CIPD Level 7Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management
Our CIPD pass rate is 99%*
Our CIPD pass rate is 99%*
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£124
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£1,757
Total Price
£6,756 £4,999
Average completion time18 - 24 months
Support period24 months
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Additional feesCIPD Student Membership fee
Develop the advanced strategic skills you need to excel in senior HR roles with this online postgraduate-level qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
That's why 94% of our students recommend CIPD.‡
To study this CIPD Advanced Level 7 course, you should generally have at least one of the following:
If English is your second language, we recommend that you have achieved one of the following, or an equivalent:
However, this isn't mandatory, and we're happy to review your case on an individual basis.
Your CIPD Level 7 Advanced course and assignments are fully online.
You'll study eight modules, made up of seven core modules and your choice of one elective module.
Core modules
Elective modules (choose one)
For full details of what you’ll learn on each module, download our CIPD Advanced Diploma course guide.
You’ll complete written assignments for each module that you study, letting you demonstrate the new knowledge you’ve gained and the skills you’ve mastered.
You’ll submit your assignments online, and they’ll be marked by our assessors and moderated by CIPD.
Once you've passed all your assignments, you'll be awarded your new CIPD qualification!
‘Shortly after getting my CIPD Level 7 Diploma, I secured an HR Business Partner role and have never been happier! My managers and colleagues recognised the calibre of the qualification, and I became a much more confident professional.’
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Klaudia Czechowicz
‘All of the tutors I have had an experience with are highly knowledgeable and experts in their field. I feel confident that I am receiving teaching from the best in the industry.’
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Jen Fryer
‘Working full-time and having two young children, it was important that I could work at my own pace. My HR Director encouraged me to take this route rather than do an MA, as she felt CIPD was more about applying the theory in practice.’
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Sarah Watts
Yes! We’ve been a CIPD-awarded centre for 30 years, and pioneers in flexible professional learning for 130 years. We have students in more than 100 countries.
We’re the UK's most trusted online CIPD centre, with a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 from more than 5,000 independent student reviews.
And our CIPD pass rate is 99% from thousands of students each year. *
There are three CIPD Human Resources qualifications to choose from.
The CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice is designed for those with no or minimal HR experience. It’s perfect if you’re looking for your first HR role.
The CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management is designed for those with some HR experience who are looking for a mid-level HR role. It’s also suitable if you have some experience of HR duties in a non-HR role (for example, as a manager), or if you're new to HR but have a degree and want to begin your studies at a higher level.
The CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management is designed for those with considerable HR experience or an HR degree who are ready to take on postgraduate-level study. It’ll prepare you for strategic senior HR roles and allow you to apply for CIPD Chartered Membership once you have the necessary professional experience.
If you’d like to specialise in L&D, you could also study one of our CIPD Learning & Development courses.
We know everyone’s situation is different, so before you enrol, our CIPD Course Advisors will talk through your experience, education and ambitions to make sure you’re choosing the perfect course for you.
Right away! When you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started within an hour.
There are no set start dates or schedules – everything is shaped around you.
As an ICS Learn CIPD student, you'll always have a real person on hand to help you when you need it. From the moment you enrol, you'll have access to:
You'll also have unlimited lifetime access to our Career Hub, giving you thousands of resources to help you impress employers, master critical business skills, and build your dream career. It includes:
You can take a sneak peek at the Career Hub by signing up for free here.§
If you’re funding the course yourself, our flexible 0% payment plans allow you to spread the cost with interest-free monthly instalments. We manage all our payment plans in-house, so there are no third parties or credit checks.
Plus, with our price match guarantee, we’ll match any provider’s price for a like-for-like CIPD course, so you’ll always get the best deal with us.
If your employer is funding all or part of your course, we can invoice them directly for your course fees – just let your course advisor know and we’ll arrange everything.
We also accept funding through ELCAS for this course. If you’re an Armed Forces member looking to use the Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme, speak to our course advisors for more details.
Yes, you must be a CIPD member for the duration of your studies. We can’t submit your assignments for moderation, give you assessment grades, or award your qualification unless you’re an active CIPD member, so you must register before submitting your first assignment.
We’ll give you full details of how to join as a Student Member after you enrol. You’ll pay an annual Student Membership fee – our CIPD Advisors can give you the most up-to-date costs.
Get in touch with our CIPD Advisors on 0800 015 3326.
They’ll talk through your experience, education and ambitions to make sure you’re choosing the right course, then get you enrolled with an interest-free payment plan.
If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.
If you’re not ready to commit to the full qualification and would like to focus on only the essential modules of this course, you could study our CIPD Level 7 Core programme.
It covers 4 modules:
The programme has an average completion time of 9 months and a support period of 12 months. It costs £3,379 which can be paid in interest-free monthly instalments.
Bear in mind that the Core programme won’t give you a CIPD qualification, just the essential skills you need for senior HR roles.
If you complete the programme and then decide you’d like to move onto the full CIPD Level 7 Diploma, you won’t need to take the whole course again – you can simply complete the extra 4 modules and you’ll be CIPD qualified!
For more information on our CIPD Core programmes, get in touch with our course advisors by webchat, email or phone.
*99% pass rate based on 16,459 out of 16,685 assignments achieving a pass at the first or second attempt between Sept 2019 and Aug 2020.
† ICS Learn has a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 from more than 5,000 independent student reviews.
‡ Statistics from a survey of 3,471 ICS Learn CIPD students who graduated between 2012 and 2019.
§ Access to the Career Hub is unlimited for as long as ICS Learn provides the Career Hub service.