The Awarding Body :

• Rules upon the entry qualifications that students must possess to enrol on the CIPR courses
• Sets the syllabuses
• Accredits and monitors teaching centres from both the public and private sectors to deliver courses that follow the syllabuses
• Establishes and regulates assessment processes
• Makes awards
• Controls certification
• Collaborates with its teaching centres in the provision of student services, ensuring that all students have equal opportunities
• Investigates and makes decisions upon reported cases of student or centre malpractice
• Arranges for the independent review of appeals from students and centres
• Liaises with the national regulatory authorities as appropriate
• Sets the criteria for appointment as CIPR examiners
• Lays down the ongoing training and development that CIPR examiners
  must undergo

The CIPR Awarding Body is led by its own Head, and discharges these duties through its own Committee. This delegates particular functions, especially to a sub committee. All correspondence for the CIPR Awarding Body should be directed in the first instance to the Qualifications Department at the Institute.