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CIPD Certificate in Personnel Practice

Location
Southwark

Duration
26 weeks over approximately 9 months

Mode of study
Part-time: Friday day only

Start date
September

Number of places
20 per course

Simple timetable information
The daily sessions run from 9.30am to 4.30pm, with 1 hour break for lunch, and 2 short breaks

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
53

Course contact
Yasmin Malik,
CPP Course Administrator
malikyr@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7868

Non-standard entry requirements

No formally stipulated academic qualifications are required. However, it is essential to be in current employment, preferably relevant employment in a personnel/human resource management function. In addition applicants need to be confident of having organisational support (in order to contribute in class and to undertake assignments and in particular to undertake the project which is work-based).

Course units

– Project and Learning Portfolio

– Human Resource Plans and Organisational Context

– Recruitment and Selection

– Training and Development

– Performance Management and Employee Relations

Course description

The Certificate in Personnel Practice is a Foundation level programme, at an equivalent level to NVQ/SVQ level three in personnel support. This course seeks to encourage and re-orientate people back into a learning and educational environment. The units covered on the course are designed to enable participants to develop and update a range of skills and knowledge required in the practice of personnel/ human resource management and to provide them with an understanding and appreciation of role and range of activities undertaken by personnel/ human resource management professionals.

Career opportunities

Successful completion of the course

will enhance your employability as this Certificate is recognised by employers and gives membership of the professional body, the CIPD.

The qualification allows you to progress in your chosen career and thereby is directly able to improve your employability for the future.

All those who successfully complete this course can progress their employment within personnel/human resource management and related disciplines and those who meet the entrance criteria are encouraged to progress onto the MScHR.

Typical background of applicant

The qualification is intended for:

– Anyone working at the level of personnel assistant, personnel administrator or personnel officer, whose role is to provide support for key aspects of the personnel function

– Someone new to, or aspiring to, a career in the personnel function

– Line managers, supervisors or team leaders who wish to gain the same level of personnel skills as practitioners at this level

– The owners or managers of small businesses.

Professional contacts/industry links

The Certificate in Personnel Practice is awarded by the CIPD. When you successfully complete the course you will become an Associate Member of the Institute.

It is a CIPD requirement that all those studying for the Certificate in Personnel Practice become members of the Institute. You will be responsible therefore for joining the CIPD and for paying all associated membership fees. The CIPD anticipates that membership will not just be taken out for the duration of the course but will be renewed year on year.