Our impact – Explore how we have impacted working lives
In the past year we have focused on expanding our programmes and interventions in order to help more people get past the obstacles they encounter when trying to find and succeed in employment. It's clear that this benefits the people we support, but it's also encouraging to see how our work is enabling people professionals to build better organisations and more inclusive workplaces.
Talent is hidden in unexpected places and we need to be open to explore lots of avenues and opportunities to help new skills into the corporate workplace."
Finding Potential mentor
We have supported more people to overcome the barriers they face in getting into work and succeeding at work.
Case Studies
A shared commitment to people and purpose through the Future People Leaders Programme
Read about how Frances supported Stephanie during a challenging career transition.
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Anne Maltby's mentoring journey and merging HR with social purpose
Read about Anne's own mentoring journey and how she is supporting people with lived experience of the criminal justice system.
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Nikki and Hamza's mentoring journey
Read about how Nikki helped Hamza to navigate the UK workplace.
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Engaging people professionals in prisons
Find out how we’re transforming employment opportunities for people with convictions through our partnership with NFN.
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Cat Randall-Smith
Read Cat's case study using the Aspiring HRD Programme to advance her career and overcome challenges in her industry.
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Lynn Delaney
Read Lynn's case study on taking a flexible approach to mentoring women behind and beyond the gates.
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Sasi Venables
Read about how the programme became the springboard to Sasi's renewed career path.
Find out morePress Coverage
Quotes from mentors
“I’ve had a long relationship with the CIPD Trust, volunteering in other programs and informally supporting family and friends with career mentoring. As someone who works in HR, I have become increasingly aware of the unique challenges faced by sensitive groups, including displaced refugees. This motivated me to join the Rebuilding Futures programme. Initially, I was apprehensive about how comfortable or useful I would be in supporting these individuals, but the experience has been eye-opening, inspiring, and humbling.
Nikki – Rebuilding Futures mentor
Our first Impact Report – FY22-23
At the heart of our work is the commitment to drive social change in the people profession. Leveraging the expertise of skilled mentors from the profession and the support of the CIPD’s 160,000 professional members, we aim to influence systemic change.
Our goal is to create a more diverse profession and foster a fairer, more accessible world of work.
In the report, we also demonstrate how we’ve performed against our Impact framework and give invaluable insights into the difference the expertise of people professionals has made.
Download the 2022-23 Trust Impact report >
Opportunities to volunteer your expertise
Discover how you can use your skills to tackle barriers to work
Support a woman in prison back to work
Use your expertise in employee development and recruitment to help someone to re-enter the workplace and thrive.
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Mentor a career returner to find work
Boost the confidence of a career returner and help them find the right job to return to.
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Mentor a refugee to succeed in work
Use your unique skills to support refugees to re-enter the workplace in the UK and develop in existing roles.
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Mentor an aspiring people profession leader
Use your leadership experience to empower a future leader in the HR profession.
Find out moreThe CIPD and the CIPD Trust
