Frequently Asked Questions

The "Human Resource Practitioner Licence (HRPL)" is an instrument through which the Institute confers on deserving HR professionals found worthy in knowledge and practice, the authority to practise the trade within a defined validity period according to the established codes and competence.

Licenced practitioners have a page in their portal where they are expected to keep a log of relevant experiences, professional development and job-related activities that could be captured as credit earning and submitted for the Administrator’s review, who in turn would accept, give the requisite credit and record the credit point.
Please note:

• •      Hard copy evidence of such relevant activities is to be uploaded for review by the Administrator.
• •      Upon review, an auto response would be sent to your email with the outcome.
• •      After earning the required minimum credit points, we would send a notification on how to pay the renewal fee and obtain the renewed Licence. However, if you do not have the required credit points, we would advice you on what next to do

Licenced practitioners have a page in their portal where they are expected to keep a log of relevant experiences, professional development and job-related activities that could be captured as credit earning and submitted for the Administrator’s review, who in turn would accept, give the requisite credit and record the credit point.
Please note:

• •      Hard copy evidence of such relevant activities is to be uploaded for review by the Administrator.
• •      Upon review, an auto response would be sent to your email with the outcome.
• •      After earning the required minimum credit points, we would send a notification on how to pay the renewal fee and obtain the renewed Licence. However, if you do not have the required credit points, we would advice you on what next to do

Earning the Licence is a key distinguishing factor in market differentiation and preference because it:

• • provides the much-needed edge and guarantee of assurance in compliance with the minimum standards of practice to reduce occurrence of human capital risk in organizations
• • ensures continuous professional development and currency
• • sets the holder apart as an active practitioner, knowledgeable in current principles and core practices of HR Management
• • connects you to an elite network of motivated HR professionals
• • establishes and confers the confidence of stakeholders and other recipients of the holder’s service, of his/her currency, business relevance and a measure of quality assurance of his services
• • demonstrates and recognizes diligence and commitment to the ethics and professional standards required of practitioners and provides a credible medium for enforcing such standards
• • establishes a recurrent link with the requisite knowledge, skills and competences of licence holders to the core body of knowledge that underlie the value chain of the profession

• •      No, it is not a replacement
• •      The licence compliments and validates the professional certification
• •      It ensures currency of the holder’s competencies

CIPM certified members with a minimum grade of Associate; HR practitioners, HR leaders and personnel having accountabilities for people management roles both in the Public sector, Private sector, NGOs, SMEs, organised private sector, etc.

• •      You need to be a CIPM financially active member on a minimum grade of Associate
• •      Licence will be assessed from individual member's online portal using the steps below:

The Licence has a 3-year validity period from its activation date, after which the holder will be required to renew.

You are required to start the renewal process at least a month (30 days) to expiry date. Your Licence expiration date is found on the Licence certificate, you may also check your status via the online register: HRPL Licence Register

Renewing your Licence broadens your HR knowledge and makes you more valuable to your organization. Successful renewal shows:

• •      you are current on changing HR landscape, best practices and innovative labour strategies
• •      you have demonstrated competence in the requisite areas and levels within the HR value chain
• •      commitment to continuous development of your skills and line of sight on the business impact of your contribution
• •      that your organization and its employees work at peak performance
• •      you are a strategic business partner in your organization

You can renew your HRPL by earning credit points from different HR work activities, trainings, facilitations etc. which you engaged in within the validity period. Please note:

• •      Licence holders are expected to submit evidence of work activities within the period of 3 years validity
• •      Each activity has unique credit points
• •      The minimum credit points required for renewal is 60

Credit points can be obtained from the following activities with credits allocated as seen in below:

Licenced practitioners have a page in their portal where they are expected to keep a log of relevant experiences, professional development and job-related activities that could be captured as credit earning and submitted for the Administrator’s review, who in turn would accept, give the requisite credit and record the credit point.
Please note:

• •      Hard copy evidence of such relevant activities is to be uploaded for review by the Administrator.
• •      Upon review, an auto response would be sent to your email with the outcome.
• •      After earning the required minimum credit points, we would send a notification on how to pay the renewal fee and obtain the renewed Licence. However, if you do not have the required credit points, we would advice you on what next to do