CIPD Level 3 Certificate Learning & Development
The CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Learning & Development is an essential introduction to the fundamentals of L&D. It's a highly practical, real-world course that you can put to use from day one.
You might already be working in an L&D-related role, or perhaps you'd like to make a move into this popular and highly rewarding field. Either way, a qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Europe's largest HR and Personnel Development body, will show employers that you have what it takes to develop both an effective workforce and your own career.
The CIPD Level 3 Certificate in L&D will give you a thorough grounding in the training cycle and the fundamentals of learning and development. You'll learn how to identify training needs then plan, deliver and evaluate professional development activities in response to those needs.
Through this course, you'll be developing your skills and career options while you learn to do the same for others. It'll give you the confidence to be more effective at work and to add value to your HR or training function.
If the Foundation Certificate isn't right for you, have a look at our other CIPD L&D courses at Levels 3, 5 and 7.
To achieve the CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Learning & Development, you need a total of 26 credits, which you'll gain from the following core units:
- Becoming an Effective L&D Practitioner (4 credits)
- L&D and the organisation (4 credits)
- Identifying L&D Needs (3 credits)
- Designing L&D Activities (6 credits)
- Delivering L&D Activities (6 credits)
- Evaluating L&D Activities (3 credits)
Workshops
You'll attend one workshop on the CIPD Foundation Certificate course. This gives you the opportunity to:
- Network with like-minded professionals
- Practice and build confidence in the new skills you'll have learned
- Meet your tutor face-to-face
The workshop fee is additional to your course fee. Please speak to our course advisors for more information on the workshop.
You don't need any prior qualifications or experience to enrol on this Foundation Level L&D course. Some experience in HR/L&D support or management would be beneficial, but this isn't essential.
You should be proficient in English and have access to email and the internet.
This course is ideal if you:
- Want to gain the essential knowledge and skills required to move into L&D
- Are working in an HR or L&D support role but don't hold a formal HR or L&D qualification
- Are a current line manager with responsibility for people management and development
- Are looking to become a professional member of the CIPD (Assoc CIPD)
With a Foundation qualification in Learning & Development from the leading professional body in the field, you'll be ready to excel in an entry/support-level L&D or training role.
Examples of roles you could enter or progress in with the CIPD Level 3 Certificate in L&D include:
- L&D Assistant
- L&D Coordinator
- L&D Administrator
- Trainer
You could continue your professional development by taking the full CIPD Level 3 Diploma in L&D, of which this Certificate forms a part.
You could also progress to the CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Certificate or the CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in L&D.
Certificates give you key knowledge and skills; Diplomas cover more units and therefore give you a more comprehensive knowledge of L&D.
You'll be assessed in various ways across each unit that you study.
Becoming an Effective L&D Practitioner
- Report, self-assessment, CPD Record
L&D and the Organisation
- Lecture Notes
Identifying L&D Needs
- Report and Lecture Notes
Designing L&D Activities
- Report and Session Plan
Delivering L&D Activities
- Practical Reflective Account
Evaluating L&D Activities
- Practical Report