Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is the Chartered Institute for payroll, pensions and reward professionals in the UK. With more than 9,500 individuals benefitting from the CIPP’s membership benefits and CIPP-approved qualifications and training, the Institute is dedicated to raising the profile of payroll in businesses across the UK.

Our policy and research team represent our members at government consultation forums, ensuring members are up to date and have a voice; and the Consult service offers compliance health checks in payroll processes and procedures to ensure businesses are complying with legislation to avoid large penalties.

In 2021 the CIPP was recognised as the best overall UK association at The Association Excellence Awards, and in 2022 achieved 39th place in the ‘Best Small Companies to Work For’ list and 5th within the ‘Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For’. These prestigious accolades showcase the CIPP’s commitment to quality and professionalism and acknowledges excellence in our workplace engagement.

IPPE education and training

The education portfolio, developed, delivered, assessed, and awarded by IPP Education (a wholly owned subsidiary of the CIPP), has been developed based on business and individual’s needs, to ensure we are providing the most relevant training in the market.

We take pride in our commitment to the industries we serve - our members, customers, stakeholders, and academic partners.

We continually strive for excellence in our quality of service and products, maintaining the CIPP’s seal of approval.

Why choose IPPE?

All content is developed in liaison with employers and industry leads within payroll, pensions and reward.

All of IPPE’s products are CIPP-approved for quality and legislative compliance.

Our training courses are delivered by professionals active within the payroll, pensions or reward industries.

Our end point assessments are conducted by qualified assessors active within the payroll industry.

Our qualifications are delivered and assessed by qualified tutors active within the payroll, pensions or reward industries.