CIPD HR Electives

Programme content

The majority of students undertake the four generalist electives of People Resourcing, Learning & Development, Employee Reward and Employee Relations. Employment Law can be chosen as an alternative to any of the four generalist electives:

People Resourcing

* Covers HR planning, recruitment and selection, performance management, retention and release of staff, and encourages the student to review existing processes. Explores the need for pragmatism at times of change.

Learning and Development

* Explores the integration of individual and organisational needs, and the development of learning and knowledge, building operational and strategic awareness of their importance. Examines ways to add value through learning and development.

Employee Reward

* Focuses on the use of reward policies and practices to attract, retain and motivate employees. Includes financial and non-financial rewards, strengths and limitations of job evaluation, equal pay, and the role of reward strategies in supporting change.

Employee Relations

* Examines techniques to gain employee commitment to organisational goals and the external and internal factors affecting the management of employee relations including the impact of organisational change. Looks at mechanisms to reconcile the interests of employers and employees within non-union and unionised environments, and the skills needed to handle conflict effectively.

Employment Law Elective (stand-alone or combined with three other Electives)

* With HR management increasingly affected by developments in employment law, this elective enables students to competently apply their acquired knowledge to a range of workplace situations, not only in a reactive way, but by also anticipating and evaluating proposed changes in the law.

How is the programme taught?
The programme is delivered via CIPD flexible learning, which is a blended learning approach involving workshop attendance and self-study. Run over a ten month period with attendance required approximately once a month, our HR Electives programme consists of twelve workshops:

* one full day induction workshop
* eight full day workshops (two workshops per module)
* one full day exam preparation workshop
* two full days of exams
* self-study using BPP and CIPD flexible learning materials

The workshops include tutor led discussions, case studies, and group and Individual exercises. During the self study periods, we would recommend you dedicate approximately twelve hours per week towards background reading and the completion of assignments. When undertaking self study you will have access to; tutor support, our Virtual Campus and the online resources via the CIPD website.
Suggested self study requirements:

* Assignments - 6 - 7 hours a week
* Flexible Learning Materials - 6 - 7 hours a week

Included in your fees are the CIPD flexible learning materials including workbooks, text books and audio CDs. The CIPD materials provide comprehensive cover of all four modules. To help guide your study students are also provided with a BPP Student Handbook and supplementary resource materials.

You will be required to complete one written assignment, one skills assessment and an exam for the four separate electives to complete the HR Electives field.