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Why this course is right for you Our CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Development is the postgraduate L&D qualification. It s the most widely respected and sought-after qualification in the field, and will allow you to take your L&D career to the highest level. While gaining deep insight into cutting edge L&D research, you ll master the key skills needed to develop and deliver advanced development strategies. You ll have the opportunity to specialise in areas such as employment law, talent development, reward management and organisational design. You ll gain the specialist skills and knowledge you need to succeed in company-leading roles such as Head of L&D - and you ll do it without giving up your job, family time or social life. Your study can be completely shaped to suit you. This course is perfect for you if: You have significant experience in L&D and are ready to take on senior roles such as Head of L&D You want to join the CIPD as a Chartered Member (MCIPD) or Chartered Fellow (FCIPD) Entry Requirements You should have either some experience in HR or a prior degree-based educational background to take this course. If English is your second language, you ll need an IELTS 6.5 or ESOL Level 2 (or equivalent). If you don t have this, we ll review your case on an individual basis. You ve completed the CIPD Level 5 Diploma or Certificate in either HR or L&D, and want to progress to the highest level of CIPD education You want to work as an independent development consultant If you have any disabilities which you believe may impact your studies or assessments, please inform your Course Advisor before enrolment so that we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs. Deciding to embark on distance learning was a huge decision, but ICS Learn addressed each of my concerns in detail. I have a very flexible period of time to study, and submitting assignments is at my own pace. The support really is there when I need it; ICS Learn provides you with the tools, the patience and the support you need to grow in confidence. I ve implemented much of what the course has taught me into my company, and my directors have already noticed the positive effects. Thank you to the ICS Learn team for being so fantastic! Laura Evans, CIPD Level 5 Diploma
What s it like studying online? Get expert advice & get started Whether you re set on a course or are still deciding which level is right for you, the first thing to do is call our specialist course advisors. There won t be any sales pressure - we know that taking a new qualification is a big decision. We ll take the time to learn about your experience, education and ambitions to make sure you pick the right course. Study when & where it suits you You can get started on your course whenever you choose, and complete it as quickly or slowly as you like within the support period - there are no cohorts or deadlines, so we won t chase you if you need to take some time off. Plus, all your study materials are online, so you can study from anywhere and on any device! Easily keep track of progress & submit assignments as you learn You ll complete progress checks throughout your course, so you and your tutor know exactly how you re doing. You ll be assessed through online assignments which will be marked by your tutor. If you don t get it right first time, you can always have another shot with their expert guidance. Get unlimited support from your CIPD tutor All our tutors are carefully selected CIPD experts with years of experience in distance learning, so they re perfectly positioned to give you all the help you need. They ll be with you from enrolment to graduation, so there ll always be a real person on hand by phone, email or chat if you get stuck. Achieve your career goals with us Your course is the perfect foundation for building lifetime career success. With the benefit of our flexible approach, cutting edge course materials, and unbeatable tutor support, you ll be well on your way to a lucrative and rewarding L&D career.
Flexible, affordable payment options Our mission is to make learning affordable and accessible for all, no matter your circumstances. That s why we make spreading the cost of your course as simple and manageable as possible with our flexible, interest-free payment plans. You can get started right away with a deposit, then pay the rest through monthly direct debit. Our plans are flexible, so you can pay your balance off sooner if you d like. If you think your company will fully or partly fund your learning, we can help you put together a case, and invoice them for the cost of your course. Simply discuss this with your advisor when you enrol and they ll give you all the information you need. You also have the option of paying the full amount up-front if you d prefer. CIPD Membership Fees In order to sit your exams and receive your qualification, you ll need to pay a few external fees: In order to take the course and receive your qualification, you will need to become a member of the CIPD and pay CIPD s annual student membership fees. Your CIPD tutor will arrange this for you to make your life easier. Our course advisors can give you more information on CIPD s membership fee. You can find out the cost of the course and membership fees on our website, along with payment plan details and any discounts we re offering this month. Alternatively, you can call our course advisors to find out more. My course advisor went through my background, what I already knew about HR, where did I want to go, what kind of roles I wanted, how I could pay for it (interest free payments!) and what qualification would suit me best, specifically Diploma vs Certificate. I will also say that ICS Learn were the most competitive by a long shot. I signed up there and then and started my first module the same day! I have since secured a job as an HR Manager for a national retail brand. I would not have been able to do this without the support from ICS Learn and their amazing tutors. This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Ashley Phillips, Level 3 Diploma
Where your qualification will take you The Level 7 Advanced Diploma in HR Development is undoubtedly the most in-demand L&D qualification. Employers will be assured that you can perform at the highest level in any senior management role, and you ll have the specialist skills and knowledge to rise to the very top of your field. You ll be qualified for roles such as: Head of L&D L&D Director Senior L&D Manager L&D Consultant Recruitment Manager People Development Manager Potential salaries at this level: Head of L&D: 90,000-140,000 Head of Compensation & Reward: 90,000-140,000 Head of Recruitment: 80,000-140,000 Recruitment Manager: 50,000-80,000 Employment Relations Specialist/Manager: 60,000-90,000 L&D Manager: 50,000-80,000 Upon completing the course, you ll automatically become an Associate Member of CIPD. You can use the designatory letters Assoc CIPD after your name. As this is the highest level of qualification that CIPD offers, the next step in your professional development would be gaining Chartered (MCIPD) or Fellow Membership (FCIPD) of CIPD once you have the required experience. Average Salaries with a CIPD Qualification L&D Coordinator 25,000-32,000 L&D Advisor L&D Manager 50,000-80,000 Head of L&D 35,000-50,000 90,000-140,000 Salary information taken from the Morgan McKinley 2016 Human Resources Salary Survey.
