The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people.

They have 127,000 individual members.

Their mission is to lead in the development and promotion of good practice in the field of the management and development of people, for application both by professional members and by their organisational colleagues, to serve the professional interests of members, to uphold the highest ideals in the management and development of people.

ACE HR Services has been an affiliate of CIPD since 2006.