14 months
£3,110
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Stevenage Campus
The Associate Diploma in People Management builds on the CIPD Foundation Certificate in People Practice and/or learners existing knowledge skills and behaviours and is aimed at further expanding learners’ independent practice to enable them to evolve into more senior roles within organisations as people professionals.
Using a framework of HR understanding, behaviours and skills development, this qualification offers the opportunity for learners to transition to employment as people managers.
This qualification extends and fosters a deeper level of understanding and application and naturally progresses learners’ expertise in people practice.
The Diploma is suitable for those who:
The programme is delivered using a combination of teaching on a unit basis and independent study, guided learning over a period of approximately 60 weeks (afternoon only or evening only). Students are expected to match the teaching delivery with independent study.
5ADPM ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
3 CORE UNITS – Mandatory
3 SPECIALIST UNITS – Mandatory
PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL SPECIALIST UNIT
This is an assessment-based qualification which includes a range of assignments from skills, written assignments assessed ‘in classroom’ and virtual learning environment activities such as case studies, online discussions, blogs and wikis.
The course is delivered through a mix of face to face classes at our Stevenage Campus and online sessions. The on campus classes provide a rich study environment where you can collaborate with other learners and draw on each other’s experiences, through workshops and one-to-one tutorials. We enrich this learning with guest speakers bringing industry expertise and bringing the theory to life by relating it to examples from the modern workplace. The online classes offer a more flexible approach to study.
September 2026
Acceptance on to the course is via an interview with the Programme Manager.
It is essential that students have full access to HR policies and practices and liaise with HR practitioners for successful completion of assignments.
Learners must also satisfy the requirements for a sufficient standard of writing skills assessed by an interview with the Programme Manager.
Learners will most likely have successfully completed the CIPD Foundation L3 qualifications (People Resource Practice or Learning and Development Practice) or hold a relevant first degree or have over three years of HR experience.
If you have the relevant professional experience you can apply to become a professional member of the CIPD.
Or contact us on cipd@nhc.ac.uk or call 01462 424242
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