Course Overview

The Applied Personnel and Development Standards contain two aspects:

• A Management Report of 7,000-10,000 words
• A continuing Professional Development log of at least 35 hours’ activity
• You’ll have the opportunity to submit drafts of your work, and receive detailed feedback, before your final submissions.

Pre-requisites

You need to hold student membership of the CIPD and be working towards achievement of CIPD Graduate status.

Qualification

This course does not lead to a particular qualification but is an essential part of the Professional Development Scheme (PDS) and must be completed to gain Graduate membership of the CIPD.

Support and benefits

• An essential part of the Professional Development Scheme (PDS) and must be completed in order to gain Graduate membership of the CIPD
• Access to a dedicated ICS course mentor to support and motivate you throughout
• Opportunity of networking with other professionals in your field
  

Key topics

The Applied Personnel and Development Standards are made up of two parts:

• A management report of 7,000 to 10,000 words

The management report must describe a substantial piece of research on any aspect of personnel development which you choose to investigate. The report will be assessed at postgraduate level, and it should be worthy of being considered for possible implementation within your organisation (if you are currently working). As such, it should be based on real as opposed to theoretical situations, and should produce practical recommendations.

• A Continuing Professional Development log of at least 35 hours’ activity

If people do not continually develop, their usefulness to their organisation will decrease. As such, completing a Continuing Professional Development log will help you to identify ways in which you can develop professionally, and it will also enable you to track your progress in meeting these aims. You will discover the range of learning opportunities that are available to you – both formal and informal, work-related and personal. You will also learn how to effectively reflect on these opportunities, and how to honestly identify your own strengths and weaknesses.

Course Code

U18

Hours of study

12 months / 120 hours

Technical requirements and fees

Course material and assessment for this course is included within People Management & Development (PM&D). This individual option is for students who have not already, or do not intend to study, the PM&D course with ICS.

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

Outline

You’ll complete one management report and one CPD (Continuing Professional Development) log.

Assessment Breakdown

• Management Report
• CPD Log

Note

You’ll be given the opportunity to submit drafts of both your CPD log and your management report, and you will receive detailed feedback from your ICS tutor before submitting your final drafts for assessment.