IPM plays significant role in HRM

The Institute of Personnel Management (IPM), as the only professional body in Human Resource Development in Sri Lanka, plays a significant and expanding role in the field of HRM.

With any prominent professional body facing an evolving industry in a fast-paced and globalizing world, the IPM also has a new strategic direction. One of the main aspects of IPM's new direction is Membership Development and the Chairman Membership Development Committee, Rohitha Amarapala, discusses how the IPM intends to increase its membership base and how privileged the IPM members are.

According to Amarapala, membership at the IPM, and as with any professional body, is a win-win situation for the members as well as the institute; members become part of a professional fraternity and the IPM enhances its vibrant quality through the involvement of a membership body which includes the best HRM practitioners in Sri Lanka.

Amarapala further explained that since the year 2000 the IPM has expanded significantly and in keeping-up with the evolving trends of the industry as well as the globalized world, the institution has expanded its study programs and has introduced new modules and knowledge sharing sessions providing members as well as students with essential knowledge and training in the industry.

However the institute's membership has not expanded on a par with the services provided. And in this view the Membership Development Committee has introduced a five-approach strategy to encourage new members to join the fraternity.

These approaches are, direct member cadre development, professional development initiatives which includes guest lecturers conducted by prominent speakers in the business world, networking opportunities and entertainment facilities at the IPM members' lounge, social events and entertainment activities, special benefits and services for members etc.

Of course, apart from these benefits, members of the IPM are recognized as HRM professionals all over the world, and they also get to be part of an elite group of professionals who are affiliated to the prestigious World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM)