It is aimed at expanding the strategic and decision-making autonomy of people professionals working in senior HR.

You'll learn about:

• Ways in which major, long-term environmental developments affect employment, work and people management in organisations.
• Current and short-term developments in the people management business environment.
• How change, innovation and creativity can promote improvements in organisational productivity.
• The key interrelationships between organisational commitment to ethics, sustainability, diversity and wellbeing.

And much, much more.
 

Cost: 7198.8 GBP

Duration: 22 To 23 Months

To gain your CIPD Level 5 qualification you must complete seven units in total - five which are mandatory and a set of two which are chosen by you from two possible pathways: 

1. Developing professional practice in L&D

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the knowledge, skills and behaviours required of a learning and development professional.
• Be able to manage self and workload to deliver timely and effective learning and development services to meet client need.
• Be able to work collaboratively with others, as a member of a team or working group.
• Be able to apply CPD techniques to devise, implement and review a personal development plan.

 2. Understanding the context of L&D

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the nature of organising and managing in a variety of contexts.
• Be able to analyse the key factors influencing achievement of strategic objectives in varying organisation contexts and their impact on learning and development policies and practice.
• Understand how to develop learning and development policies and activities to respond to and exploit the limitations and opportunities arising from varying contextual factors.

3. Using information, metrics and developing business cases for L&D

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Know how to scrutinise appropriate learning and development data.
• Be able to conduct small-scale research in an area of learning and development to support a business case.

 4. Evaluating L&D in a knowledge economy

On completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the meaning and purposes of evaluation within a learning and development context.
• Know about different theories, tools and techniques for evaluating learning and development activities.
• Know about the challenges for evaluating learning and development within a knowledge economy.

5. Designing and developing digital and blended learning solutions

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand current digital technologies and their contribution to learning and development solutions.
• Be able to design blended learning solutions that make appropriate use of new technologies alongside more traditional approaches.
• Know about the processes involved in designing and developing digital learning content efficiently and what makes for engaging and effective digital learning content.
• Understand the issues involved in the successful implementation of digital and blended learning solutions.

Optional Diploma Pathways

For your two final units, choose between the Manager and Professional pathways:

The Manager pathway is suitable for students who want to learn how to develop and implement creative and strategic business solutions to help drive organisational performance.

The Professional pathway is suitable for students who want to find out more about cutting edge developments in L&D, enhancing participant engagement and collective and social learning.

The Manager Pathway Units

1. Developing leadership and management skills

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the distinction between leadership and management.
• Be able to explain different approaches to developing leaders and managers and the role of the learning and development function.
• Understand how to ensure the ownership and success of leadership and management development programmes.

2. Managing the L&D business function

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the evolving nature, purpose and business improvement activities of the learning and development function in contemporary organisations.
• Understand different models for delivering the learning and development function.
• Be able to manage different aspects of the learning and development function.

The Professional Pathway Units

1. Enhancing participant engagement in the learning process

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Be able to use stakeholder analysis to inform their learning activities.
• Understand motivation theory as it relates to the learning process.
• Be able to use neuroscience and psychology to enhance engagement throughout the learning process.

2. Facilitating collective and social learning

On successful completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the constructs of collective and social learning.
• Know about different models of collective and social learning and their application within the workplace.
• Understand how technology has transformed the nature and shape of collective and social learning.
• Understand the benefits and challenges of facilitating collective and social learning in organisations.

You will need to choose your pathway at the point of enrolment. If you are not sure which pathway will suit you best, our Enrolment Advisors can help.

This qualification is delivered and assessed fully online; for each of the seven units you will need to submit an assessment online. The programme typically takes 14 months to complete.

Cost: 3598.8 GBP

Duration: Upto 14 Months

• A sound understanding of how human resource activities support an organisation's strategy and assist the achievement of business objectives.
• A broader perspective of the organisational issues facing those in charge of the management of people within organisations.
• An understanding of how to analyse human resource information and present findings to inform decision making.
• An additional 2 modules as well as the 6 core modules included in the Level 5 Certificate
• We also offer the CIPD Level 5 qualification as a Certificate, which contains only 6 units and takes less time to complete

Your course includes everything you need to succeed:

• 24-hour access to your online campus, accessible on mobile and tablet
• Regular online live classes with your tutor and classmates
• Dedicated tutor and community team to support you throughout the course
• Free access to AVADO's premium Career Development Hub
• Free NUS card - the definitive student discount card with a range of exclusive discounts
• We include everything you need in the course price. The only additional cost is your CIPD membership, which you are required to pay directly to the CIPD

The CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in HR Management is created to give you a comprehensive insight into the HR industry and help you to attain the skills and knowledge needed for the HR industry.

