Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development · RQF Level 3
CIPD Level 3 Award in Human Resources Essentials
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits2
- Guided learning10 hours
- Units in this qualification8
Awarded by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
The CIPD Level 3 Award in Human Resources Essentials is designed for individuals working in business management. It enables learners to develop skills in areas such as job analysis, supporting organisational change, managing employment relations, and resourcing talent.
These are the units Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Contributing to the process of job analysisReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the principles of job analysis, including its purpose, benefits, and limitations.
- Explain the different methods used in job analysis and their application.
- Describe the practical steps involved in conducting a job analysis.
- Contribute to the process of job analysis by gathering information about job roles and responsibilities.
- Contribute to the process of job analysis by documenting job requirements and specifications.
Developing yourself as an effective human resources or learning and development practitionerReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be an effective human resources (HR) or learning and development (L&D) practitioner.
- Deliver timely and effective HR services to meet users' needs.
- Reflect on own practice and development needs and maintain a plan for personal development.
Recording, analysing and using human resources informationReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what data needs to be collected to support human resources (HR) practice.
- Know how HR data should be recorded and stored.
- Analyse HR data and present findings to inform decision-making.
Resourcing talentReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the various internal and external factors that affect an organisation's talent planning, recruitment, and selection policy
- Identify and evaluate appropriate recruitment and selection methods for different job roles and organisational contexts
- Contribute effectively to the recruitment and selection interviewing process for a specific job role, demonstrating appropriate questioning and assessment techniques
- Understand the critical importance of effective induction programmes for new employees, covering key aspects such as organisational culture, policies, and procedures
Supporting change within organisationsReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Understand why organisations need to change and how change affects organisations, including the potential impact on productivity and morale.
- Understand the key factors involved in the change process and different approaches to managing change effectively.
- Understand the impact of change on employees and the role of human resources (HR) in supporting employees through periods of organisational change.
Supporting good practice in managing employment relationsReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the impact of employment law at the start of the employment relationship, including recruitment, selection, and contracts of employment.
- Understand the main individual rights that the employee has during the employment relationship, such as rights relating to pay, working conditions, and discrimination.
- Understand the issues to address at the termination of the employment relationship, including unfair dismissal, redundancy, and settlement agreements.
Supporting good practice in performance and reward managementReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the direct link between organisational success, effective performance management strategies, and employee motivation
- Explain the relationship between performance management processes and reward systems, including financial and non-financial rewards
- Contribute effectively to the implementation of performance and reward management strategies in the workplace, ensuring fairness and consistency
- Conduct a performance review, providing constructive feedback and setting clear objectives, and reflect upon the effectiveness of the review process
Understanding organisations and the role of human resourcesReal unit · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the overall purpose of an organisation and the key elements of its operating environment, including market forces and regulatory frameworks
- Understand the different types of organisational structure, culture, and the functions of various departments within an organisation
- Understand how human resources (HR) and learning and development (L&D) activities directly support the achievement of an organisation's strategic objectives and operational goals
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Where these credits take you
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Where this can lead
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit enables learners to understand the principles, purposes, and methods of job analysis. Learners will contribute to the job analysis process by gathering and documenting information about job roles, responsibilities, and requirements.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for CIPD Level 3 Award in Human Resources Essentials
8 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
- Contributing to the process of job analysis
- Developing yourself as an effective human resources or learning and development practitioner
- Recording, analysing and using human resources information
- Resourcing talent
- Supporting change within organisations
- Supporting good practice in managing employment relations
and 2 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
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Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
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- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
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Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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