Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Accreditation Levels

There are two parts to CIPFA Employer Accreditation: Training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Based on a successful application, your organisation will be awarded one of the following levels:

Platinum (requires Training and CPD)
Platinum accreditation is the highest level of award; recognising excellence. It is awarded to those employers demonstrating best practice, having integrated polices for training CIPFA students and also successfully implementing internal staff development programmes to aid continued professional development.

Accredited – Training
Accreditation can be awarded for Training only. It is suitable for employers who have integrated policies for the training of CIPFA students only with no formal approach to CPD.

Accredited – CPD
Accreditation can be awarded for CPD only. This is suitable for employers who have implemented staff development programmes for CPD only with no formal approach to training CIPFA students.

How the scheme is monitored
To ensure that the results are fair and authenticated, CIPFA will monitor the scheme.
A sample of around 10% of employers will be selected at random. A visit by a representative from the Education and Membership Directorate will seek evidence to verify the answers given on the self-certification form.
We have a three-year review cycle to ensure that in addition to regular support, we will contact you when your review is due for re-accreditation.