How we support you When you enrol, you ll be able to join a live induction webinar so that we can welcome you to ICS Learn and show you how to navigate the Student Community. That s our easy-to-use online learning platform - it s a one-stop-shop that allows you to: Access your course materials Contact your tutor and Student Support Submit your assignments Connect with your fellow students You ll also benefit from a huge range of resources, including: E-textbook Online Activities Interactive Quizzes Progress Checks Lively Group Forums Personal Journal CIPD Resources Learning online doesn t mean learning alone. You ll have your assigned CIPD tutor, who ll answer all your questions about coursework and exams. You can get in touch with them via phone or through the Student Community. You ll also have our Student Support team waiting in the wings to help you with administrative tasks, using the Student Community, and any other non-academic queries you might have. That means that no matter what you need, there will always be someone here to help. We re with you every step of the way. Studying online isn t a solitary experience; you interact with other students via the online forum and mainstream social media. The tutors provide insightful feedback on assignments; you can develop a good rapport quite quickly. You feel their passion, enthusiasm and knowledge come through in your interactions. It s not just a case of passing the assignments to receive a Certificate, it s about really developing your skills and equipping you to put them into practice. It s the best of both worlds: online learning in your own time combined with tutors who take a real interest in your progress. Will Russell, Level 3 Certificate
About your course The course consists of 8 units and around 600 hours of study. You ll compete the 7 core units, then choose one out of 4 elective units to study. It sits at Level 7, or Level 11 in the Scottish system. Typically, students complete this course in around 22 months, but some do it much faster or slower than this depending on their circumstances. We give you a support period of 30 months so that you have the flexibility to go at your own pace - you won t be held back by inconvenient deadlines or the pace of other students, and you can always take time off if life gets hectic. There are two modules assessed by exam, HRM in Context and Leading, Managing and Developing People. Exams are nationally set by CIPD and exam diets are held in January, May and September. You should enrol for the exam after completing all the formative assessments, around 4 months before the exam date. You ll have to pay the relevant exam fees to CIPD - our course advisors can give you the most up-to-date information. The units and assessments are as follows: CIPD Membership When you complete your course you ll automatically become an Associate Member of CIPD (Assoc CIPD). With the right experience, you can apply to become a Chartered Member (MCIPD) or Fellow Member (FCIPD). When you re a member of the CIPD, you re part of a recognised organisation of more than 140,000 members in the UK, Ireland and internationally, including more than 54,000 members who are Chartered. Modules Type Credits Assessment Method HRM in Context Core 15 Exam Leading, Managing and Developing People Core 15 Exam Developing Skills for Business Leadership Core 15 Write a short summary of the skills that you have, the skills that you have developed and your plan for future skill development. Investigate a Business Issue from an HR Perspective Core 15 A 7000 word business report and a short reflective report of 500 words Learning & Talent Development Core 15 Organisation-based assignment leading to a report of 3000 words Leadership and Management Development Organisation Design and Organisational Development Core 15 Assignment based on case study Core 15 Assignment based on case study Resourcing and Talent Management Elective 15 A briefing paper for your manager (3000 words) Managing Employment Relations Elective 15 Written assignment (approx.. 3000 words) Reward Management Elective 15 Report of a maximum of 3000 words for your Chief Executive Employment Law Elective 15 Assignment based on case study
What you ll learn With our flexible CIPD courses, you ll get the same exceptional learning experience as you d expect in a traditional classroom, but with no restrictions on when, where, and at what pace you learn. Our courses cover everything you need to know to achieve your career goals and build lifetime success. Here s a breakdown of the key topics covered in each module. Core modules Human Resource Management in Context This module provides you with an understanding of the principal internal and external environmental contexts of contemporary organisations, including the managerial and business context within which managers, HR professionals and workers interact in conditions of environmental turbulence, change and uncertainty. The module also examines how those leading organisations respond to these dynamic environmental contexts, and indicates how leaders in organisations, and those in the HR function, and line managers with HR responsibilities, need to recognise and acknowledge that corporate decisions and HR choices are not always shaped by managers alone. Leading, Managing and Developing People This module will familiarise you with major contemporary research evidence on employment and effective approaches to human resource (HR) and learning and development (L&D) practice. Research focusing on the links between people management practices and positive organisational outcomes is covered, as is research that highlights major contemporary changes and developments in practice. The module also introduces you to major debates about theory and practice in the specific fields of leadership, flexibility and change management, the aim being to help you become an effective manager as well as an effective HR specialist, managing others fairly and effectively and increasing levels of engagement, commitment, motivation and performance. Developing Skills for Business Leadership This module is primarily concerned with the development of your skills, and specifically seeks to develop and improve a range of definable skills that are pivotal to successful management practice and to effective leadership. These include thinking and decision-making skills, the management of financial information, managing budgets, a range of team-working and interpersonal skills and others associated with developing personal effectiveness and credibility at work. The module also seeks to develop further, more specialised skills that are of particular significance to effective higher level people management and provides opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development.
