Senior People Professional Apprenticeship Leading to Strategic Human Resource Management PgDip + MSc

Course structure

Module

Title

Pre-course

Induction

Module one

Theory Into Practice Skills for People Professionals

Module two

Inclusion and Organisational Behaviour

Module three Talent Sourcing and Development

PgDip 18 months

Module four

People Strategy in Contemporary Contexts

Module five

Employment Relations and Law

Module six

People and Performance Management

Module seven People Analytics and Consulting

Gateway and End-Point Assessment (EPA) for apprentices.

Apprentices only 6 months

Awards Senior People Professional Apprenticeship, Level 7. Strategic HRM PgDip. CIPD Chartered Member.

Module eight

Thesis for People Consultants (optional MSc top-up).

Optional for apprentices 6 months

Awards Strategic Human Resource Management MSc.

Following the submission of the EPA, students have the option to progress onto the MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management, which involves a further six-month period of study and includes an additional module, Thesis for People Consultants. This gives students hands-on experience of researching or consulting on HRM related issues through investigating, reporting and presenting on a project of their own choice. Students who are not funded by the Apprenticeship Levy and are not apprentices undertake the MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management in 24 months. This involves completing the seven modules over an 18-month period and proceeding directly to the Thesis for People Consultants module in six months. They do not undertake the EPA and should contact the Course Director to discuss options for CIPD membership.