“I did my CIPD Level 3 in HR from Bradfield in Dubai.
I got selected for PHRI and SHRM official training institutes as well in Cyprus but I chose CIPD (that too Level 3) thinking that its better than others and surely best in the field and it would give me great amount of basic practical knowledge and surely get me ahead in my career. Though all my peers in India strongly advised against it and asked me to go for SHRM as its an US certification which guarantees a job and it finishes off in less than three months.
Now I really regret my decision to have pursued CIPD as I am unable to redeem my CIPD status on job sites and have not got any single call for a job....I have applied for atleast 3000 vacancies around the globe.(You can go through my assignments to find out about my knowledge, intelligence and abilities).
It has become a sham for me as all the tall claims and promises seemed false about CIPD.
I invested all my hard earned savings into this as this is the most expensive professional HR qualification in the world( 20000 AED is very big amount in Indian currency) {and it lasted for almost two years for me(though the pandemic can be blamed for that)} but to not even a get a job even here in gulf for AED 3000 is really disturbing. Even labour class earns more than that here.
I am unemployed, with no money left...highly frustrated at the moment and have become a laughing stock in my circle....my peers jeer at me all the time. Its taking a heavy toll on my mental health and I made visits to a psychiatrist and a counsellor 6 times in last 4 months just to get a remedy for this depression.
I am also in talks with social media in UK to publish my story...this should be an eye opener for many Asians who pursue British qualifications hoping that would help them in their careers and finish off paying a huge sum of money only to realize in the end that their money goes to drain.”
“How many previous CIPD members know that if you don't cancel their membership you will need to pay for all the time it was not renewed in order to renew membership again in future (yes Cancelling is not the same as Not renewing to them)? Well I certaintly didn't know and neither they have informed me that there is debt on my name in their system.
So now I am cornered by CIPD and being forced to pay for services I have not received in order to be able to continue my studies. Talking about fair treatment... CIPD does feel like a monopoly in HR world.”
