Level 5

Are you looking to develop your skills in Human Resources and People Management?  The CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management is the perfect qualification for existing HR professionals keen to develop their skills and drive change within their organsations, helping you focus on what matters most to you.

West Suffolk College is offering this qualification via means of bi-monthly online taught lessons covering the Units within the qualification and tutor support.

The qualification is made up of three core units, 3 specialist units and the choice of one optional units and they are as follows:

Core units: 

• Organisational performance and culture in practice - This unit examines the connections between organisational structure and the wider world of work in a commercial context. It highlights the factors and trends, including the digital environment, that impact on business strategy and workforce planning, recognising the influence of culture, employee wellbeing and behaviour in delivering change and organisational performance.
• Evidence-based practice - This unit addresses the significance of capturing robust quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform meaningful insight to influence critical thinking. It focuses on analysing evidence through an ethical lens to improve decision-making and how measuring the impact of people practice is essential in creating value.
• Professional behaviours and valuing people - This unit focuses on how applying core professional behaviours such as ethical practice, courage and inclusivity can build positive working relationships and support employee voice and wellbeing. It considers how developing and mastering new professional behaviours and practice can impact performance.

Specialist units: 

• Employment relationship management - This unit examines the key approaches, practices and tools to manage and enhance the employee relationship to create better working lives and the significant impact this can have on organisational performance

• Talent management and workforce planning - This unit focuses on the impact of effective workforce planning in considering the development of diverse talent pools and how to contract and onboard the workforce. It also includes analysis of the potential cost to the organisation if this is poorly managed and the tools and interventions required to mitigate this risk

• Reward for performance and contribution - This unit focuses on how internal and external business factors influence reward strategies and policies, the financial drivers of the organisation and the impact of reward costs. It considers the importance of the role of people practice in supporting managers to make robust and professional reward judgements and the impact of rewarding performance

Optional units:

• Specialist employment law
• Diversity and inclusion
• Leadership and management development

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