Course Overview 

This is one of the CIPD Elective courses, covering topics such as management in context and employee relations skills. You can choose to study this course plus three other Electives to be awarded Licentiateship of the Institute or, alternatively, you can study individual Electives as part of your Continuous Professional Development.

If you're aiming for Graduateship of the CIPD Professional Development Scheme, Electives should be completed in addition to People Management and Development, Applied Personnel and Development and Leadership and Management.

Pre-requisites 

This graduate qualification should be studied in the order of Leadership and Management, People Management and Development/Applied Personnel and Development and the Electives.

To commence this post-graduate level course, you must have either:

• a degree in any discipline
• 2 A levels or an HNC/HND in any discipline plus one year's experience in HR/personnel
• 5 years' HR experience

You may be entitled to exemptions; evidence of prior qualifications will be required.

You will be required to take part in a telephone interview prior to release of study material. This is requested by CIPD.

Key Topics

• Management in Context
• The Parties in Employee Relations
• Employee Relations Skills
• Employee Relations Processes

Qualification

CIPD Licentiateship (on completion of the Electives Field)

Support

As an ICS student you will have your very own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the ICS online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Assessment 

Each course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor for grading and comments. You'll also be required to sit exams at an authorised testing centre near you.

This qualification also requires you to successfully complete the following:

• One 2 day residential workshop per Elective (central UK location)
• 1 assignment per Elective
• 2 hour examination per Elective (local venue)

Please note CIPD membership, exam and workshop fees are additional to course fees.

What our Students Say 

"I work on a freelance basis. Studying with ICS gave me flexibility – I could study when I wanted, and the study materials were very good. Now I've got the CIPD Qualification, I can become a Registered Consultant, which gives me the scope to work with even more companies." Sharon Collins, ICS Graduate.

Your Future Prospects 

Challenging opportunities in Personnel Management and Development exist in literally every sector of the economy. The very nature of the job brings Personnel professionals into continual and varied contact with people at all employment levels, from the shop-floor to the boardroom. Corporate structures invariably have high-level posts for qualified Personnel Managers, which means the possibilities for future advancement are excellent.