CIPD Professional Assessment of Competence - Executive Route
What is PAC - Executive Route?
An alternative route into membership of the CIPD. Other routes include:
- Academic - study with a college with assessment by examination
- Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (ACPL)
- NVQs in Management, Personnel or Learning & Development
Who is suitable for the PAC Executive Route?
Human Resource professionals who have at least 5 years of management experience and 3 of those years should be in Human Resources. It may be that only part of the PAC programme is required. This would be discussed and agreed early on.

Some of our PAC team
