Member Benefits

Being a member of the leading public human resources organization has its benefits – there are certainly a lot of them.

Benefit 1: Research

• HR Solutions—One-stop shopping for standard HR practices.
  • Over 60 topics, from compensation and benefits to performance management and dress codes.
  • Each topic includes an overview article and sample polices used by IPMA-HR members.
• Successful Practices Database—New approaches to public-sector HR.
   
• Benchmarking surveys—Performance management, compensation, health care cost containment. Free annual surveys.
   
• Collaborative surveys—Surveys completed with IPMA-HR partners.

Benefit 2: Channels for Self-Development 

Advance your career through our professional development and certification programs

• Certification: Obtain the profession’s most recognized certification designations – IPMA-Certified Professional & IPMA-Certified Specialist

• Professional Development: Members receive discounts on professional development
   
• IPMA-HR Annual Training Conference & Exhibition: Premier event of the year for public-sector HR professionals.  Registration discounts. 
   
• Leadership positions—Strategic roles in advancing the industry. Participate in these IPMA-HR nationally active committees:
  • Awards
  • Benchmarking
  • Conference Program
  • Federal Advisory
  • Fellowship
  • Professional Development
  • Member Communications Taskforce
  • Publications Advisory Board

Benefit 3: World-Wide Peer Network

• Online Membership Directory: Online access to colleagues around the world
   
• Discussion Groups: Participate in a number of discussion groups to network, solve problems, research, and keep up with HR trends
   
•  Social Networking

Benefit 4: Finest Publications Delivered

• HR Bulletin: Email newsletter to help you keep current with news that affects your career
   
• HR News: Monthly magazine featuring member contributions and other HR news
   
• Public Personnel Management: Quarterly journal featuring in-depth analysis of HR policies and procedures
   
• Online Member’s Area: Access to resources, tools, news, networking, legislative updates, discussion groups, and more

Benefit 5: Powerful Advocate in Washington

IPMA-HR is your voice in Washington, D.C.  Our Government Affairs office:

• Communicates with Congress on important legislation.
   
• Files comments on the Fair Labor Standards Act, Medical Leave Act, and other workplace regulation.
   
• Joins amicus curiae briefs—lets courts know where public-sector HR professionals stand on important judicial decisions.

Benefit 6: Job-posting Service

Want highly skilled applicants? Go to the IPMA-HR job-posting service.  Hundreds of organizations do.

Benefit 7: Discounts

Exclusive discounts on IPMA-HR hiring and promotion exams for fire, police, correctional, dispatcher, and clerical positions.

Become a member of IPMA-HR and join thousands of your public sector colleagues and a community of members who all share a common interest...public human resources.