Certificate in Personnel Practice
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The Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP) is the country’s most popular HR qualification, leading to associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). It’s ideal for anyone managing people, or as the start of a professional career in human resources.
This unique Workplace Law course combines the speed and flexibility of elearning with the quality tutor contact time of traditional classroom learning.
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The Workplace Law fast-track CPP course takes only 22 weeks to complete. A combination of elearning and intensive classroom study in Cambridge leaves you free to study when you want, but with plenty of opportunity to interact with our expert tutors and fellow students during two residential sessions. What’s more, the flexible course programme cuts the cost of travelling and saves your company money by reducing the time you spend away from the workplace.
The Certificate in Personnel Practice provides a firm foundation in all the areas of personnel and is a natural study route towards undertaking the CIPD's Professional Development Scheme. It will help you develop practical, relevant skills and above all, will give you the confidence to be more effective at work.
The course will help you to:
- gain a broad grasp of employment law so you can set your own organisation’s policies and procedures in context;
- understand how to implement best practice in recruitment and selection;
- assess how well-planned performance review processes can boost team performance;
- develop face-to-face interviewing techniques; and
- identify, plan and evaluate training intervention.
CPP is a foundation level standard, at an equivalent level to NVQ/SVQ Level 3.
Who is this course for?
- those new to HR/personnel
- people interested in a move into HR/personnel
- line managers who are involved in HR/personnel activities
- HR staff who do not have sufficient qualifications to undertake the full PDS
How is it assessed?
CPP is an assessment-based qualification that incorporates:
- two written assessments;
- two skills assessments;
- and, one work based project.
The course is split between class based study (55 hours) and web-based elearning (65 hours). Students will have access to tutors throughout their study on this course.
Pre-requisites
You don’t need any previous experience to take this course, however, some personnel experience would be beneficial. You will also need an email address and access to the internet. You will be required to take part in a telephone interview prior to release of your study materials.
- I've been able to transfer the knowledge and skills I gained from the course immediately into my role. Everything I've learned has been so useful - it's certainly enabled me to do my job better and enhance my reputation at work. The course is well structured with realistic timescales, and I could fit the e-learning around my busy life. The Workplace Law team provided fantastic support and prompt feedback which enabled me to develop my assessments to get the best possible mark. I really enjoyed the residential weeks - I learned so much, had a good laugh and made some fantastic friends! The course is challenging but has been extremely worthwhile for my career development.
- Very professional company with a well designed course. I found the course content and layout was straightforward and easy to follow. The tutors were excellent and supportive and very clear about the workload and what they expected from us. The feedback and results were received ahead of my expectations and were constructive and helpful. Having never studied since I left school 25 years ago and juggling work and family commitments I found the timetable provided was very useful in planning workload and study time and e learning perfect to fit in with everything.
- The CPP course run by Workplace Law was an excellent way of obtaining an HR qualification in a short period of time. Although intensive, it was conducted in a professional yet relaxed and enthusiastic style. The tutors were extremely knowledgeable in their fields and were always available to assist the students. They conducted the two residential blocks in a way that helped all of us to grasp the practical elements of the course. The course was well organised, enjoyable and Workplace Law provides excellent support to help apply the skills learnt. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in starting a career in HR.
