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Course overview
What is the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management?
The CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management extends the disciplines within the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management. This Advanced Diploma is aimed at expanding learners’ autonomy so they can strategically direct organisations and their people.
Job outcomes
- HR Director
What you'll learn
You’ll cover topics such as ethical and sustainable practices, employee well-being, data analytics, reward strategies and employment law. You will develop skills in project management, critical thinking, perception and team working
When you complete your CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management with us, you get more than just a qualification. We’ll support you every step of the way to make sure you develop real skills with a real impact on your career.
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- Typically 22-23 months of completion time
- 24-month support period
Entry requirements
This is a course for experienced HR professionals, so you will need previous formal qualifications to get started.
- An existing CIPD Level 5 qualification is essential; alternatively, significant management-level experience in the people profession can be considered
- You must be over the age of 21
- You must have a solid grasp of the English language (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent if English is not your first language)
- You must be comfortable studying at a post-graduate level
- You must complete an Assessment Question that the Programme Lead will review
- You must be a registered member of the CIPD
Course features
- 100% online
- Award-winning learning design
- Collaborative learning
- Bite-sized learning on the go
- 0% finance options
- Easy steps to begin your course
- Hand-picked teaching experts
- Unlimited support
- 73% of graduates progressed their career within 3 months of qualification
- 40% of employers looking for more skilled candidates for HR roles
Subjects
You’ll learn about…
- Ways in which major, long-term environmental developments affect employment, work and people management in organisations.
- Current and short-term developments in the people management business environment.
- How change, innovation and creativity can promote improvements in organisational productivity.
- The key interrelationships between organisational commitment to ethics, sustainability, diversity and wellbeing.
You’ll learn about…
- The benefits of aligning people practices with organisational strategy and culture.
- How the development of people practices improves organisational performance and employee experience.
- Current practice in major areas of people management and development work.
- The role and influence of people professionals in different organisational settings.
You’ll learn about…
- Model principles and values that promote inclusivity aimed at maximising the contribution that people make to organisations.
- How to challenge business outcomes for yourself and organisations.
- How to apply learning to enhance personal effectiveness.
- Influencing others during decision-making while showing courage and conviction.
You’ll learn about…
- How to plan a people practice business research project aimed at adding organisational value.
- The most appropriate research methods to collect data for the chosen project.
- How to analyse data to make decisions and provide business and people management insights.
- How to propose recommendations based on conclusions derived from the research and analysis.
You’ll learn about…
- Different perspectives of employment relations and how they influence the roles of people professionals and line managers.
- How external institutions can shape employment relations at an organisational level.
- How people professionals can work with employees and trade unions to sustain mutuality and voice.
- How people professionals work with employees and trade unions to mitigate organisational risks.
You’ll learn about…
- The impact of the changing business environment on resourcing and talent management strategy and practice.
- Organisational recruitment and selection strategies.
- The importance of succession planning to support sustainable organisational performance.
- Approaches to improving individual and team performance.
You’ll learn about…
- Effective reward strategies and policy frameworks.
- The value of a ‘total rewards’ approach.
- Pay structures and approaches to establishing pay levels.
- The importance of organisational approaches to compliant and ethical reward practice.
You’ll learn about…
- The legal framework for employment regulation in the UK.
- Regulations that aim to protect employees from unlawful acts of discrimination.
- Law in relation to establishment, alteration and termination of employment contracts.
- Compliance in relation to further regulations relevant to major areas of people practice.
You’ll learn about…
- How wellbeing is relevant to the workplace.
- The links between work, health, wellbeing and people management practices and processes.
- How employer and employee wellbeing aligns with strategy.
- The importance of the wellbeing strategy to sustain organisational performance.
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