CIPD PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION: REWARDING HR CONSULTING TALENT WITHIN DELOITTE D eloitte’s Human Capital Consulting practice profession whether you work in-house or, as we do, prides itself on being a leading professional as consultants. When we learned that CIPD is now services firm with broad and deep HR offering more flexible routes to become Chartered, we capability. With experience including; HR transformation, knew instantly that Deloitte should get involved.’ compensation and benefits and e-learning, their 700+ consultants identify, manage and solve the people issues Deloitte is sponsoring its HR consultants through that cause businesses to perform below their potential. Experience Assessment – a development programme that Deloitte values taking innovative approaches to develop its benchmarks HR practitioners and consultants against consultants throughout their careers - for the Firm, it’s about CIPD’s industry standards and results in the award of ensuring that it delivers leading edge services for its clients CIPD professional membership. Available at three levels, and retains the best HR talent in the industry. Deloitte are Associate member, Chartered Member and Chartered working collaboratively with the CIPD to develop and reward Fellow, it demonstrates a commitment to high standards, HR talent within its consulting teams. Aaron Alburey, HR ongoing professional development and compliance with Transformation Partner, is leading this for Deloitte; an ethical code of conduct – all of which builds trust and ‘We’ve been inspired by CIPD’s work on HR standards credibility in the HR and L&D profession. through, for example, the Profession Map, and its strategy to recognise excellence across the ‘By having a high level of CIPD accreditation amongst our consultants, we’re investing in our employees in a very tangible way, and at the same time, increasing our credibility with our clients’. focused but, thankfully, the assessments could be worked to fit around our schedules’. ASSOCIATE MEMBER CHARTERED MEMBER CHARTERED FELLOW Assoc CIPD Chartered MCIPD Chartered FCIPD The initial pilot was a resounding success with consultants being awarded Chartered Fellow, Chartered Member and you’re typically... you’re typically... you’re typically... Providing professional advice to managers across the business and supporting the HR function. Managing, developing and implementing HR policies that support organisational objectives. Leading the development of strategic HR plans that drive sustained business performance. Associate status. Feedback from the consultants was very positive – key themes highlighted the robustness of the assessment process and the value gained from working with the CIPD assessors to celebrate past achievements CIPD and Deloitte began with a group of consultants selected and identify development priorities. . Ed Walker, now from across Deloitte’s ranks, including seasoned directors, a Chartered Member adds, ‘Experience Assessment senior consultants and management consultants. Deloitte makes you think holistically, bringing together your was keen to test the model – to ensure that the CIPD’s HR experience across the different functional elements standards really resonated with its consultants at all levels and within HR. The rigorous process tested my skills was truly applicable to the consulting context; ‘While we in depth across a myriad of HR and commercial knew Experience Assessment was an established route competencies. Becoming Chartered has opened up my to Chartership for HR practitioners, we appreciated that professional network across CIPD and has enhanced they hadn’t worked with large consulting firms like my ability to understand my client’s HR and business ours before – it made it all the sweeter that we could needs.’ be pioneers of professional accreditation within our industry.’ adds Alburey. The ambition now is to incorporate CIPD accreditation into Deloitte’s career development initiatives; Alburey Deloitte consultants completed a series of on-line concludes, ‘Our intention is to position Deloitte as the assessments designed to test their HR expertise and HR consulting firm of choice. By having a high level evidence the impact they’ve had on their clients’ of CIPD accreditation amongst our consultants, we’re organisations. Most of the work was completed online investing in our employees in a very tangible way, and over several months, culminating in a face to face at the same time, increasing our credibility with our discussion with a CIPD HR assessor. ‘Flexibility in the clients’. process was crucial’, comments Zoe Newman, lead project manager at Deloitte for the initiative. ‘We weren’t sure it was going to suit everyone as client deadlines ultimately come first. The consultants had to be extra OTHER CLIENTS INCLUDE... 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