CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management –⁠ Level 5

This module addresses the significance of capturing robust quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform meaningful insight to influence critical thinking. 

You will develop understanding of the concepts of evidence-based practise and the tools and methods that are applied to diagnose issues, challenges and opportunities. You will develop the principles of critical thinking and assess how different ethical perspectives can influence decision-making. Finally, you will measure the impact and value that people-practise contributions make to organisations, through the collation of key findings and scrutiny of key systems and data. 

After completing the module you will:

• Understand strategies for effective critical thinking and decision-making,

• Understand the importance of decision-making strategies to solve people practise issues,

• Measure the impact and value of people practise to the organisation.

This module examines the key approaches, practises and tools to manage and enhance the employee relationship to create better working lives and the significant impact this can have on organisational performance. 

You will develop an understanding of practises aimed at supporting better working lives, differentiating between employee involvement and participation. You will learn about conflict and misbehaviour, assessing emerging trends in conflict and industrial sanctions, third-party conciliation, mediation and arbitration. You will also learn about performance, disciplinary and grievance matters and explain the skills required for effective grievance and disciplinary procedures. Finally, you will learn about the main provisions of collective employment law and the types of employee representation.

After completing the module you will:

• Understand employee engagement and practises to support better working lives,

• Understand different forms of conflict behaviour and dispute resolution,

• Understand how to manage performance, disciplinary and grievance matters lawfully,

• Understand the role of employee bodies in employment relations.

This module examines the connections between organisational structure and the wider world of work in a commercial context. It highlights the factors and trends, including the digital environment, that impact on business strategy and workforce planning, recognising the influence of culture, employee wellbeing and behaviour in delivering change and organisational performance.

You will learn about the connections between organisational structure, strategy and the business operating environment. You will analyse external factors and trends and assess organisational priorities and issues. You will also interpret theories and models of organisational and human behaviour and the drivers for change. In addition, you will examine how to build diversity and inclusion that aims to promote a positive culture. Finally, you will evaluate the relationship between the employee lifecycle and your work and how people-practise connects and supports wider people and organisational strategies, focussing on how to support internal customer needs and ensure that business goals and objectives are delivered in line with customer requirements.

After completing the module you will:

• Understand the connections between organisational structure, strategy and the business operating environment,

• Understand organisational culture and theoretical perspectives on how people behave at work,

• Understand how to support business goals and objectives.
   

This module focusses on how internal and external business factors influence reward strategies and policies, the financial drivers of the organisation and the impact of reward costs. It considers the importance of the role of people practise in supporting managers to make robust and professional reward judgements and the impact of rewarding performance. 

You will evaluate the principles of rewards and their importance to culture and performance management. You will explain how people and organisational performance impacts approaches to rewards and the different types of benefits offered by organisations. You will evaluate the most appropriate ways in which data can be gathered and measured and develop insight from benchmarking data. Additionally, you will develop reward packages and explain legislative requirements that impact reward practise. Finally, you will review the role of people practise in supporting managers to make consistent and appropriate reward judgements aligned to agreed approaches.

After completing the module you will:

• Understand the impact of reward approaches and packages,

• Be able to develop insight from benchmarking data to inform reward approaches,

• Understand the role of people professionals in supporting line managers to make reward decisions.

This module builds on the fundamentals of learning and development, taking a closer look at the essential area of leadership and management and how this is critical in developing the right culture and behaviours to establish a working environment which is cohesive, diverse, innovative and high performing. Choosing the right tools and approaches to facilitate development will ultimately impact organisational effectiveness. 

You will identify the roles leaders and managers perform in different contexts and assess the skills and competencies required. Additionally, you will explore the role of the people professional in supporting leadership and management development and the importance of ensuring that diversity and inclusion is an integral part of this. Finally, you will evaluate indicators of successful leadership programmes, find out about the range of stakeholders involved and assess the impact that leadership and management development have on the organisation.

After completing the module you will:

• Understand the relevance of leadership and management and the knowledge, skills and behaviours required,

• Understand a range of different learning and development initiatives in developing leaders and managers,

• Understand the effectiveness of leadership and management development initiatives.

This module focusses on the impact of effective workforce planning. It also includes analysis of the potential cost to the organisation if this is poorly managed and the tools and interventions required to mitigate this risk

You will extend your understanding of labour market trends and their significance for workforce planning. You will explain how organisations position themselves and the impact of a changing labour market on resourcing decisions. You will evaluate techniques to support workforce planning and explain approaches to succession and contingency planning, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of recruitment and selection aimed at building effective workforces. Additionally, you will examine turnover and retention trends, and compare different approaches to developing and retaining talent, looking at how organisations build talent pools. Finally, you will learn about the importance of managing contractual arrangements and onboarding.

After completing the module you will:

• Understand key contemporary labour market trends and their significance for workforce planning,

• Understand the purpose and importance of workforce planning,

• Understand the purpose and impact of effective talent management,

• Understand the importance of managing contractual arrangements and effective onboarding.