CIPD membership
Join as a
Student member
Now that you’ve enrolled onto a CIPD qualification, you need to join us as a Student Member. This will give you access to a host of member benefits and resources to help you with your studies and your career.
You’ll need to be in membership for the duration of studies - from registering your qualification to receiving your certificate. You’ll also need to link your qualification to your membership so we can process your results once submitted by your study centre.
CIPD Community
Connect with
other students
The CIPD Community is an online forum which supports our members to connect with peers to solve workplace problems quickly and collaboratively. For almost two decades it’s been a popular place to share knowledge and network.
Explore our student and careers forums and join in the discussions.
Employment law resources
Use our employment law topic pages and member-only employment law helpline, plus connect with your peers through the employment law forum. As a CIPD member, you also get substantial savings on HR-Inform, our practical online employment law tool.
Career support
Interactive career tools, including career assessments, personal development planner, elevator pitch builder, and interview simulatorMember discounts
Discounts on textbooks, conferences, training and moreFree access to EBSCO
Online library including over 200 leading HR, L&D, business, and management publications, plus company profiles and country reports.Wellbeing Helplines
As a CIPD member you have access to free help and support 24/7/365 via telephone or online with Health Assured.Frequently asked questions
Other useful links
CIPD bookshop
Access CIPD textbooks, professional titles, and eBooks, with a 20% discount for CIPD members and students.
Overview of the costs associated with studying a CIPD qualification. Find out what help is available towards funding your studies.
Explore the roles of the CIPD and your study centre during your CIPD qualification.
Access regulatory information about each of our qualifications, as well as guided learning hours (GLH), total qualification time (TQT) and credit values.
CIPD policies relating to qualifications.