Personnel Practice

Course Content

Award:
Certificate - CIPD

What's it all about?:
Are you working as a Personnel Assistant or Personnel Officer? Or aspiring to a career in personnel? Or a manager who wants to gain personnel practitioner skills? This certificate course will introduce you to a wide variety of practical tools and techniques to successfully manage all the people issues in a modern workplace. This certificate also forms part of the Foundation Degree in Human Resource Management, which you can also opt to take.

Progression:
Successful students may progress to the CIPD Certificate in Business Awareness and Advanced Professional Studies or the CIPD Professional Development Scheme, depending on level of education and experience.

Entry Requirements:
In our experience in order to be successful on this level of course you will need one of the following:
• four to five GCSEs at grades A*-C (including English and maths)
• an intermediate GNVQ in a related subject
• a BTEC first diploma in a related subject
• an NVQ Level 2/technical certificate in a related subject
• successful completion of an apprenticeship course
• successful completion of the Gateway/Newstart course
• equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience.

However, candidates must have access to an organisation and its human resource functions.

Duration: Nine months

Business Benefits:
Employers will benefit from having an employee who is up-to-date in current HR practice.

Course Overview
When can I study?:
Wednesdays, 1.30pm - 5.15pm or Thursdays, 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Are there any exams?:
There is continuous assessment involving a work-based project proposal, two written assignments and two skills assignments and a work based project.
Course Facts

Although we are not yet able to confirm dates or fees, applications for the next course are now welcome.