CIPP

About us

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) was established as an official industry body in 1985 when the Institute of British Payroll Managers (IBPM) was formed. In 1998, the IBPM merged with the Association of Pensions and Superannuation Administrators (APSA) to form the Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management (IPPM), which became the Institute of Payroll Professionals in September 2006 and was granted Chartered Status in March 2011.

The CIPP is the Chartered Institute for payroll and pensions professionals in the UK and has approximately 6,500 individuals enjoying membership benefits.

In addition, the CIPP is the UK’s leading provider of education for payroll, and has a Pensions Faculty responsible for delivering qualifications and membership services to those responsible for public sector pensions.

The mission statement of the CIPP is:

Leading payroll and pension professionals through education, membership and recognition

Education

The CIPP is the leading provider of qualifications, training and consultancy for payroll professionals in the UK. Our payroll qualifications programme was originally formed in 1991 and is updated each year. The payroll qualifications programme begins a level 2/3 with apprenticeships and goes all the way to level 7 with the MSc in Business and Reward Management, aiming to get more payroll staff in the boardroom. 

Our pension qualifications currently focus on Local Government Pension Schemes and are being extended to all public sector pensions going forward.  The most recent development is the introduction of the Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management.  This qualification is accredited by the University of Worcester, from the autumn 2013 intake, and covers all the latest developments in the Local Government Pensions arena.

As well as our industry recognised qualifications, the CIPP boasts a wide range of certificates and payroll training courses to increase professional knowledge in specific areas. Areas include: statutory payments, termination payments, overpayment recovery and changes to legislation.