leading HR sit at the heart of the profession and are applicable to all HR professionals, regardless of role, location or stage of their HR career.
There are 8 behaviours that identify in detail how professionals need to carry out their activities and make a contribution to organisational success.
The behaviours are:
• Curious • Decisive thinker • Skilled influencer • Personally credible • Collaborative • Driven to deliver • Courage to challenge • Role Model
CIPD website refers to the HR Map as:
“This is a
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