To gain the CIPD Level 5 Diploma you must complete the following eight units:

1. Developing professional practice

• Understand what is required to be an effective and efficient HR professional.
• Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as an HR professional.
• Be able to apply CPD techniques to construct, implement and review a personal development plan

2. Business issues and the context of HR

• Understand the key contemporary business issues and main external factors affecting different organisations and the impact on HR.
• Understand how organisational and HR strategies and practices are shaped and developed.
• Know how to identify and respond to changes in the business environment

3. Resourcing and talent planning

• Understand key contemporary labour market trends and their significance for workforce planning.
• Be able to undertake talent planning and recruitment activities.
• Understand how to maximise employee retention.
• Know how to manage dismissal, redundancy and retirement effectively and lawfully

4. Using information in HR

• Understand the research process and different research approaches.
• Be able to conduct a critical review of information sources in an area of HR/business practice and analyse the findings.
• Be able to draw meaningful conclusions and evaluate options for change.
• Know how to deliver clear, business-focused reports on an HR issue.

5. Managing and coordinating the Human Resources function

• Understand the purpose and key objectives of the HR function in contemporary organisations.
• Understand how HR objectives are delivered in different organisations.
• Understand how the HR function can be evaluated in terms of value added and organisation performance.
• Understand the relationship between organisational performance and effective HR management and development

6. Employment law

• Understand the purpose of employment regulation and the way it is enforced in practice.
• Know how to manage recruitment and selection activities lawfully.
• Know how to manage change and reorganisation lawfully.
• Know how to manage issues relating to pay and working time lawfully.
• Be able to ensure that staff are treated lawfully when they are at work.
• Know how to manage performance and disciplinary matters lawfully

7. Developing Leadership & Management Skills

• Understand the differences between leadership and management.
• Learn the key roles of corporate leaders and managers, leadership & management development interventions, and the learning & development function.
• Be able to explain several different approaches to developing leaders and managers.
• Understand how to ensure the ownership and success of leadership and management development programmes

8. Employee Engagement

• Understand the concepts and components of employee engagement.
• Be able to explain how employee engagement contributes to positive business outcomes.
• Understand the principles and applications of high performance working (HPW).
• Know how to raise employee engagement levels using HR strategies and practices

This qualification is delivered and assessed fully online; for each of the eight units you will need to submit an assessment online. The programme typically takes 14 months to complete.

Cost: 3598.8 GBP

Duration: Upto 14 Months

CIPD qualifications are internationally recognised and offer you an accredited route into the Human Resources industry. With AVADO in partnership with CIPD Enterprises you can gain your professional CIPD Level 3, allowing you to study whenever and wherever you want, and fit study in around your other commitments.

Whether you're starting out in your HR career or already working within a support level role, the CIPD Level 3 in HR qualification will provide you with a solid foundation of all areas of HR and develop the essential skills and confidence you need to progress your career further.

On successful completion of the CIPD Level 3 you will gain Associate Membership of the CIPD, allowing you to use the designation Assoc CIPD after your name to showcase your credentials.

 Your CIPD level 3 certificate includes everything you need to succeed:

• 24-hour access to your online campus, accessible on mobile and tablet
• Regular online live classes with your tutor and classmates
• Dedicated tutor and community team to support you throughout the course
• We include everything you need in the course price. The only additional cost is your CIPD membership, which you are required to pay directly to the CIPD

The CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in HR Practice is designed to provide a strong foundation to build on and an introduction to the essential knowledge and capabilities needed by today's HR professionals.

To gain your CIPD Level 3 certificate you must complete the following six units: 

1. Understanding organisations and the role of HR

On completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the purpose of an organisation and its operating environment.
• Understand the structure, culture and functions of an organisation.
• Understand how HR/L&D activities support an organisation

2. Developing yourself as an effective HR practitioner
On completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be an effective HR or L&D practitioner.
• Know how to deliver timely and effective HR services to meet users' needs.
• Be able to reflect on own practice and development needs and maintain a plan for personal development

3. Resourcing talent
On completion of this unit, you will:

• Be able to explain the factors that affect an organisation's talent planning, recruitment and selection policy.
• Be able to identify appropriate recruitment and selection methods.
• Be able to contribute to the recruitment and selection interviewing process for a job role.
• Understand the importance of effective induction

4. Recording, analysing and using Human Resources information

On completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand what data needs to be collected to support HR practices.
• Know how HR data should be recorded and stored.
• Be able to analyse HR information and present findings to inform decision-making.

5. Supporting good practice in performance and reward management
On completion of this unit, you will:

• Be able to explain the link between organisational success, performance management and motivation.
• Be able to explain the relationship between performance management and reward.
• Be able to contribute to effective performance and reward management in the workplace.
• Be able to conduct and reflect upon a performance review

6. Supporting good practice in Managing Employment Relations
On completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand the impact of employment law at the start of the employment relationship.
• Understand the main individual rights that the employee has during the employment relationship.
• Understand the issues to address at the termination of the employment relationship.

This CIPD level 3 qualification is delivered and assessed fully online; for each of the six units you will need to submit an assessment online. The programme typically takes 9 months to complete.

Cost: 2158.8 GBP

Duration: Upto 9 Months