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

Course delivery Lectures are delivered in teaching blocks, with in-person immersive workshops occurring at intervals of one to three months. Live online sessions and self-paced online learning are delivered in-between immersive workshops. The PgDip taught modules are mapped to the Senior People Professional Apprenticeship Standard (Level 7) and are fully aligned with the latest professional standards of the CIPD (Chartered Member). Modules are assessed through assignments that relate to a wide range of people management themes. Students choosing to top-up to the MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management produce a written thesis, which is undertaken individually and submitted at the end of the course. Drawing on expert faculty and cutting-edge research in the Changing World of Work Group at Cranfield University, this course equips Senior People Professionals to manage effectively across the employee lifecycle, covering focal areas such as:

• Strategic workforce planning, • talent acquisition and employee resourcing, • talent management and development, • performance management, • reward management, • organisational behaviour, • human resource professional ethics, • people analytics, • equality, diversity, and inclusion,

• employee engagement, • employee wellbeing, • employment relations, • employment law, • sustainability and green human resource management, • agile HR, • designing and implementing a people strategy, • employee experience across the employee lifecycle.

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“This programme will enable you to develop as an influential leader and critical thinker within the HRM profession, who makes a significant impact in your organisation, the people profession, and wider society. You will enhance your understanding of others and yourself, enabling you to lead and influence stakeholders with impact. This is your opportunity to unlock your potential and develop your skills in people consulting, leadership, coaching and mentoring, change management, project management and people analytics while proactively navigating the constantly changing

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world of work.” Dr Chibuzo Ejiogu, Course Director, MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management

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