Overview of course
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:
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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
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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
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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
- Well-being at Work
Entry requirements
Working within HR focused job role.
Qualifications
CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management
Further course detail
Our tutor has over 30 years of HR Director level experience within multi-site organisations with varied workforces including the retail and ecommerce sectors together with CIPD and Law degree.
Learners will receive:
- Bi-Monthly online interactive tutor led sessions (2 per unit)
- Self study learning materials for each unit to study at your own pace
- Ongoing tutorial support via a dedicated inbox, phone and online meetings
- Assessment will be via written assignments for each unit.
Start dates throughout the year
Taught sessions dates for our next cohort's mandatory sessions are:
Organisational performance and culture in practice
Thursday 23 October 2025
Thursday 6 November 2025
Evidence-based practice
Thursday 15 January 2026
Thursday 29 January 2026
Employment Relationship Management
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Talent Management and workforce planning
Thursday 7 May 2026
Thursday 21 May 2026
Reward for performance and contribution
Thursday 2 July 2026
Thursday 16 July 2026
Diversity and Inclusion (Optional Unit)
Thursday 3 September 2026
Well-being at Work (Optional Unit)
Thursday 17 September 2026
Specialist Employment Law (Optional Unit)
Thursday 1 October 2026
Will I have to provide anything?
Students will need to be a member of CIPD for the duration of the course. Follow this link for further information including membership fee CIPD Student Membership | CIPD
When you complete an Associate Diploma or Advanced Diploma, you'll become a CIPD Associate Member, and you can use the designation Assoc CIPD.
I'm interested. What should I do now?
For further details please contact us on 01284 716246 or email training@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
Days & times
Starting 23/10/2025
Thursday 09:00 - 16:00