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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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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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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Building on the practical knowledge and understanding gained at the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply, your learning will focus on:

• Key aspects of risk in supply chains and mitigation of those risks
• Processing and evaluating contracts 
• Understanding the impact of legal implications when contracts are breached
• The different approaches to managing teams and individuals
• Sustainability and the managerial approaches that promote ethical practices

This qualification will help you to grow in confidence, improve organisational procurement and fulfill objectives.

You are required to complete 5 core modules, then choose your own learning pathway by selecting 3 elective modules. 

Five Core Modules

• Managing Teams and Individuals
• Managing Supply and Chain Risk
• Managing Contractual Risk
• Advanced Contract and Financial Management
• Managing Ethical Procurement and Supply

Three Elective modules:

• Category Management
• Project and Change Management
• Advanced Negotiation

Students can join at the start of new modules.  For our Level 5 programme these dates are as follows:

Draft programme for delivery of 2023/2024 programme is detailed below:

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Building on the practical knowledge and understanding gained at the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply, your learning will focus on:

• Key aspects of risk in supply chains and mitigation of those risks
• Processing and evaluating contracts 
• Understanding the impact of legal implications when contracts are breached
• The different approaches to managing teams and individuals
• Sustainability and the managerial approaches that promote ethical practices

This qualification will help you to grow in confidence, improve organisational procurement and fulfill objectives.

You are required to complete 5 core modules, then choose your own learning pathway by selecting 3 elective modules. 

Five Core Modules

• Managing Teams and Individuals
• Managing Supply and Chain Risk
• Managing Contractual Risk
• Advanced Contract and Financial Management
• Managing Ethical Procurement and Supply

Three Elective modules:

• Category Management
• Project and Change Management
• Advanced Negotiation

Students can join at the start of new modules.  For our Level 5 programme these dates are as follows:

Draft programme for delivery of 2024/2025 programme is detailed below:

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