What you ll learn Core modules (continued) Investigating a Business Issue from an HR Perspective This module provides the opportunity for you to demonstrate the ability to diagnose and investigate a live, complex business issue from an HR perspective, to locate the work within the body of contemporary knowledge, to collect and analyse data, to derive supportable conclusions and to make practical and actionable recommendations for change, improvement or enhancement of current practice. The applied nature of the report requires a critical evaluative approach, empirical investigation and analysis and a combination of academic research and business report writing skills. Learning and Talent Development This module will help you develop a critical understanding of the potential and limitations of the contribution of learning and talent development policies and strategies to formulating and achieving objectives at national, organisational, group and individual levels and will enable the development of intellectual, social, professional and personal skills to perform effectively in associated professional roles. The module requires you to reflect critically on theory and practice from an ethical and professional standpoint, explores the implications for professional practice, and provides opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development. Leadership and Management Development Leadership and Management Development is about enhancing the capacity of organisations, and the people within them to better achieve their purpose in a business. LMD is a massive industry, organisations collectively spend a lot of money on this activity per annum, therefore, if it is done well, it can make a massive different to the running of an organisation. This module will walk you through the literature of LMD, the key academic theories and various exercises to ensure that you complete this section of your qualification with a strong understanding of how LMD can be used effectively. Organisational Design and Organisational Development Organisational design is the process of strategically aligning the structure of the business in line with the ultimate aim, goal and mission of a business. It heavily involves change management and identifying how it can be successfully implemented in order to achieve success. OD on the other hand aims to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of a business focusing on structure and culture. This valuable module will therefore provide a high level strategic overview of the key areas that you need to know in order to help build your knowledge on ODD.
What you ll learn Elective modules Resourcing and Talent Management This module focuses not just on the practical aspects of recruitment, selection, employee retention and dismissal, but also on the strategic aspects to equip you with the knowledge and skills required for resourcing and talent management within a global context. Skills can be sourced by hiring employees, but also through other means such as the employment of agency workers, subcontractors and consultants, or through outsourcing arrangements. To mobilise an effective workforce organisations hire people from employment markets, which obliges them to compete for talent with other employers whenever demand for skills is greater than the available supply. Managing Employment Relations The module provides opportunities for you to critically apply the activities, knowledge and behavioural competencies required for managing employment relations practices in union and non-union, small and large, private, public and indigenous and multinational organisations and will enable you to review and critically evaluate the roles and functions of different stakeholders in employment relations and the structures and processes required to manage the employment relationship effectively. You will also be able to assess the impact of contextual changes on employment relations practices and organisational performance from a managerial perspective and gain insights into the creation and implementation of effective employment relations procedures and policies. Reward Management This module examines total rewards in an organisational and international context and provides you with the knowledge and understanding of environments in which reward professionals plan, implement and evaluate employee reward policies to support strategic organisational goals. You will acquire both theoretical and normative understanding of the diverse approaches to reward management and be able to critically reflect on the strengths and limitations of these approaches in promoting individual and organisational performance in a fair, reasonable and equitable way. Employment Law The purpose of this module is to provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to brief organisations on the consequences of current and future developments in employment law, and to give upto-date, timely and accurate advice concerning the practical application of legal principles at work in different jurisdictions. The module will provide you with the key principles that underpin UK (or Irish) and EU employment law, their purpose, the major defences that employers are able to deploy when defending cases and the potential organisational costs and reputational risks associated with losing them.
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