Course Overview 

The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) is the largest professional body of its kind in Europe. If you've decided a career in Human Resource management is for you, a qualification from the CIPD is an essential requirement of working in the UK profession.

The People Management & Development course covers a fascinating range of subject areas, including shaping the people development agenda, recruitment and retention, and employee relations. We also include the Applied Personnel and Development content within this course. Ultimately, this qualification leads to Licentiateship of the CIPD.

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:

• Completion of, or exemption from, Leadership and Management or
• 5 years’ management experience.

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

You are also required to take part in a telephone interview prior to the release of your study materials. This is requested by CIPD.

Key Topics

• Shaping the People Management and Development Agenda
• Integrating the People Management and Development Contribution (1)
• Integrating the People Management and Development Contribution (2)
• Recruitment and Retention
• Learning and Development
• Employee Relations
• Reward Management

Qualification

CIPD Licentiateship

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 3 day residential workshop (central UK location; accommodation fees not included)
• 2 assignments
• 2 hour examination (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.

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