The Profession Map enables people professionals and people teams to benchmark knowledge, behaviours and values against a globally-agreed industry standard.

The Profession Map can help you to:

• develop and demonstrate your expertise in people, work and change
• challenge and act with confidence
• navigate complexity and uncertainty
• make better, evidence-based decisions
• increase your impact and drive positive change
• work at the cutting edge of the profession
• stand out as a relevant and credible practitioner
• plot your own professional development
• plan your team’s professional development.
  
  

Our Profession Map pages provide everything you need to get started including learning, guides, case studies and links to further information, resources and support.

Designed with input from members, partners, employers and academics, the Profession Map is a practical, evidence-based benchmark for all people professionals, whatever your role, level, specialism or industry.

In recent years its focus has shifted from activity-based practice to values-based decision-making that supports the best outcomes and impact in all contexts. We continue to review it twice a year to keep our standards relevant and future-fit.

We’ve moved from referring to 'professionals working in HR and L&D' to talking about 'people professionals'. This asserts clearly that people are at the heart of what we do. And it's more inclusive of the wide range of specialisms that are forming and transforming our worldwide profession.

This simple and profound term includes all EDI, HR, L&D and OD professionals, and those working in other people specialisms, whether they are members or non-members.