CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management

• Understand the ways in which major, long-term environmental developments affect employment, work, and people management in organisations.
• Current and short-term developments in the people management business environment.
• How change, innovation and creativity can promote improvements in organisational productivity.
• The key interrelationships between organisational commitment to ethics, sustainability, diversity, and wellbeing.

• The benefits of aligning people practices with organisational strategy and culture.
• Creating value and delivering outcomes for employees.
• Current practice in major areas of people management and development work.
• The role and influence of people professionals in different organisational settings.
• How data analytics and technological developments present practical and ethical challenges for people professionals.

• Supporting successful workers and promoting effective and ethical behaviours.
• Promoting inclusivity and aiming to maximise the contribution people make to organisations.
• Achieving and maintaining challenging business outcomes for yourself and organisations.
• Applying learning to enhance personal effectiveness.
• Approaches to decision making.

• Defining, designing and undertaking a business research project in people practice.
• Data collection and justifying appropriate research methods.
• Analysing data to make decisions and provide insights.
• Providing recommendations based on the results of research and analysis.

• Understanding different perspectives on employment relations and how they influence the roles of people professionals and line managers.
• Understanding how external institutions can shape employment relations at organisational level.
• Understanding how people professionals can work with employees and trade unions to sustain mutuality and voice.
• Understanding how people professionals work with employees and trade unions to mitigate organisational risks.

• The impact of the changing business environment on resourcing and talent management strategy and practice.
• Organisational recruitment and selection strategies.
• The importance of succession planning to support sustainable organisational performance.
• Approaches to improving individual and team performance.

• Effective reward strategies and policy frameworks.
• The value of a ‘total rewards’ approach.
• Pay structures and approaches to establishing pay levels.
• The importance of organisational approaches to compliant and ethical reward practice.

• The concepts and theories underpinning organisational design and development.
• Options for organisational design and how these align with organisational aims and objectives.
• Methods and approaches to organisational development as a means of enabling organisations to meet their goals.
• Responses to organisational change and the strategies for a successful implementation.
• The impact of change on working lives and the strategies for engaging employees and wider stakeholders.

• The role of technology within learning.
• Technological solutions and their relevance within learning and development.
• Implementation of learning technologies within organisations and potential barriers to success.
• The role of data in improving the effectiveness of organisational learning and development provision.

• Understand the legal framework for employment regulation in the UK.
• Regulations that aim to protect employees from unlawful acts of discrimination law in relation to establishment, alteration and termination of employment contracts.
• Employment regulations in relation to major areas of people practice.

Once enrolled, you have 24 – 36 months to access the course depending on the study method you choose.

For the live online option, you will have 24 months to complete your course. Alternatively, the on-demand option will allow up to 36 months to complete your course.

You have two options (both costing the same price).

• Live online – The live online delivery is a mixture of self-directed learning and access to tutored live interactive webinars. Webinars are hosted at 6 pm and generally last between 60-90 minutes, they are also recorded for playback if you cannot attend. Students are also provided with additional resources and learning materials including digital textbooks.
• On-demand – The on-demand delivery offers a more flexible approach, where learners are able to start their course at any time. Along with self-directed learning, you have access to pre-recorded topic content videos. You will also be provided with additional resources and learning materials including digital textbooks.

You will have 24/7 access to short, easy to digest ‘topic essential’ videos that will help you get started.

Guided activities will help you to develop and apply your knowledge. You will also have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other students in the community forum.

Please note, you will need to purchase a student membership with CIPD when you enrol on your course. This will require you to pay a £40 joining fee and pay £124 annually for the membership.

On successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 7 Diploma in Leadership and Management from CIPD.

Eight written assignments (one per unit). Comprehensive assessment briefing videos and tutor support help you prepare for your assessments.

Successful completion of the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management, opens doors to a number of exciting career paths within the field of human resources and people management. These can include:

• Head of HR
• HR Director
• HR Service Manager
• HR Consultant
• People Development Manager