CIPD Intermediate Award: Employment Law

CIPD Intermediate Award: Employment Law

The new Intermediate Level Awards in Human Resources from CIPD are set at undergraduate level and will develop your ability to evaluate the effectiveness of different HR models and practices and increase your understanding of the external factors that impact upon HR activities and organisations. Whilst building expertise on your chosen subject, you will also develop your planning, analytical and problem solving skills. The CIPD Intermediate Level Awards offer the perfect platform to further develop your HR, L&D or other specialist knowledge after studying a CIPD Foundation level qualification. Alternatively if you're working in HR, but have no professionally-recognised HR qualifications, you can choose to study CIPD Intermediate level qualifications.

Recent decades have seen a substantial increase in the extent to which the employment relationship in the UK, Eire and the EU is regulated through employment legislation. As a result, human resources (HR) professionals are now obliged to take account of legal requirements in different jurisdictions when carrying out many central aspects of their role. They are also obliged to take responsibility for the defence and settlement of claims lodged with employment tribunals by aggrieved employees or former employees. The purpose of this unit is to introduce the major areas of employment legislation and the employment law system, focusing in particular on ways in which day-to-day HR activities are subjected to some form of regulation. The unit is intended to provide an overview, rather than to focus in detail on the operation of specific employment laws, for those who need to understand and be able to evaluate emerging developments in the management of the employment relationship in local and international jurisdictions.

Entry Requirements

This is a Level 5 programme and is equivalent in level to the second year of an undergraduate degree programme.

The Intermediate Level Awards in Human Resources are for those who:

  • Aspire to work in HR or already work in HR and want to study a recognised undergraduate level qualification
  • Work in an HR support role and want to formalise their experience and progress their career by developing their knowledge and skills at a higher level

Where will I go from here?

As all the units form part of the Intermediate Certificate / Diploma in Human Resource Management, you can also use your Award to work towards meeting the knowledge requirements for CIPD professional membership by taking additional units to achieve the full Intermediate Certificate or Diploma. 

What will I gain?

On completion, you'll receive a CIPD Intermediate Award in Human Resources.

Assessment

Assessment for this unit is by way of a 3000 word written report.

What will I get?

Teaching support

  • We won't leave you on your own. Your experienced personal tutor is available online and over the phone, ready to provide academic expertise, while your ICS mentor is here to help with all the guidance and motivation you need.

Peer support

  • When you enrol, you become part of the ICS Online Student Community. As well as being able to contact tutors and submit work online, you'll have instant access to your fellow students, and the chance to discuss your work, ask questions and make new friends.

Specialised texts

  • All of your teaching materials have been prepared by experts in the field. They've also been devised with the unique requirements of home study in mind, making them highly effective distance learning tools.

Hours of study

30 guided learning hours plus further self study.

Support period

6 months

Course code

Q29

Course cost

£599.00

Additional fees

CIPD membership is not necessary when studying for an Award in Human Resources, although there is a one-off payment of £30 to CIPD.

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Structure of Qualification

To achieve an Intermediate Award in Human Resources, you need a total of between 3 and 12 credits. The Intermediate Award in Employment Law has 6 credits.

Key Topics

The learning outcomes for this unit are shown below. By the end of the unit, you will be able to:

  • 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.

You can either pay for your course in full or opt for a monthly payment plan.

The price for this Intermediate Award is: £599.00

Speak to one of our course advisors now for payment plans.

 

Please note that CIPD fees are additional to course fees.