CIPD Level 5 Diploma In Applied Human Resources (QCF)

What you'll be able to do

• Assess the impact of existing coaching and mentoring activity within an organisation, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
• Make well-reasoned recommendations for the further development of coaching and mentoring programmes, based on the assessment of impact and organisational needs.
• Support the practical implementation of coaching and/or mentoring programmes within an organisation, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and best practice.

What you'll be able to do

• Assess levels of employee engagement within an organisation, using appropriate diagnostic tools and techniques.
• Evaluate current organisational approaches to employee engagement, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• Recommend and plan strategies to raise levels of employee engagement within an organisation, taking into account organisational culture, values, and strategic objectives.

What you'll be able to do

• Devise and agree a learning and development plan to meet an identified human resource development (HRD) need within an organisation, taking into account individual and organisational objectives.
• Implement a learning and development initiative to address an identified learning need, using appropriate delivery methods and resources.
• Evaluate the impact of HRD activities on organisational performance, using appropriate metrics and evaluation techniques.

What you'll be able to do

• Provide information on performance management activities within an organisation.
• Support line managers to deliver performance management activities within an organisation.
• Assess the impact of performance management activities on organisational performance and make recommendations for enhancement.

What you'll be able to do

• Review and evaluate an organisation’s current approach to talent planning, considering its effectiveness and alignment with business goals.
• Recommend specific and actionable ways to improve an organisation’s approach to talent planning, based on best practices and organisational needs.
• Contribute effectively to people resourcing activities, such as recruitment, selection, and onboarding, within the organisation.

What you'll be able to do

• Review and evaluate an organisation’s approach to reward management.
• Recommend ways to develop the organisation’s approach to reward management.
• Support the delivery of rewards and benefits processes.

What you'll be able to do

• Assess the nature of employment relations within an identified sector.
• Evaluate an organisation’s approach to the management of employment relations.
• Support line managers in the management of employment relations.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the components of a specific human resources (HR) career development programme, including its structure and objectives.
• Understand the range of HR roles within an organisation and the associated responsibilities.
• Understand the behavioural requirements of HR professionals, including communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Manage self and workload effectively to meet performance requirements and deadlines.
• Work collaboratively with others as a member of a team or working group, contributing to shared goals.
• Apply Continuing Professional Development (CPD) techniques to devise a personal development plan.
• Implement the personal development plan, tracking progress and making adjustments as needed.
• Review the effectiveness of the personal development plan and identify areas for further development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different approaches to human resource development (HRD), including training, coaching, mentoring, and e-learning.
• Understand the role and contribution of HRD to the organisation, including its impact on employee performance, productivity, and engagement.
• Understand key contemporary developments in HRD practice, such as talent management, succession planning, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concepts of coaching and mentoring.
• Understand different ways coaching and mentoring can be implemented in organisations.
• Understand the potential benefits of coaching and mentoring in organisations.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concept of employee engagement.
• Understand the key components of employee engagement.
• Understand the potential contribution of employee engagement to positive organisational outcomes.
• Access and interpret employee engagement data.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of employment regulation and the way it is enforced.
• Manage recruitment and selection activities lawfully.
• Manage change and reorganisation lawfully.
• Manage issues relating to pay and working time lawfully.
• Ensure staff are treated lawfully at work.
• Manage performance and disciplinary matters lawfully.

What you'll be able to do

• Undertake core talent planning activities within an organisation.
• Attract and retain talent within an organisation.
• Understand good practice in relation to organisational resourcing activities.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the business context of reward and the key perspectives that inform reward decision-making.
• Understand key reward principles and practices.
• Access and use reward intelligence to inform reward management policy.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand and explain the key organisational factors which impact on the human resources (HR) function, such as structure, culture, and technology.
• Understand and explain the external factors which impact on the organisation’s business and their HR function, including economic, legal, and social trends.
• Understand and explain how organisational and HR strategies and practices are shaped and developed, considering internal and external influences.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role and key objectives of the human resources (HR) function in contemporary organisations.
• Understand different models of delivering HR services within an organisation.
• Understand the role of ethics in HR management and development.
• Understand how HR’s contribution to the organisation can be evaluated.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concept of high-performance working (HPW) and how it can benefit individuals and the organisation, including increased productivity, improved quality, and enhanced employee satisfaction.
• Understand the contribution of the performance management process to high levels of performance, including setting clear objectives, providing regular feedback, and conducting performance appraisals.
• Understand the role of line managers in performance management processes, including coaching, mentoring, and providing support to employees to achieve their performance goals.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand theoretical approaches to employment relations, including their historical context and contemporary relevance.
• Understand the roles of key parties involved in employment relations, such as employers, employees, trade unions, and government agencies.
• Understand different models of employee representation, including collective bargaining, works councils, and employee forums.
• Understand different forms of conflict behaviour and dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the meaning of research and the research process.
• Conduct a data review and analyse the findings.
• Draw meaningful conclusions and make recommendations.
• Prepare clear, business-focused reports on an HR issue.