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The Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (IPM) was founded in 1959 by a small
group of professionals with the objective of developing and promoting the profession
of personnel management. The Institute was subsequently incorporated by an Act of
Parliament in 1976, and it was elevated by Act No. 31 of 2018 as the Chartered Institute of
Personnel Management (CIPM).
CIPM SL is a professional body and is a member of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human
Resource Management (APFHRM) and affiliated to the World Federation of People
Management Associations(WFPMA). The CIPM Sri Lanka is acclaimed as the premier
professional body in Sri Lanka and nurtures the HR profession by producing globally
recognized Chartered HR Professionals.
We invite you to become a globally competent Chartered HR Professional