CIPD Level 5 Award Business Issues and the Contexts of Human Resources
Short course
Online
Description
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Type
Short course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
6 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
This short course delves into the business and external contexts in which HR operates, and into HR's role in strategy formulation and implementation.
You'll learn to identify and review the factors affecting organisations and critically assess the impact of these factors on the HR function.
The course consists of one module from the CIPD Level 5 Diploma taken as a standalone qualification.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
To study this CIPD Intermediate Level 5 course, you should generally have at least one of the following:
Some HR experience in an entry-level HR role
Managerial experience that involved elements of HR
A degree and a desire to begin studying HR at a higher level than Foundation Level 3
Reviews
Subjects
- HR function
- Business Issues
- Business
- Organisations
- HR
- External contexts
- Contemporary business issues
- HR managing
- HR strategies
- HR roles
Course programme
Your course and assignment are fully online.
You'll learn to:
- Understand key contemporary business issues affecting the HR function within private, public and third sector organisations
- Understand the main external contextual factors impacting organisations and the HR function
- Understand the role of HR in the managing of contemporary business issues and external contexts
- Understand how organisational and HR strategies and practices are shaped and developed
- Know how to identify and respond to short-term changes in the business and external contexts
If you'd like to study a broader range of topics and prepare for managerial HR roles, we recommend the comprehensive Level 5 Diploma or mid-length Level 5 Certificate.
CIPD Level 5 Award Business Issues and the Contexts of Human Resources